About Al Johnson - Curriculum VitaeEducation |
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University & Research
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| 1982-1983 | Skelton Clark Fellow, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario |
| 1983-1989 | Professor of Political Science (Public Policy), University of Toronto Toronto, Canada |
| 1989-1991 | Senior Research Fellow, Canadian Centre for Management Development, Ottawa, Canada |
International Work
| February 1993-1999 | Developed and Directed the CIDA/IDRC Program on Governance, South Africa |
| July/November 1992 | Head of Mission to South Africa on Public Administration Canadian International Development Agency |
| September 1991 | Head of Mission to Indonesia on Administrative Modernization Canadian International Development Agency |
| July/August 1988 | International Monetary Fund: Special Advisor on National-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements in Indonesia |
Honours
| 1997 | Order of Canada (Companion) |
| 1989 | Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto |
| 2000 | “A.W. Johnson Distinguished Chair” established in Saskatchewan’s Department of Finance |
| 1999 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Carleton University |
| 1996 | Honoured by Canadian Public Policy Forum for his years of public service |
| 1992 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Queen’s University |
| 1982 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Mount Allison University |
| 1978 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), University of Saskatchewan |
| 1977 | Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), University of Regina |
| 1976 | Vanier Medal, Institute of Public Administration of Canada |
| 1975 | Gold Medal, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada |
Boards, Commissions, Institutes and Associations
| 1992-1993 | Chairman, Task Force on University Education in Saskatchewan |
| 1985-1989 | President, The Canadian Broadcasting League |
| 1984-1985 | Task Force on the Federal Financing of Post-Secondary Education and Research in Canada |
| 1975-1982 | Member, Board of Directors of the National Arts Centre |
| 1974-1975 | Member, Editorial Board, Canadian Public Policy |
| 1970-1982 | Member, National Film Board of Canada |
| 1969-1970 | President, Ottawa Political Economy Association |
| 1963-1964 | Member, Executive Council, Canadian Political Science Association |
| 1962-1963 | President, Institute of Public Administration of Canada |
| 1962 | Part-time Member, Research Staff, Royal Commission on Banking and Finance |
| 1957-1964 | Member, Board of Directors, University of Saskatchewan Hospital |
| 1952-1964 | Member, Board of Governors, University of Saskatchewan
Secretary of the Treasury Board, Government of Saskatchewan Member, Board of Directors, Government Finance Office, Government of Saskatchewan Member, Economic Advisory and Planning Board, Government of Saskatchewan |
| 1951-1969 | Member, National Council, Institute of Public Administration of Canada |
Publications: Monographs
| What is Public Management: an Autobiographical View. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Public Management, May 1993 | |
| Reflections on Administrative Reform in the Government of Canada 1962 - 1991. Ottawa: Auditor General of Canada, October 1992 | |
| Social Policy in Canada: The Past as it Conditions the Future. Ottawa: Institute for Research on Public Policy, October 1987 |
Publications: Task Force Reports and Technical Reports
| A.W. Johnson, Chair, and Task Force Colleagues, Saskatchewan's Universities: Programs., Governance and Goals. A Task Force Report prepared for the Minister of Education of Saskatchewan, February 1993 | |
| A.W. Johnson, Giving Greater Point and Purpose to the Federal Financing of Post-Secondary Education and Research. A Task Force Report prepared for the Secretary of State of Canada, February 15, 1985 | |
| A.W. Johnson and J.M. Andrews , Provincial and Municipal Governments and the Capital Markets. A staff paper prepared for, and published by, the Royal Commission on Banking and Finance, 1962 |
Publications: Chapters in Books
| A.W. Johnson, "A National Government in a Federal State", in Duncan Cameron and Miriam Smith (eds.), Constitutional Politics, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, 1992 | |
| "Free Trade and Cultural Industries", in Marc Gold and David Leyton-Brown (eds.), Trade-Offs on Free Trade: The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Toronto: Carswell, 1988 | |
| "The Meech Lake Accord and the Bonds of Nationhood", in K.E. Swinton and C.J. Rogerson. Competing Constitutional Visions: The Meech Lake Accord, Toronto: Carswell, 1988 | |
| "Social Policy in Canada: The Past as it Conditions the Present", in Shirley B. Seward (ed.), The Future of Social Welfare Systems in Canada and the United Kingdom, Ottawa: Institute for Research in Public Policy, 1987 | |
| "Federal-Provincial Fiscal Relations: An Historical Perspective", in David W. Conklin (ed.), Ottawa and the Provinces: The Distribution of Money and Power. A Special Research Report of the Ontario Economic Council, Toronto, 1985 | |
| "The Role of the Deputy Minister", in Kenneth Kernaghan, Public Administration in Canada, Methuen: 1985 | |
| "New Perspectives for Economic Policy", in Abraham Rotstein (ed.), Beyond Industrial Growth, University of Toronto Press, 1976 | |
| "Efficiency in Government and Business", A.M. Willins and Kenneth Kernaghan (eds.), Public Administration in Canada: Selected Readings, Methuen: 1968. And in Carroll, Siegel, Sproule-Jones, "Classic Readings in Canadian Public Administration, Oxford University Press: 2005 | |
| "The Dynamics of Federalism in Canada", in Peter Meekison (ed.), Canadian Federalism: Myth or Reality, Methuen: 1968 | |
| "The Basis and Effects of Provincial-Municipal Fiscal Decisions", in Inter Government Fiscal Relationships, a monograph published by the Canadian Tax Foundation, pp. 37-76, 1964 |
Publications: Articles
| "Five Pillars for the Future" (having to do with the Constitution of Canada), The Globe and Mail, Saturday, July 6, 1991 | |
| "Fifty-fifty TV", Policy Options, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 18-22, 1988 | |
| "Weakened Bonds of Nationhood", Policy Options, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 18-20, 1988 | |
| "Stop Neglecting Research", Policy Options, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 12-15, 1986 | |
| "Broadcasting in Canada: The ideal and the Reality", Policy Options, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 6-12, 1983 | |
| "Prescriptions for Broadcasting in Canada: Looking Through a Burlap Bag", Oueen's Quarterly, Vol. 90, No. 2, pp. 457-465, 1983 | |
| "Culture, Broadcasting and the Canadian Identity", SMTE Journal (Publication of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers), 1982 | |
| "Public Policy: Creativity and Bureaucracy", CPA, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 1-15, 1978 | |
| "Canada's Social Security Review: The Central Issues", CPP\AP, Vol.1, No. 4, pp. 456472, 1975 | |
| "Planning, Programming and Budgeting in Canada", PAR, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 23-31, 1973 | |
| "Education and the Development of Senior Executives", CPA, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 539-557, 1972 | |
| "Productivity, People and the Public Service", in Optimum, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 8-22, 1971 | |
| "PPB and Decision-Making in the Government of Canada", Cost and Management, (Journal of the Society of Industrial Accountants of Canada), March-April 1971 | |
| "The Treasury Board of Canada and the Machinery of Government of the 1970's", CJPS, Vol. IV, No. 3, pp. 346-366, 1971 | |
| "Management Theory and Cabinet Government", CPA, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 73-81, 1971 | |
| "Efficiency in Government and Business", CPA, Vol. VI, No. 3, pp. 245-260, 1963 | |
| "Managing Canada with Money", in Executive, April and May 1962 (Vol. 4, No. 4 and No. 5) | |
| "A Provincial-Local Government Budget", CPA, Vol. N, No. 1, pp. 26-40, 1961 | |
| "The Role of the Deputy-Minister", CPA, Vol. IV, No. 4, pp. 363-373, 1961 | |
| "Problems of Provincial Finance", CPA, Vol. III, No. 3, pp. 256-269, 1960 | |
| "Canada's National Accounts". A three-part article on Canada's National Accounts, and macro-economic policy, in Executive, December 1959, January 1960, February 1960 (Vol. 1, No. 12; Vol. 2, No. 1; Vol. 2, No. 2) | |
| "Planning and Budgeting", CPA, Vol. II, No. 3, pp. 145-153, 1959 |
Publications: Invited Papers in Conference Proceedings
| "A Perspective on Social Policy Legislation and Reform", in Alan Green and Nancy Olewiler (eds.), Report on the Policy Forum on Universality of Social Policy in the 1980's, John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, Queen's University, May 1985 | |
| "Response and Concluding Remarks", in Ardeshir Noordik (ed.), Reforming the Financing Arrangement for Post-Secondary Education in Canada. Proceedings of the Ontario Economic Council on the Johnson Report on Federal Financing of Post-Secondary Education and Research, October 1985 | |
| "Fiscal Relations Between the Federal and Provincial Governments, and the Provincial and Municipal Governments," in The Politics of Government Finance, Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities, 1968 | |
| "The Treasury Board in Saskatchewan", Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference, The Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 1955 | |
| "Government Organization and Methods Units," Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference, The Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 1952 |