News report: Federal government to allow commercial redevelopment of Toronto’s “Dominion Public Building” The fine folks at 60 Harbour Street must feel a bit like Rodney Dangerfield right about now. For years, PortsToronto has followed...
Thanks to the good work of Kirk Falconer at PEHub, Canadian policy makers are getting an early look at the state of Canada’s innovation ecosystem, well before Finance Minister Bill Morneau puts pen to...
If the rumours are true, Canadian entrepreneurs will be getting a lump of coal in their stockings this Christmas. Word is that Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth is essentially recommending that he...
This is a MSM feature every one of our readers will find interesting. Jason Kirby from Maclean’s Magazine has brought together 75 very interesting charts into one remarkable package. The only requirement he had...
I wish I had someone to bet with, as I would have put money on the Liberal government announcing a decision to acquire 20 F-18 Super Hornets. Whatever the rationale or political motivation of the...
It has been nine months since Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that Ontario taxpayers were committing $25 million to a new $50 million venture capital fund that will provide not just capital, but mentorship...
The fallout continues in the wake of the Federal government’s decision to release, without context, a Prime Ministerial briefing note regarding the Gordie Howe International Bridge project (see prior post “Gordie Howe’s mysterious $3.5...
The clock is running down on my role as Chair of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, and with a new $300 million venture fund to deploy…not a moment too soon. When the new Minister of...
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...
It attracted a great deal of local attention, but you might have missed that the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority announced on Friday that four respected Canadian financial executives have agreed to serve as members of...
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