Ryan Workman
Questions regarding Alberta's Compassionate Intervention Act
You may have heard that Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis. In 2021 there were over 7,500 overdose deaths in Canada[i], giving us...
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Ryan Workman
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Canadian taxation is too damn complicated
Political discussions often focus on moral topics. Parties primarily distinguish themselves along ideological lines, and it is usually...
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Ryan Workman
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Social Kinds in Public Policy
A key philosophical/sociological issue that governments must grapple with is the creation, utilization and impact of social kinds.
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Ryan Workman
Mar 14, 20205 min read
Climate Change and the Doomsday Clock: 100 Seconds to Midnight
The Doomsday Clock The Doomsday Clock is a metaphorical analysis of how close humanity is to destroying ourselves with dangerous...
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Ryan Workman
Oct 26, 20195 min read
Climate Change and the 2019 Canadian Federal Election
Introduction As climate change and environmental degradation accelerate, so does the amount of economic and social disruption they cause....
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Ryan Workman
Aug 18, 20193 min read
Blockbuster Movies and Public Policy: The Influence of Interest on Collaborative Projects
The book was better. A common saying. Though the sentiment that books are better than movies is inherently unverifiable, it does seem...
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Ryan Workman
May 8, 20195 min read
Politics in Practice
Preamble When you make changes in a complex system, the consequences are unpredictable. In this post, I will be exploring the idea that...
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Ryan Workman
Feb 18, 20194 min read
What is Public Policy?
I have, at this point, a masters degree in public policy and over a year of work experience. Yet I realized recently that I still found...
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Ryan Workman
Oct 30, 20181 min read
A problem worth your company’s attention - article link
The team at Pure&Applied (https://www.pureandapplied.group/) and I have collaborated on an article on the importance of problem...
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Ryan Workman
Apr 20, 20185 min read
Four Principles to Improve Public Policy
Making good public-policy can be highly counter-intuitive, for a number of reasons. In this post I will propose four principles which I...
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