Review and Reflection Series

This series helps learners to gain new insights into modern-day issues by reviewing and reflecting on benchmark events, policies, and decisions from throughout the last century. Designed to benefit public administration practitioners, each of the products in this series offers perspectives on government operations through a new lens or from a unique viewpoint.

Past and upcoming lectures
Date	Title	Description
March 17, 2025	In the Public Interest: My Life in Public Service (TRN5-J02)	This publication by Richard Dicerni (1949–2023) is part memoir, part lessons learned, and part discussion on the challenges faced by senior executives in the public and private sectors in Canada. New
Spring 2025	Canada's Federal Spending Reviews: 50 Years of Facts, Figures, and Lessons (FON1-J13)	Designed to benefit current and future public administration practitioners, this publication provides a historical perspective on disparate fiscal review initiatives spanning over a half century.
Spring 2025	Policy Leadership from Without: The Use, Design, Launch, and Support of Arms-Length Panels (LPL1-J04)	This white paper supports federal decision-makers who are considering whether and how to use, design, launch, and support arms-length expert external advisory panels.