1. Harper budgeting in a new majority government : trimming fat or slicing pork? / Christopher Stoney and G. Bruce Doern 2. Into the wild : the politics of economic stimulus / Leslie A. Pal 3. The case for fundamental governance review / Ruth Hubbard and Gilles Paquet 4. Controlling Federal compensation costs : towards a fairer and more sustainable system / James Lahey 5. Regulatory agency budget cuts : public interest support through a better approach / Derek Ireland, Eric Milligan, Kernaghan Webb, and Wei Xie 6. Harper energy and climate change policy : failing to address the key challenges / Douglas MacDonald 7. Time to get serious about the strategic environmental assessment of Federal Government policies and plans / François Bregha 8. Science and technology in Canada : innovation gaps and productivity traps / David Castle and Peter W.B. Phillips 9. Health care spending and the politics of drift / Vandna Bhatia 10. Industry Canada as economic regulator : globalive and the lessons of political licensing / Richard Schultz 11. Use it or lose it? : the Conservatives' northern strategy / Frances Abele. --12. Who pays, when, and how? government-assisted housing in the Northwest Territories and the role of the Federal Government / Nick Falvo 13. The Harper immigration agenda : policy and politics in historical context / Neil Bradford and Caroline Andrew 14. Embracing a new relationship with Canadians : addressing barriers to new media adoption in Canada's public service / Mary Francoli