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Would You Run?
Leave a Comment »This morning when I sat at my desk my intention was to write about the ridiculous, embarrassing and all too cozy relationship between Senator Mike Duffy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and chief of staff Nigel Wright but I changed my mind. Instead I will simply ask Canadians one question and then go on to present something infinity more [...]
Fight Fire with Fire?
1 Comment »My first plea for establishing City policies and by-laws related to parking that would foster and promote business and living in the city core goes all the way back to 1989 in a letter I sent Mayor Elsie Wayne……yes folks that’s 24 years ago. Perhaps there was a degree of folly in my approach by [...]
Building Character for Tomorrow.
1 Comment »A few weeks ago I was in Home Depot picking up some odds and ends for a small project and I heard BANG! BANG! BANG! from down one of the isles. Curious creature that I am I wandered down the isle to find a collection of kids building, at that time, bird feeders. I asked the lady [...]
Streets or Tweets
3 Comments »“Spending $4,200 on social media training for police board members “smacks of self-promotion” and falls far beyond the true purpose of a police governance organization, Greg Norton said at the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners meeting this week.” (Telegraph Journal May 9th 2013) I would have to agree with Councilor Norton, for my tax [...]
Carrot and Stick Incentives.
Leave a Comment »Editors Note: The other day I posted an editorial entitled ” The Secret to Happy Campers or Employees” . One kind reader was kind enough to direct me to the following TED talks. I encourage all to view this enlightening presentation.
The Secret to Happy Campers…….or Employees
1 Comment »Well they’ve done it again, last week I dropped in for a coffee at the big M and there it was a big poster staring me in the face that read: “ McDonald’s Canada is proud to have been named one of Canada’s 50 best employers in a study by Aon Hewitt and Maclean’s magazine, 11 times since 2000 [...]
Can One Person make a Difference?
2 Comments »I attended the Saint John Ward 3 Municipal by-election debate last night held at Samuel de Champlain School. The event was hosted by the Telegraph Journal and Rogers TV and since I was 1/2 hour early I decided to kill some time in the parking lot, hey it was warm and sunny, you have to [...]
Zooom …………Zoom
5 Comments »The other day while on Prince William Street a noise with a level consistent with that of an exploding rocket from a Hezbollah attack on Israel or equally a car bomb in Syria nearly shattered my ear drums and I nearly dove for cover. . I didn’t think the level of Saint John taxpayer unrest had reached [...]
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3 Comments »This mornings headline read “Harper tightening the reins on CBC, Via Rail and Canada Post” The response below was swift from those who have seen the Harper government least accessible and transparent government at any time in Canadian history. Would one of the first Harperland moves be to remove programs like…..The Rick Mercer show? A program that [...]
