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How different generations like to be mentored
As published by the Globe and Mail. The silent generation. Baby boomers. Gen X. Millennials. Generation Z. Much has been made of the fact that, for the first time, the labour force is comprised of five generations. The challenge: How […]
Perception is not reality: Canada’s energy sector is best in the world
As published by the Calgary Herald. Canada’s energy sector is world-leading in scale and capabilities, but it has been progressively hampered by political, legal and regulatory processes and hostile activism. There’s no justification for the damage we have done to […]
Canada’s outdated broadcast policy needs a major overhaul. The future of Canadian media is in peril
“Canadian broadcasting policy was written for an era of closed borders, one where television and radio broadcasters had a relative monopoly over audiences, and governments had a role to play as gatekeepers. That era is over. The policies that once […]
The importance of Canada’s competitiveness, skills training
Royal Bank of Canada CEO Dave McKay joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss how the banking sector is preparing for further tech disruptions in the workplace and how the country’s lack of competitiveness is driving away foreign capital. “Canada’s prosperity comes […]
Victor Dodig’s 2019 Ryerson Graduation Speech
Victor Dodig addressed graduates of Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management and shared his advice for bringing new leadership to Canada. “With the opportunity you’ve earned today, it’s your responsibility to become the leading voices on how Canada shapes […]
Richard Ivey School of Business – Spring Convocation 2019
“You have an unprecedented opportunity to create change, to reinvent, to challenge, to work in more agile and collaborative ways, and to have impacts on large and small organizations much earlier in your career. I know you have the foundation […]
Going long on trade
As posted on LinkedIn. On back-to-back nights earlier this month, we saw our St. Louis Blues break the longest Stanley Cup drought among active clubs – with a team of mostly Canadians. Then the Toronto Raptors won their first-ever NBA […]
Companies must play an active role in reconciliation and move forward with Indigenous peoples
As published by the Globe and Mail. National Indigenous History Month provides the opportunity for us all to celebrate the heritage, diverse cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to Canada. But it’s also a chance to […]
‘We’re OK with the carbon tax,’ but Canada has to remain competitive
“We’re putting a lot of effort into this. I think we have some workable coming out of the Senate Standing Committee, now it is up to the Senate and the Government ultimately. But we have something that industry can live […]
Canada’s energy policy, and its increasingly fact-free discourse, demands a rethink
As published by the Globe and Mail. I am a committed, first-generation Canadian. I care deeply for this country that gave my parents a new start after Canada liberated the Netherlands in the Second World War. And, I should say, […]