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Professional and Non Partisan Thoughts on Renewing the Public Service: May 2015
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Pulling the Trigger on Chekhov's Gun. Friday, May 29, 2015. Was a Russian author and playwright and is largely considered one of the best short story writers in history; the term ' Chekhov's gun. Is said to have come from a piece of advice he shared with other writers:. If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there.". The way of the gun. My advice is simple.
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Fresh thinking about social policy: Goar | Toronto Star
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Search the print archives. Fresh thinking about social policy: Goar. First glimpse of a social policy agenda hatched by four progressive think-tanks. A new report by four public policy think-tanks suggests Canada establish a caregiver’s allowance, a monthly or quarterly payment to help Canadians look after a seriously ill, disabled or frail elderly individual. ( Peter Power /. Thu, May 21, 2015. With hindsight we should have been warier. So how do we move forward? It is still underway, but the coalition ...
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Professional and Non Partisan Thoughts on Renewing the Public Service: Open gov, values, and the social contract
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Open gov, values, and the social contract. Friday, May 22, 2015. The following is the first in a series of guest posts by Melissa Tullio, a friend and fellow public servant; its a cross post from one of the internal platforms within the Ontario Public Service. We are trying to convince her to join the blog as a regular contributor so if you like what you see please share the post, leave a comment or contact her directly; you can find Melissa on Twitter @CreativeGov. Open government will not work if it do...