Commissions of inquiry have been key features of the canadian style of governance and have long attracted questions and comments to this with the volume you are holding the ipac series in public management and governance proudly adds a comparative treatment that pointedly places these enterprises in the policymaking process. Canadian public administration volume 59 issue 3 original article article originaux commissions of inquiry and policy change comparative analysis and future research frontiers gregory j inwood search for more papers by this author canadian governments have spawned hundreds of federal and provincial commissions of inquiry cois . Abstract canadian governments have spawned hundreds of federal and provincial commissions of inquiry cois many scholars have completed in depth analysis of particular cois but less attention has been paid to policy impact and comparisons across cois. Commissions of inquiry and policy change comparative analysis and future research frontiers commissions of inquiry and policy change article in canadian public administration 593382 404 . lorne sossin commissions of inquiry and policy change a comparative analysis gregory j inwood and carolyn m johns series title institute of public administration of canada series in public management and governance responsibility edited by gregory j inwood and carolyn m johns more information table of contents