The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals were designed to address extreme poverty, social inequality, the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity. (Shutterstock)

GDP is not enough to measure a country’s development. What if we used the Sustainable Development Goals instead?

Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help replace traditional growth measures like GDP?
Les objectifs de développement durable ont été conçus pour pallier à la pauvreté extrême, aux inégalités sociales, à la crise climatique et à la perte de biodiversité. (Shutterstock)

Le PIB n’est pas suffisant pour mesurer le développement d’un pays. Et si on le remplaçait par les objectifs de développement durable ?

Est-ce que les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) peuvent contribuer à remplacer les mesures de croissance traditionnelle comme le PIB ?
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada picket outside a Service Canada office in Canmore, Alta., in April 2023. More than 150,000 federal public-service workers are on strike across the country after talks with the government failed. Remote work is a negotiation issue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Post‑pandemic work in the public sector: A new way forward or a return to the past?

COVID-19 transformed the workforce, including in the public sector. A complete reversal to pre-pandemic work models is unlikely, but there’s lots at stake as employers contemplate the future of work.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness on the final day of the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings in Ottawa. on Nov. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

The Emergencies Act inquiry revealed a disturbing disregard of the public interest

The Ottawa Police Services Board has been operating in secret in the aftermath of the so-called freedom convoy protest. It must cease, regardless of whether the public approves of its decisions.
There’s a void of responsible leadership at Hockey Canada and other scandal-plagued organizations. Governments can’t fix those systemic problems. (Shutterstock)

Boards of directors, not governments, must prevent scandals like Hockey Canada’s

Good board governance starts with understanding the mandate and role of the board and then follows through with structure, robust processes and practices.
An aerial view of Georgian Bay, Ont. (Shutterstock)

Canada has 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater reserves — this is how to protect it

Canada has 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater reserves and nine per cent of the world’s renewable freshwater resources. However, there is an urgent need for better freshwater governance in Canada.
Vue aérienne des îles de la baie Georgienne, en Ontario, Canada. Shutterstock

Le Canada détient 20% des réserves mondiales en eau douce. Voici comment il doit gérer cette précieuse ressource

Le Canada détient 20 % des réserves mondiales en eau douce et 9 % des ressources en eau douce renouvelables. Mais il n’en est pas moins urgent de mieux encadrer la gouvernance de l’eau douce au pays.
The shift online demonstrated the convenience of distance learning and has convinced some learners, including workers and unemployed people, to study. (Pexels/rfstudio)

How the COVID‑19 pandemic may have changed university teaching and testing for good

The forced transition to online university learning will mean teaching practices will be permanently changed.
Professeurs et étudiants ont été bousculés par les nouveaux formats d'évaluation et d'enseignements. Le passage des examens en format virtuel a soulevé d'importants enjeux d'intégrité académique. shutterstock

Comment la pandémie pourrait changer l'enseignement universitaire

En quelques jours, les universités ont dû transférer leurs cours en ligne. Cette transition forcée laissera des marques et les pratiques d’enseignement ne reviendront jamais tout à fait comme avant.
Bruce Aylward, team lead of the WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, speaks to the media about COVID-19 after returning from China, on Feb. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keystone via AP, Salvatore Di Nolfi

The WHO’s risky communication strategy created confusion around COVID‑19

The World Health Organization’s handling of communication around COVID-19 included ambiguous messaging that created confusion.
Bruce Aylward, chef d'équipe de la mission conjointe OMS-Chine sur COVID-19, parle aux médias de COVID-19 à son retour de Chine, le 25 février 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keystone via AP, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Comment les ratés de communication de l’OMS ont semé la confusion autour de la Covid‑19

L’Organisation mondiale de la santé a envoyé des messages ambigus sur la Covid-19 qui ont semé la confusion dans la population.

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