From my perspective the two human emotions that are the most damaging to an individual, to others...
Category - On the Other Hand
When a win-win-win becomes a loss
When I read the latest updates on the NAFTA re-negotiation, it brought me back to the why and value...
‘I Accept’ because we have no choice
If you are a Rogers Communication Inc. customer you will have received the notice to read and...
Bigger than a pipeline
Let’s start with the facts. The December 2016, Canada Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change...
Jungles and civilizations
It’s horrifying to think how much personal information we are prepared to give away and how...
Privatize profits, socialize Costs
On opening day, the Toronto Blue Jays had a complete sell out. On the sidelines CBC and the Toronto...
Peace achieved by understanding, not guns
The National Rifle Association (NRA) in the United States was not always supportive of military...
Democracies declining and disappearing
After World War II, the number of liberal democracies and free market economies in the world grew...
Time just doesn’t stand still
Without a doubt, one of my favourite drives is secondary highway 884 between Highway 9 and Jenner...
‘Not lily white’
At age 65 the government, through Blue Cross, picks up 70 per cent of all our eligible medical...
Don’t get bored with the ‘voice of hurting women’
It’s not uncommon for the powerful to abuse the weak. Physical and sexual abuse occurs against...
Playing the morals card
There are ongoing arguments about which political party has a lock on ‘Canadian’ and ‘family’...
Unintended life long tragedy
Do you believe a person addicted to drugs has moral failings and society owes them nothing, or as a...
A choice – pragmatic politics or ideology
There are three candidates in the race to become the new leader of the Alberta Party, Kara Levis...
Ethics matter
Canada is a great place to live and one of the highlights over the past decade has been the work of...
True meaning of Christmas
The recent emphasis on “political correctness” has given us permission to be rude and racist...
It’s just wrong!
The demise of Sears Canada was an unnecessary happening and I would argue had little to do with...
The Paradise Papers
The existence of off-shore tax havens is not new, yet the Paradise Papers do show just how powerful...
Overcoming the fear of difference
Canada needs immigrants if we wish to sustain pensions and social programs until death do us part...
Prophetic insights or wishful naivety
In 1989 when then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed the U.S.-Canada Trade Agreement and...
Market twists and turns
Bombardier, the small Quebec company that started its life as a snowmobile inventor and...
The power of knowledge
Despite the hype around the internet giving us unprecedented access to information, I would argue...
Understanding misdirection
My pipeline choice was always TransCanada’s Energy East as it was an opportunity to share Alberta’s...
Terrorism is not colour coded
The water cooler discussion a week ago Monday was predictable, the Las Vegas massacre of concert...
Don’t be snookered!
The fight against the federal government’s proposed taxes on small business is picking up steam...
Living in a great democracy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not like it today, but his decision to make independent Senate...
Only one way to go! Up!
For decades governments have been telling us about the evils of government debt and deficits only...
The rise and fall of populism and their leaders
It’s just sad to see the hatred that has permeated the world, especially in those nations that were...
Nonsense of the highest order
The billionaire business boys in politics didn’t have a good week. President Donald Trump lamented...
Beating up a paying customer, probably not too smart!
It’s hard to imagine that customer service in the airline industry could get any worse, but thanks...