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Housing policy in three city blocks
What are the policy solutions that could keep downtown Toronto affordable for the next generation? That’s the topic of my Jane’s Walk, “Where will the next generation live?” It’s a two-hour tou… more →
Opening the Window
“Can You Be Trusted With the Test of Money?”
wrote 6 days ago: The “Slight Edge” of ECONOMICS says to earn more money than we spend. Something else to keep in mind … more →
Big Picture Thinking: Why Just 'Lifting Weights' Isn't Enough to Make You a Better Athlete
wrote 3 weeks ago: One of the greatest tools ANY professional can have in their skills toolbox is the ability to step b … more →
Housing policy in three city blocks
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wrote 1 month ago: What are the policy solutions that could keep downtown Toronto affordable for the next generation? T … more →
Put your knowledge in space
wrote 2 months ago: How do we ensure that our expert knowledge reach different stakeholders in business relations? By pu … more →
The OTHER budget announcement
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wrote 2 months ago: You don’t often get a chance to see affordable housing headline any budget. So it was welcome news t … more →
Way to use those assets!
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wrote 3 months ago: You don’t often get news like this. On March 20th, Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee will b … more →
89 Random Acts of Kindness - Words to Live by
wrote 3 months ago: I stumbled across an article on YAHOO! news this morning enititled, “One girl, 89 random acts … more →
Operation ArtsFest Update (or, How my Brain Likes to Think).
wrote 3 months ago: My merchandise bags and jewelry gift boxes arrived today. I’ve got business cards, postcards, … more →
A month of challenges
wrote 3 months ago: . Hey guys, This month has been a month of challenges. As the Booklaunch in New York is coming close … more →
The Robin Hood Business Model
wrote 3 months ago: A Sustainable Economic Recovery Plan Enough talk about “jumpstarting” the economy. A qui … more →
Where will our kids be able to live? Update!
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wrote 3 months ago: A year ago, this blog asked, Where will the next generation live? On March 5th, about 100 people cam … more →
Peggy Birnberg: A wise and knowing heart
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wrote 4 months ago: Minutes after the news that Peggy Birnberg had died last Friday morning, the emailed tributes began … more →
Kathleen Wynne: spendthrift? Or just the opposite?
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wrote 4 months ago: In last week’s Globe, Kathleen Wynne was reported to have a “slew of big-ticket policies” in mind, i … more →
The storm has passed.
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wrote 4 months ago: This past week…I feel like I just survived a storm. We got this rush project that was very lar … more →
Condo boom? Why not an “affordable housing boomlet?”
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wrote 5 months ago: I just learned that half of North America’s construction cranes are in Toronto this year. So why are … more →
The Year in Flags: A Review of 2012
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wrote 5 months ago: Sadly, this year, the American flag seems to have spent quite a lot of time at half-mast. In July, i … more →
Making bad buildings better
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wrote 6 months ago: I called it a beacon. A reader called it the “light at the end of the tunnel.” We were both talking … more →
Moving made easy
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wrote 8 months ago: After the tragic shooting on Danzig Street, three Toronto Community Housing residents told the media … more →
This week: Empathy, Heatherwick, WAF
wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday, I got to hear Thomas Heatherwick speak! He is the artist responsible for the London Olymp … more →
