This is the assessment for the citizens group on VIHA public accountability of the response by the VIHA Board to the group’s letter
All,
I’m aware that it’s been some time since we worked on the issue of the VIHA Board’s public accountability and all of us are likely pressured elsewhere on several fronts.
It seems to [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Journal Contents category.
Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) Public Accountability
Improving Public Trust in Politicians
This article was joint with Karin Howard, a former Ottawa city councilor, federal political party nominee candidate and public accountability advocate. It outlined fair accountability of politicians.
Op-ed in the Ottawa Hill Times 21 April 2008
Improving Public Trust in Politicians
By Karin Howard and Henry McCandless
Public trust must be consistently earned for a politician to be effective. [...]
Citizens Must Hold Government to Account
This was the Citizens Accountability Group follow-up op-ed in the Victoria Times Colonist on the Ministry of health 27 March 2008
Citizens Must Hold Government to Account
Explaining policy to the people they serve is an obligation of public officials: a submission from the Citizens Accountability Group for health (Victoria)
The problem for citizens dealing with government is [...]
It Will Take Citizens to Hold Government to Account
This was the first op-ed of the citizen committee formed on the public accountability of the B.C. Minister of Health
Op-ed in The Victoria Times Colonist 2 Aug. 2007
It Will Take Citizens to Hold Government to Account
Eight people from Greater Victoria have established a citizens’ accountability group on health. They have written this to explain their [...]
The article was to point out publicly to Senators what they could do for government public accounting, and was titled The Senate Can Cause Government to Account: Will It? The title given it by the Hill Times was inappropriate.
OP-ed in the Ottawa Hill Times 20 November 2006
Senators should do the right thing: clean [...]
Remarks by Henry E. McCandless to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The author’s remarks to the Senate committee followed those to the House of Commons.
Remarks by Henry E. McCandless to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
5 September 2006
I’m grateful to the Committee for inviting me to be a witness for this hearing. As I noted to the Commons Legislative Committee on Bill [...]
Accountability Horror Stories Persist on Military Accountabilty
This article was to point out that the directing minds of the military do not account publicly, fully and fairly. The same is now true of the RCMP.
Op-ed in the Victoria Times Colonist 8 June 2006
Accountability Horror Stories Persist on Military Accountabilty
David Pugliese’s article “Victoria widow betrayed, says ex-ombudsman” (TC May 16) was an [...]
Speaking Notes of H. E. McCandless as Witness before the Legislative Review Committee on Bill C-2
The author was called upon to speak to the Commons committee on the Bill called the Accountability Act that subsequently passed without accountability provisions.
Speaking Notes of H. E. McCandless as Witness before the Legislative Review Committee on Bill C-2
30 May 2006
This morning I wish simply to put before you the concept and logic of [...]
Harper’s Federal Accountability Act Isn’t About Accountability
This op-ed was to point out the purposefully misleading titling of a federal Act purporting to be about accountability, and the implications of the fraud..
A genuine Canada Public Accountability Act is not difficult to draw up.
Article in the Ottawa Hill Times 22 May 2006
Harper’s Federal Accountability Act Isn’t About Accountability
Stephen Harper’s political advisors can be [...]
The Gomery Final Report
These comments were sent to the Gomery Commission and other authorities
The Gomery Final Report
Comments by Henry McCandless
12 Feb. 2006
Overall comments:
1. The executive government chose a commissioner not equipped to grasp how accountability and management control processes should work in large complex organizations.
Yet these are the two issues central to prevention of occurrences such as the [...]
