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Reflections on a Pandemic
Unique world events offer a unique opportunity to learn new lessons. Here are a few we have had an opportunity to learn recently. 1. It’s a small world. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically demonstrated how interconnected the modern world is. A virus from a remote part of China has reached Canada (and almost every other […]
Dangerous Disease, Risky Response
I am a senior citizen with asthma. Therefore, I belong to the “at risk” group. Still, it is unlikely that I will contract COVID-19. It is even less likely that I will die from it. I am not greatly worried. I know that, if not COVID-19, something else will almost certainly kill me sometime in […]
Trust and Cooperation
A few months ago, I was “invited” by Statistics Canada to participate in a “Survey of Financial Security.” I have always voted in elections, completed my income tax returns, and filled in my census forms. I have nothing to hide. I have even worked as a census taker. But, even so, the scope of this […]
Would You Buy a Used Car from SNC-Lavalin?
Two hundred and eighty million dollars is a slap on the wrist. It doesn’t take an expert in corporate finance, engineering, or law to understand this. All it requires is a broad perspective and common sense. On December 18, 2019, SNC-Lavalin, the engineering firm at the heart of 2019’s biggest Canadian political scandal, pleaded guilty […]
