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Canada is struggling and government is a problem

We believe deeply in Canada’s enormous potential and in the role of government in helping to shape our future. To achieve that potential, we also believe that pivotal changes in how government works are needed to put us back on a path to long-run prosperity.

Kevin Lynch and James Mitchell write 'Good governance is always in the public interest. Yet almost every segment of Canadian society—business, government, and civil society—is so focused on the short term that they tend to put off tackling the longer-term, structural problems that require concerted action by everyone.'Book cover and photographs courtesy of the University of Regina Press

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BY KEVIN LYNCH, JIM MITCHELL

May 11, 2026

The following is an excerpt from A New Blueprint for Government: Reshaping Power, The PMO, and the Public Service, by Kevin Lynch and James Mitchell, and published by the University of Regina Press. The book is a finalist for the 2025 Donner Prize, the best publ...

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