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- Aug 30, 2026
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COMMENTARY: Better reporting on spending would benefit government (opens the original)
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Every year, the Prince Edward Island government presents a budget proposing to spend billions of dollars on health care, education, social services, infrastructure and other public programs. The legislative assembly is then asked to approve that spending. That raises a basic accountability question: How much information should MLAs and the Islanders they represent receive before they are asked to approve public spending? P.E.I. publishes a budget, operating and capital estimates, public accounts
COMMENTARY: The hidden side of government spending (opens the original)
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When governments announce a new program, it usually receives considerable public attention. The proposal is debated in the Legislative Assembly, included in the budget speech and the annual estimates of revenue and expenditures, reviewed by legislative committees, and ultimately, after spending the monies, reflected in the public accounts (another term for the government’s financial statements). Taxpayers can see where their money is being spent. But there is another form of government spending
COMMENTARY: Looking beyond IRAC: A better way to evaluate public organizations (opens the original)
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Recently, I had the opportunity to provide a written submission to the body reviewing the Island Regulatory and Appeal Commission (IRAC). While some of my comments were based on my experience as mayor of the Rural Municipality of Victoria, I made the submission in my personal capacity, drawing on many years working in public administration, governance and public sector auditing. My hope is that the ideas I shared will be useful not only in reviewing IRAC but also in thinking about how many publi
COMMENTARY: Health P.E.I.: It’s the governance, stupid! (opens the original)
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Every few weeks, Islanders read another story about turmoil at Health P.E.I. We hear about executive turnover, recruitment challenges, staffing shortages, operational failures, long wait times, and dissatisfaction throughout the system. Inevitably, the public conversation turns to one question: Who is to blame? Most often, attention focuses on the CEO. Yet this raises a fundamental governance question. Is the CEO really the person who should bear responsibility for everything that happens in Hea
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