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• Final class: Program Evaluation in Canadian Governments

• Leeson, Kroeger, Thomas: Program Review

• Leeson: tension between affordability and ideology in different provincial govts.

• Impact of both neo-conservatism and cutback in transfer payments from Feds

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• Conflicting goals in program review: affordability versus ideology

• Processes in program review: parties and parliamentary systems

• Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan: no joint action on issues

• Budget outcomes & new policy directions

• Neoconservatism & the role of government

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• Kroeger: same changes with Feds.

• Rae: the end of Canada as we know it??

• Debt & program & transfer cutbacks

• Lack of political will re program review in Fed. Public Service expenditure control

• Federal bond ratings, offshore debt holders and the IMF: Martin’s 1st priority

• Implementation: Prov/Fed differences

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• Thomas: lack of vision given limited resources inFederal Program Review 94-6

• Feds claimed to be working pragmatically toward a redefinition of Fed govts role

• Apparent support for NPM among Canada’s political and public service elites

• NPM: 10 key components, pp. 40-42

• Politics vs planning: 6 questions to Depts.

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• Govt decisions & impact on Depts, 43-44

• N.B.Central Agencies strongest supporters of reforms yet least impacted, pp.44-45

‘Service’ & pub service ‘renewal’, pp. 45-6

Message of these program reviews, p.46

No single ‘best’ model for effective public management in democratic states

Private sector ideas mistaken for solutions

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• Segsworth,eval policy &practice in Ontario

• Methodology: interviews over 13 years

• Phase 1of Program Eval: Activity Review, 1982-90, pp. 61-62 (PC’s)

• Phase 2: Program Review,1991-95, pp. 62-64 (NDP)

• Phase 3: Performance Measurement and Accountability,1995-2001,pp. 64-68(PC’s)

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• A moving continuum: questions and conclusions, pp. 68-71

• Reinke, A multi dimensional program evaluation model: cost effectiveness, equity, fairness, sustainability

• Multiple goals not mutually exclusive

• 6 step framework to integrate goals through use of evaluative measures, 146-8

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• 2 measures of cost effectiveness and use of discounting, 148-49

• Calculating equity considerations: strategies, pp. 150-152

• Relation between quality & satisfaction, 152-158 (charts, and diagrams)

• Defining sustainability, pp. 158-159

• Conclusion:manymeanings,need for clarity