{"id":293730,"date":"2016-05-17T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T14:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/2016\/05\/policy-options-podcast-11-what-is-government-good-at\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:27:45","slug":"policy-options-podcast-11-what-is-government-good-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2016\/05\/policy-options-podcast-11-what-is-government-good-at\/","title":{"rendered":"What is government good&nbsp;at?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voter turnout is down\u2026distrust in politicians is up\u2026the growing negativity surrounding politics nowadays has raised the volume in the debate over the appropriate role and function of Canada\u2019s federal government. Acclaimed author and scholar Donald J. Savoie sought to provide a Canadian take on the matter in his book <em>What Is Government Good At? A Canadian Answer<\/em>. Winner of the 18<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Donner Prize for the Best Public Policy Book by a Canadian, Savoie\u2019s work examines what the federal government needs to do to improve public administration and regain the waning trust of Canadians.<\/p>\n<p>We caught up with Donald Savoie via Skype, where he shared some key insights from his book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voter turnout is down\u2026distrust in politicians is up\u2026the growing negativity surrounding politics nowadays has raised the volume in the debate over the appropriate role and function of Canada\u2019s federal government. Acclaimed author and scholar Donald J. Savoie sought to provide a Canadian take on the matter in his book What Is Government Good At? 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