Ruth Hubbard et/and Gilles Paquet The public policy approach in terms of goals and control routinely fails. An approach to public policy as inquiring system in terms of intelligence and innovation is much more promising. This alternative approach would re-orient innovation and productivity policies. Mark Wexler Positive deviance is a means of enhancing change and innovation in risk-averse public sector organizations. A five-step enactment process is proposed, and pilot experiments are mentioned. Claude Rocan The purpose of this paper is to discuss the types of relationships between the voluntary sector and public health governance in Canada (adversarial, complementary and supplementary). It is argued that the voluntary sector has a key role to play but that this potential remains untapped. Recent initiatives may point in promising directions. Gilles Paquet Letter from the Editor in Chief

Michael Kergin Truth and reconciliation commissions have been used in many countries to help heal the deep wounds left by important national crises, and to facilitate a dialogue of reconciliation among enemy groups. This was the case in Honduras recently. Michael Kergin was one of the commissioners and provides a personal first-hand account of what was accomplished and how. Gérard Bélanger This paper examines the sources of the growth of health expenditures and shows the limitations of two proposed remedies: greater productivity and a state enterprise to depoliticize the health care sector. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the site as a whole, on an annual basis, and for each of the four categories of the editorial archives - Government Online, Public Administration and Finance, Human Resources and New Business Models. For more information on the benefits of these opportunities, contact us at:   sales@optimumonline.ca