Just when you thought the state of the debate about reforming Canada’s Senate couldn’t get any sadder, federal Conservative Party leadership hopeful Kevin O’Leary has floated the idea of selling Senate seats. Serious or not, O’Leary’s proposal is in keeping ...
Read More »CIJA statement on US immigration-refugee debate
Since Jan. 27, there has been intense debate about new U.S. policy on immigration and refugees. In response, David J. Cape, Chair of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), issued the following statement: immigration debate “Every state has ...
Read More »Corporate leaders must teach workers to navigate change
My first job in sales at a small Canadian printing company more than 20 years ago was far from easy or glamourous. I sold printers out of a van and had to meet a daily quota of at least 30 ...
Read More »Now’s the time to make your end-of-life wishes
The new year is a good time to put making end-of-life wishes at the top of your to-do list. It’s a perfect time to tell family and friends your health-care preferences in case one day you’re unable to speak for ...
Read More »11-year-old Melvin: self-decribed ‘fighter for my family’
Meet Melvin. He’s only 11, but he says he can’t remember the last time he played as a child. As a worker on a coffee farm, Melvin let go of childhood a long time ago. “Children who are forced to ...
Read More »Trudeau’s challenges: Trump, taxes and energy
When Justin Trudeau shuffled his federal cabinet last week, it signalled he’s taking the next United States president seriously. Trudeau challenged. Finding the right mix of people to work with White House officials is important. But government policies also matter. ...
Read More »Finding, within ourselves, the power to forgive
Visiting Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, I once overheard a black boy ask his mother: “Why were white people so bad to us?” The question was neither surprising nor unreasonable. The King Center’s detailing of racism’s ...
Read More »Are Canadians learning to distrust Trudeau?
Are Liberal voters suffering buyer’s remorse? Is it even possible following Justin Trudeau’s fairy-tale victory just over a year ago? A young and exuberant man with an appealing platform, a charming wife and family, the prime minister made waves during the ...
Read More »Global survey rates Toronto a major fintech centre
A global survey on trends and innovations in financial services ranks Toronto as one of the top fintech centres in the world. The survey, conducted at the end of last year by the Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA) and Z/Yen, a leading UK ...
Read More »One in 6 Ontarians left behind in health-care reforms
Primary care is the front door to our health system. Whether you’re going for a checkup or have just been diagnosed with cancer, your family doctor makes sure you get the tests, treatment and care you need.health reform fails But ...
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