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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When did the Toronto Star decide "progressive" was a synonym for NDP?
In case you haven’t noticed, the Toronto Star recently decided to dispense with the New Democratic Party descriptor when referring to NDP-connected municipal politicians. They are now, it would appear, “Progressives.” I can’t tell...
Adam Vaughan's specious "$300 million" headline
It has been some time since the words “Adam Vaughan” have appeared on this blog, and I know you’re all grateful (see prior representative post “And Adam Vaughan wants to be Toronto’s Mayor?” Nov....
Chris Spence — you're Unbelievable
The plagiarism maelstorm that has enveloped Toronto District School Board Director of Education Chris Spence didn’t come as a surprise to me. Not because I had an inkling about the man at the centre...
Why is "cut and paste" ever allowed in the newsroom?
I read an article this morning in The Toronto Star regarding an attempt by some human rights activists to draw attention to the United Nations-sanctioned blockade of Gaza by the Israeli Defence Force. Part...
Cast your vote for TPA's Sail-In Cinema
It has been many moons since I bothered you with anything to do with the cut-and-thrust down at the Toronto Port Authority. But since so many of you enjoy films, I wanted to apprise...
$1.1B Q9 Networks deal another reminder that Canadian markets don't get tech
News item: BCE and partners to acquire Q9 Networks for $1.1 billion (Hat Tip: Globe & Mail) If you’re a Canadian mutual fund portfolio manager, the name Q9 Networks will ring a bell; or...
Postscript to our Balsillie April Fool's joke
Let it not be said that no one is having fun in the Canadian venture capital landscape (see prior post “Balsillie to take helm as Wellington Financial’s Chairman” April 1-12). I’d figured that folks...
Will David Miller make the eco-choice? part 2
It won’t come as a surprise, but former Toronto Mayor David Miller appears to have rejected my offer of a free trip to New York City via the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. One...
O'Leary: "We have never dipped into the principal"
If only the material would stop, once and for all, so we could just ignore the Rock Star fund managers. Last Saturday, the Toronto Star did their best to mimic the Globe’s business advertising...
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