Accountability
In ethics and governance, accountability is answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) and individual contexts. In leadership roles, accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences. In governance, accountability has expanded beyond the basic definition of "being called to account for …
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31 January 2023 English
motivated by a widely felt need for healing and accountability in the aftermath of the convoy occupation … their protest, and that there should be no accountability or consequences for doing so. Many people …
Wilson Center Canada · 30 January 2023 English
11 The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, the U. [...] This …
uphold a thought-through commitment to bring accountability against human rights violators and the heinous … accountable governance remains strong: 62% say accountability is even more important than effectiveness. … investigations will help strengthen transparency and accountability in upcoming elections. Although Kenya set the … Two standout lessons were: 1) to underscore accountability for all individuals implicated, no matter their … exchange of competing ideas, transparency, and accountability fostered by democratic societies. The resulting …
Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia · 27 January 2023 English
55 UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries 3 Welcome to the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) and the Oceans and Fisheries graduate program (OCF) This Handbook provides …
are expected to follow: https://bog.ubc.ca/accountability-at-ubc/expectations-for-faculty-staff/ Equity …
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 26 January 2023 English
PUBLICATIONS SPP Research Paper VOLUME 15:35 | JANUARY 2023 CANADIAN NORTHERN CORRIDOR SPECIAL SERIES THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE WITH RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDORS AND SUPPLY CHAINS Ian Satchwell 0.11575/sppp.v16i1.76012 FOREWORD THE CANADIAN …
operate as government trading enterprises, with accountability to the state government. The privately owned …
CCA: Council of Canadian Academies · 26 January 2023 English
Powering Discovery Fault Lines Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation Fault Lines Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation The Council …
2021a). Actions that increase transparency and accountability include more public access and outreach, open … will have to develop significant evidence of accountability and effectiveness to be seen as trusted and … Civic engagement increases transparency and accountability, which ultimately helps to foster trust in … (2018). From editorial obligation to procedural accountability: Policy approaches to online content in the … (Council of Canadian Academies). (2010). Honesty, Accountability and Trust: Fostering Research Integrity in …
Fraser Institute · 26 January 2023 English
The Human Freedom Index (HFI) presents a broad measure of human freedom, understood as the absence of coercive constraint. This eighth annual index uses 83 distinct indicators of personal and …
due process, equal treatment under the law, accountability of government officials, and notions of fairness …
West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund · 24 January 2023 English
Barriers to economic security and access to healthcare Healthcare took on heightened significance due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19. [...] Discrimination in Healthcare To produce the Report Card, we …
by advocates and experts such as the Basic accountability on human rights and gender justice Income Panel …
Yellowhead Institute · 24 January 2023 English
When the sky brightens and becomes blue, the drones Settler Arctic Sovereignty) return and so does the fear.” – testimony of 13-year-old Zubair Drone launched from a base in Inuvik, …
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/somalia-zero-accountability-as-civilian-deaths-mount-from-us-air-strikes/ …
PPF: Public Policy Forum · 24 January 2023 English
The Public Policy Forum works with all levels of government and the public service, the private sector, labour, post-secondary institutions, NGOs and Indigenous groups to improve policy outcomes for Canadians. …
funding, must drive governance and accountability 12 We can no longer ignore that health … outcomes, not funding, must drive governance and accountability Most Canadians — and health-care leaders — …
Environmental Defence · 23 January 2023 English
The just transition agreements must include: an assessment of the state of vulnerability of the affected geographical area or group; commitments of the parties to the agreement, including companies benefiting …
passage of the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (“NZEAA”) in 2021 and the release of the … ensure oversight of progress and meaningful accountability. The interim action plan that Canada is currently … be subject to the principles, criteria, and accountability requirements in the proposed legislation. That … can contribute funding or in-kind services. Accountability The legislation should require the agency and/or … of any federal funding. This is an important accountability measure to help ensure funds and resources …
