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 [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Federal Government Public Accountability Articles in Other Publications category.
Remarks by Henry E. McCandless to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
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 [...]
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 [...]
Calling Leaders to Account
This op-ed arose because politicians mired in ritual avoid understanding public accountability yet it is an imperative in society
Op-ed in the Victoria Times Colonist of 21 November 2005
Calling Leaders to Account
by Henry E. McCandless
Be on your guard. The next federal election campaign will be full of “accountability.” The Liberal government is saying that they are [...]
Accountability comes down to issues of control
This op-ed intends to show that first ministers (1) have the obligation to know and exercise reasonable management control and (2) can install adequate public explanation as an obligation of their ministers and the senior civil service, and thus save themselves time an effort in damage control caused by their ministers by saying to the [...]
