Digitizing government for the next phase of COVID-19

As we reopen our economy and resume social functioning, every government needs to consider the lessons they can harness from what has transpired.

For citizens, seeing a co-ordinated, timely response to the biggest threat in a generation reaffirms that a digital government matters. During a crisis, citizens don’t care about politics—they simply expect an effective and competent government that will work to meet their needs, writes Marc LeCuyer. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY MARC LECUYER

August 17, 2020

The past several months have been hard for all Canadians. But one thing is certain—faced with a profound challenge, the Government of Canada has been delivering when it matters most. From public health experts to the bureaucracy, elected leaders and front-line health heroes, Canada’s public sect...

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