Over the past year following the onset of the recession, investors and speculators have scrambled…
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Teenage memories
Long ago, teenage memories came flying back into my mind the moment I read an email that popped up…
Services for seniors
Canada’s seniors have played an important role in shaping the strong and prosperous Canada…
Unmanageable
So far banks in Canada have been well managed and have avoided getting into trouble. However, they…
Fateful words
I remember the day the Carpenter looked up at me and with absolute sincerity said these fateful…
WWOOF
Wwoof! Wwoof! Wwoof! That’s not Foxy, our house dog, my constant companion, expressing her…
Going nowhere
While this column is about Canada’s Business, what goes on south of the border is of…
Dag and The Kid
You might not know this, but I have an older brother. And when I say older, I’m talking much,…
Jenney and I
It turns out that Jenney, my scooter, and I are both addicted to bird watching. This past morning,…
Meeting mania
Nowadays businesses are beset by a meeting mania. Getting together with colleagues seems to be a…
Summer boredom
It’s not been a full week since school let out and already I have heard my children mumble…
British Home Children
For almost five years now, a newspaper clipping has clung, scotch-taped, to the dusty wall that…
Celebrating 150 years
July 1, 1867 witnessed the birth of the most just, most tolerant, most diverse, most compassionate,…
A new trend
Up until recently we felt that the workforce appeared to be so young, notably to the police and…
Dear me
I have noticed a trend where advice gurus write letters to their younger selves as if having a…