Canadians need to Decide to be Competitive at Something
In the Saturday, May 4th Globe & Mail business section, Barrie McKenna wrote about our lost business champions and asked some good questions of where Canada is going. Given our dependence on foreign trading for our wellbeing, it got me thinking about several...
Adventures in Health Care Land
In his January 2019 Interim Report, Dr. Rueben Devlin, the Chair of the Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare, noted the impressive dedication of health care professionals but also expressed his concerns about overcrowding, wait times, equitable access to...
Strategic Planning in a Changing Environment
For Ontario not-for-profit organizations, it’s starting to feel like there are new changes to learn about every day. The new provincial government continues to roll out change after change which has created an understandable sense of urgency. As a result, The Osborne...
What Remains of Bill 148 After Bill 47 Has Been Passed?
This time last year, organizations were scrambling to incorporate The Liberal government’s Bill 148 into their operations. On November 21st, 2018 the new Conservative government Bill 47 - Making Ontario Open For Business Act 2018 - received royal assent. My goal is to...
Ontario Merger Alert
In September 2018, the Ontario Provincial Government released a report, completed by Ernst and Young (EY), titled “Managing Transformation: A Modernization Action Plan for Ontario”. If you are a leader in the nonprofit sector in Ontario and have not read this report,...
Sharpen Your Saw in 2019
It's hard to believe that the official beginning of winter and the new calendar year occurred only a few weeks ago! Many people use these milestones to reflect on the past year and plan for the future. As an interim Executive Director, I often find myself coaching...
