Editorialog

Here I go again!! Am I as a Canadian becoming a touch morally smug! Last Tuesday I made a short talk about the question whether we (as Canadians) were becoming somewhat morally smug about our attitudes to the people of the United States of America (USA) because of any dislike we might harbour for their […]

Are we Canadians becoming a touch morally smug? Just recently, I have returned from a week long visit to the USA. I was attending a professional association’s (SEAC) AGM & Conference at Villanova University which is in the greater Philadelphia region. It was a very good conference including vibrant presentations and interesting keynote speakers, all […]

oh boy! We Can Be Creative! The other day I learned something. A long time friend and colleague reacted to a comment I made about news and my preferred network(s). They said that CTV stood for Canadian Tory Vision. I had never heard that before. Considering how many CBC people have run for the Liberals […]

CFL Leadership: Are You Tone Deaf? In Saturday’s G+M, Adam Radwanski says it as well as anyone could: CFL’s latest misstep erodes its covenant with the country. You can read it for yourself. I have my own thoughts and I will outline them below. The only other person I would suggest you listen to is […]

Yes…Why do we no longer want to listen? – Part II It is not simply that our leadership seems to have taken a pass on serious listening. We all have, or at least it seems that way in my world. Now, it could be that I am not a good listener and it is therefore […]

When does a person realize that one’s ego is not one’s amigo? This statement is not original: I have shamelessly borrowed it from my professional association APPE (Association for Practical and Professional Ethics). But it is a worthwhile statement to contemplate frequently. Today was one of those days. I played golf (or at least a […]

Why do we no longer want to listen – Part I Our city council loves to hold consultation sessions. Actually they are not anything of the kind. The members of Council don’t intend to listen and the professional staff don’t know how to listen. They wonder why people then in subsequent gatherings keep bringing up […]

Thanks Bob for an Inspiration from a good friend & colleague A while back, that very erudite writer & musician, Bob Chartier wrote about a road trip on the Trans-Canada Highway. It got me thinking about my own trips across the Dominion over the years. And I thought I would share a few insights – […]

Trust must be mutual… The recent meeting between Aboriginal leaders and the Prime Minister was a moment when serious leadership was needed. It was a moment almost lost; and, will only be redeemed if there is a serious change in the process going forward. I beseech the PM to not fall into the apparent on-going […]

Sometimes a movie takes you back to a moment when you didn’t have an answer and no one else seemed to have one either. Tonight after a long day including time at the gym, moments on the computer trying to put together a special trip for people who don’t fly, cleaning up some trees and […]