Reading Time: 3 minutes Putting persistent effort into learning a particular skill is much easier to do when we love what we’re doing
Month: November 2017
Trudeau’s Asian trip a diplomatic and trade disaster
Reading Time: 4 minutes The PM had a chance to join a global effort to protect Canadian research and innovation, but he failed. And that wasn’t his only failure
Giving teachers a voice in crafting a better education system
Reading Time: 3 minutes Considering the emphasis placed on critical thinking in schools, it’s ironic that teacher development minimizes debate and emphasizes conformity
Trudeau stands tall in Asia by rejecting the status quo
Reading Time: 4 minutes By rejecting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trudeau is signalling that globalization has abandoned some key principles and must be fixed
Score one for religious freedom
Reading Time: 3 minutes Proposed amendments to Bill C-51 mean MPs understand that religious services and sacred spaces aren’t the same as any other public gathering
It’s not easy doing business in Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes We placed a dismal 18th for ease of doing business, even behind such countries as Georgia and Macedonia
The NHL’s goose that laid the Golden Knights
Reading Time: 4 minutes The unexpected success of the new Las Vegas franchise could have the league incorrectly believing that further expansion is the ticket to riches
Is the future of NAFTA truly bleak?
Reading Time: 3 minutes By understanding that free-trade agreements benefit consumers, businesses and governments, this deal can be saved
Wanted: A global energy sector leader
Reading Time: 3 minutes Assume that Canada was sent a job posting by a headhunter. It sought applicants for the world’s top oil and gas jurisdiction
When political attack ads turn and bite the wrong prey
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Working Families campaign targeting Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown is just plain wrong – and stupid – and that means it will fail