May 2, 2011
Today is election day in Canada and an opportunity for us to exercise a basic democratic right. And regardless of what we may think of our leaders or the number of times we’ve visited polling stations in recent years, it’s important for all of us to make...
Feb 18, 2011
I read about the bankruptcy of H.B. Fenn and Company, a venerable Canadian distributor and publisher, with a good deal of disappointment. I love books and used to work in the industry and can’t help but feel saddened by the loss. In part, the problem stems from...
Nov 4, 2009
You can’t pick up a Canadian newspaper, listen to radio or watch TV without hearing about H1N1, the vaccination process, supply issues, lineups…But the story doesn’t seem to have the same intensity in the U.S. It wasn’t even mentioned in Conan...
Jan 11, 2009
I was at the gym when I found out Obama’s first official visit as President of the United States will be to Canada. And you can’t believe how excited I was when I heard the news.I mean, out of the whole entire globe, the leader of the free world has chosen...
Oct 21, 2008
According to an article in the Toronto Star, our fair metropolis placed fourth in a global ranking of cities that offer people the best cultural experience, after London, Paris and New York. Pretty good company, I’d say.And in the same piece, an A.T. Kearney...
