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7. Policy and Governance
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Policy Implementation and Evaluation: How Canadian Governments Turn Policy Into Action
Explore how Canada's federal and provincial governments implement public policy and evaluate whether those policies achieve their intended goals within a complex federal system.
What You'll Learn
The policy cycle moves from agenda setting through evaluation systematically.
Federal spending power sets national standards via conditional transfer payments.
Evaluation tools include logic models, performance indicators, and outcome assessment.
Real Canadian cases illustrate implementation challenges within the federal system.
What You'll Practice
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Students analyze Canadian policy cases like the Canada Health Act enforcement.
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Questions test knowledge of evaluation frameworks including formative and summative types.
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Learners apply policy cycle stages to real Canadian governance scenarios and institutions.
Why This Matters
Mastering policy implementation and evaluation equips learners to critically assess government accountability and understand how public decisions shape Canadian society.
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Policy Cycle
Policy Evaluation
Governance
Federal Systems
Evidence-Based Policy
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