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Municipal Capital Works Projects: An Analysis Of Scheduling Delays And Cost Escalations, Doug Mackay

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines the primary reasons for the delays and cost overruns in municipal capital works projects in Ontario. Interviews with experts in municipal infrastructure projects – including employees from the municipal sector, the Ministry of the Environment, a conservation authority, and the Ministry of Transportation – were conducted. The findings reveal that there are numerous factors that have resulted in municipal capital works projects becoming increasingly difficult to deliver, but the primary factor was the introduction of the Environmental Assessment Act, which resulted in a lengthened schedule and added costs.

Rethinking Devolution: Challenges For Aboriginal Resource Management In The Yukon Territory, David C. Natcher, Susan Davis

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

After decades of state administration, indigenous peoples throughout the world are now succeeding, to varying degrees, in the reimplementation of self-governing institutions and administrative processes. This reorientation has been most observable in the context of natural resource management, where a major policy trend has been to devolve state authority and administrative responsibility directly to local levels. While the language of devolution and local control now permeates local–state interaction, in many cases the new institutions that have been created following devolution have little resemblance to indigenous forms of management. In this article, we present some of the institutional and ideological factors …

Exploring Indigenous Concepts Of Health: The Dimensions Of MéTis And Inuit Health, Chantelle A.M. Richmond, Nancy A. Ross, Julie Bernier

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Aboriginal Participation In Health Planning: Representation, Reconciliation, And Relationship Building With An Aboriginal Advisory Committee, Geeta Cheema

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

A Regional Model For Ethical Engagement: The First Nations Research Ethics Committee On Manitoulin Island, Marion A. Maar, Mariette Sutherland, Lorrilee Mcgregor

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

A Cultural Approach To Aboriginal Youth Sport And Recreation: Observations From Year One, Janice Forsyth, Michael Heine, Joannie Halas

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

The Reconstruction Of Inuit Collective Identity: From Cultural To Civic: The Case Of Nunavut, André LéGaré

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Organizing Indigenous Governance In Canada, Australia, And The United States, Stephen Cornell

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Urban Hidden Homelessness And Reserve Housing, Evelyn Peters, Vince Robillard

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Spatial Residential Patterns Of Aboriginals And Their Socioeconomic Integration In Selected Canadian Cities, T.R. Balakrishnan, Rozzet Jurdi

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Revisiting Histories Of Legal Assimilation, Racialized Injustice, And The Future Of Indian Status In Canada, Martin Cannon

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Indian Registration: Unrecognized And Unstated Paternity, Michelle Mann

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Indian Status, Band Membership, First Nation Citizenship, Kinship, Gender, And Race: Reconsidering The Role Of Federal Law, Wendy Cornet

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.

Public Health Decision Makers’ Informational Needs And Preferences For Receiving Research Evidence, Maureen Dobbins, Susan Jack, Helen Thomas, Anita Kothari

Anita Kothari

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify decision-makers’ preferences for the transfer and exchange of research knowledge. This article is focused on how the participants define evidence-based decision-making and their preferences for receiving research evidence to integrate into the decision-making process.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 16 Ontario public health decision-makers from six Ontario public health units in this fundamental qualitative descriptive study. The sample included nine program managers, six directors, and one Medical Officer of Health. Participants were asked to define the term evidence-based decision-making and identify preferred research dissemination strategies. The …

The Theory Disconnect: Reconciling Theories Of Justice, Ethics, And Morality With The Practice Of Public Administration, Alexander Delorey

MPA Major Research Papers

This paper examines the disconnect between theories of good public administration and the actual practice of public administration. An analysis of the relationship between theory of all types and the practice of public administration – with a specific focus on the apparent discrepancy between theories of justice and the field – is conducted. The findings reveal that the on-the-ground practice of public administration is not governed by justice, ethics, and morality but rather by professional guidelines and norms.