Risk and how we run our business
I am going to use a metaphor involving the board game of Monopoly to illustrate how I feel about risk management. The players compete to win by either having more money when the game ends (if there is...
View ArticleConsulting with Canadians on accessibility legislation
Between July 2016 and February 2017, the federal government is consulting Canadians on planned accessibility legislation. The goal of the law would be to promote equality of opportunity and increase...
View ArticleManaging company communications with AI
Could AI have helped Google identify the ‘diversity memo’ sooner? This post looks at how AI could help other companies avoid these and many other complications around employee communication. Continue...
View ArticleThe board and enterprise culture
This article looks at the Board's involvement in managing enterprise culture. In the corporate context, culture is a system of values, beliefs and behaviors that shape how things get done within the...
View ArticleNew International Mobility Program options under Canada-EU Comprehensive...
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) is a new agreement between Canada and the European Union (“EU”), which is now in force. Chapter 10 of CETA removes the requirement for a Labour...
View ArticleWhich way is the true Agile?
When I started this article, I was looking for a catchy, colorful image to depict the “Agile Methodology”. After about 30 minutes, I started to realize that my fruitless search was actually confirming...
View ArticleThe duty of care for pure economic loss: How far does it extend? The Supreme...
Twelve years after the listeria outbreak at the heart of the case, the Supreme Court of Canada released a 5-4 decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. et al., 2020 SCC 35, on November...
View ArticleGrantmaking in Canada can be improved immensely but eliminating structured...
With respect to a recent bill passed by the Senate, but not the House of Commons, relating to structured arrangements/direction and control, we have prepared a number of blog posts with our concerns...
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