So ignorant and lacking in training are many recruits to the Canadian workforce that many business…
Canada’s Business
Unions need to spend some time to reinvent themselves
Over the recent past, unions here have not acted sensibly. Their conduct has harmed their cause and…
Indications are stock market is going nowhere until economy fully recovers
Criticism has been directed at this column for being too negative about the stock market. However,…
Current economic thinking can be shown to be utter nonsense
Correspondents have told this columnist that these reviews are excessively pessimistic. Readers…
World finances mean we endure a failed recovery
Pessimism about our economy rarely pays off in the long run. Time and time again when we were…
Governments trying to do exactly wrong thing for recovery
Financial markets continue to applaud the various steps that have been taken, ostensibly to counter…
Out of fashion
It appears that many are losing their appetite for investing in the stock market. This is occurring…
Over the hill
Should those who are “over the hill”, the people who are middle aged or older, be…
Clarification needed
In view of the recent controversy surrounding the Chinese takeover of Nexen, it is clear that there…
Market Nonsense
Recently the press, notably magazine covers, have featured stories stating that we are on the…
Irrelevant
Ratings seem to be attached to so many items these days. Movies are rated as “Adults…
Old choices
As our population ages, living arrangements for the elderly are becoming more important issues.…
Authority and availability
Companies continually are attempting to impart authority and availability. In order to make that…
Not abstract numbers
Commodity prices are not abstract numbers pulled out of thin air, but rather a very important…
Reputation at risk
Nowadays much of businesses’ success depends on their reputation. Their critics are assuming…