Aging and blending create cognac’s extraordinary fusion
Part 5 of the understanding cognac series: The blend is at the heart of cognac and its formulation is the industry’s highest art form…
Why authoritarian populists are destined to fail
A review of Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: the Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress…
Back in the saddle, safely
Motorcycle season is upon us again – finally. Here's what you can do to make your rides stress-free (and accident-free)…
Listen to your anger and learn from it
There's a gap between the stimulus that causes anger and our response. We need to better assess the situation, then choose our response…
MedicAlert a voice for autistics in crisis situations
The silver identification bracelet that indicates an existing condition to…
Children are threatened when secrets are kept from parents
Alberta’s Bill 24 ignores the fact that predators thrive in an environment where secrets are kept from parents…
Fracking moratoriums hold back struggling provinces
Across Canada, misguided populism is creating bad public policy, preventing the spreading of economic benefits to all citizens…
Developing rock-solid client service in your business
If your business isn't delivering top-notch customer or client service today, you’re likely not long for this world…
How to avoid these five common body language mistakes
It's all about context: view them in clusters, evaluate them in relation to what is being said, assess them for consistency and filter them for cultural influences…
Pipeline opposition largely funded by rich Americans
To maintain secrecy, large U.S. environmental foundations simply "purchased" the co-operation of Canadian organizations to stop Alberta oil from reaching international markets…
Call for papal apology an affront to religious liberty
MPs telling bishops what to do is a monstrous misunderstanding of the relationship between political power and civil society…
Time to unplug Manitoba Hydro
The Crown corporation is an archaic operation based on faulty principles, bad management and outdated market conditions…
Why is the anti-fish farm lobby so afraid of science?
Anti-fish farm activists ratchet up conspiracy campaign against Canadian scientists and studies…
Business confidence in Canada is collapsing
And the reason why is obvious…
Comeau ruling defies economic – and common – sense
A Supreme Court ruling that there’s no ‘constitutional guarantee of free trade’ will stifle both competition and lower prices for consumers…
