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In a time of political uncertainty, Canada’s ability to adapt depends not just on public confidence, but also on governments’ trust in citizens & across their own institutions.
@bboyd18.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca call for a “government trust ecosystem” to strengthen democracy in uncertain times.
@bboyd18.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca call for a “government trust ecosystem” to strengthen democracy in uncertain times.
In our new piece in @policyoptions.irpp.org, @jaredwesley.ca and I argue that trust in government involves more than just society's trust of government. It includes government's trust of society and different parts of government's trust in each other.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/trus...
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/trus...
Why Canada needs a trust ecosystem in government
Canada’s resilience depends on trust — not just in government, but between leaders, public servants and citizens.
policyoptions.irpp.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In a time of political uncertainty, Canada’s ability to adapt depends not just on public confidence, but also on governments’ trust in citizens & across their own institutions.
@bboyd18.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca call for a “government trust ecosystem” to strengthen democracy in uncertain times.
@bboyd18.bsky.social & @jaredwesley.ca call for a “government trust ecosystem” to strengthen democracy in uncertain times.
In our new piece in @policyoptions.irpp.org, @jaredwesley.ca and I argue that trust in government involves more than just society's trust of government. It includes government's trust of society and different parts of government's trust in each other.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/trus...
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/trus...
Why Canada needs a trust ecosystem in government
Canada’s resilience depends on trust — not just in government, but between leaders, public servants and citizens.
policyoptions.irpp.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In our new piece in @policyoptions.irpp.org, @jaredwesley.ca and I argue that trust in government involves more than just society's trust of government. It includes government's trust of society and different parts of government's trust in each other.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/trus...
policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/trus...
@jaredwesley.ca and I study the impact of populist attitudes on trust in the public service in our new article in Governance doi.org/10.1111/gove....
Populism and Trust in the Public Service in Canada
Denigrating public servants has been a key feature of populists movements that seek to prioritize the individual and “common people” over “establishment elites”. In Canada, mainstream conservative pa....
doi.org
July 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@jaredwesley.ca and I study the impact of populist attitudes on trust in the public service in our new article in Governance doi.org/10.1111/gove....
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Canada will be full of losers tonight. And winners.
That's the way it goes after every election.
But with disinformation, factionalism, and separatism in the air, this one feels different.
Some things to keep in mind:
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
That's the way it goes after every election.
But with disinformation, factionalism, and separatism in the air, this one feels different.
Some things to keep in mind:
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Losing Matters
Like all of the elections before it, Monday will test our collective resolve.
open.substack.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Canada will be full of losers tonight. And winners.
That's the way it goes after every election.
But with disinformation, factionalism, and separatism in the air, this one feels different.
Some things to keep in mind:
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
That's the way it goes after every election.
But with disinformation, factionalism, and separatism in the air, this one feels different.
Some things to keep in mind:
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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In a new article, Brendan Boyd and I map how trust flows (or doesn't) among citizems, politicians, and public servants in Canada.🧵
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...
Moving Toward a Government Trust Ecosystem in Canada
Trust in government encompasses various relationships, including citizens’ confidence in government, elected and unelected officials’ confidence in each other, and governments’ trust in non-governm...
doi.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In a new article, Brendan Boyd and I map how trust flows (or doesn't) among citizems, politicians, and public servants in Canada.🧵
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...