Public Service can be truly rewarding
Well, wasn’t that an experience! I’ve bored you all with the occasional vignette of my time as a member of the Board and Chairman of PortsToronto (aka the Toronto Port Authority) for the better...
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Were you compared to a Nazi today?
The emails and Tweets are coming in, both for and against the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. And some of them are definitely angry in the wake of the Toronto City Council’s decision to...
Will David Miller make the eco-choice?
News report: Former Toronto Mayor takes job in NYC Former PM Brian Mulroney was fond of saying that “only donkeys don’t change their minds.” The appropriate line from the fellow who famously reversed his...
What does UAE tiff mean for Canadian entrepreneurs?
News item: United Arab Emirates blocks overflight of Canadian Defence Minister When did we go to war with my friends in the United Arab Emirates? According to most local media outlets, multi-year landing right...
Rovinescu "sees open skies"
If you don’t read the Financial Post, you’ll have missed an interesting Q&A session between journo Scott Deveau and Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu. Here’s an excerpt: Q You have a lawsuit now challenging...
WSJ: Tiny Airline Flies Circles Around Rivals
For those who might have missed it, this article appeared in today’s Wall Street Journal: By SUSAN CAREY TORONTO—As a teenager, Robert Deluce learned to fly at this city’s small airport just outside the...
Selling Toronto Hydro is no pollyanna
Fixing Toronto – Part Six I see that one of Toronto’s mayoral candidates has a solution for Toronto’s financial woes: sell Toronto Hydro. On the face of it, privatizing assets that need not be...
Lies, Damn Lies, and municipal politics
It wasn’t quite yet 7am, and the phone began to ring. I was reading the Classic Storybook to a certain someone (under 3 feet tall), and my wife was awoken by the telephone (the...
Remember Regulation FD? No one else seems to.
With increasing frequency, email blasts and update research reports are sent out to institutional equity investors that appear on the face to break the spirit, if not the letter, of Regulation FD (and its...
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