This is a follow-up to a post I did last December on public policy versus public administration. A friend at the new U of T school of Public Policy and Governance sent me the following:
A butterfly and a giraffe fell madly, desperately in love. However, they were frustrated because they've been unable to consummate their relationship. The giraffe, determined to solve this dilemma, went in search of an answer from the wise old owl.
"Dear wise owl, I have a problem. I've fallen in love with a butterfly but we are just unable to move ahead and show our love for one another...what can we do?" the giraffe asked.
"Well," the owl said thoughtfully, "this is a dilemma." He paused, and the giraffe waited anxiously for a response. After a few minutes, the owl turned to the giraffe and said, "you'll have to turn into a butterfly. This way you can consummate your relationship and go forth with your lives together."
The giraffe was excited with this answer and exclaimed "Yes! That's it!! Thank you, wise owl." He took a few steps away, and then turned back to ask, "But, wise owl, how am I to do that?"
The owl replied, "Oh, well, I am just the policy owl. You'll have to speak to someone else about implementation."
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