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Happy Birthday, Canada

Doreen — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:15:12 +0000

First a caveat: for close followers of our corporate activities and online destinations, you will note that some of what follows has been posted and re-purposed elsewhere on one of our other websites. Sometimes, that’s the challenge of being a contributor for two separate websites, the luxury of a day off, and ultimately, the ease [...]

Hon. Eric Hoskins

Doreen — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:57:09 +0000

This afternoon at 1:45 pm, we will be hosting the Hon. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s Citizenship & Immigration Minister for an Editorial Roundtable discussion in our main boardroom. Minister Hoskins has been a member of the Ontario legislature since 2009 after winning the Toronto riding of St. Paul’s. A practicing family doctor and well known [...]

Catching Up: 5 sites, language-related

Doreen — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:00:01 +0000

Last year, I made an earnest effort to create a series of posts, categorized as “Catching Up”, that would spotlight some links of interest. So, I’m resurrecting that and, without planning to, I seem to have hit on the theme of language: An online database of names, HearNames.com lets you type in [...]

Just because: Lang Lang

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:03:26 +0000

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Sneak Peak: The Canadian Experience

Doreen — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:21:34 +0000

An historic civic literacy initiative will soon be upon us. Beginning the week of May 2, over 50 (so far) of our partner publisher newspaper/online publications will begin publishing The Canadian Experience, a 52-week editorial series about the history of Canada’s democracy — how our country works, the politics, the leaders, the peoples, and more [...]

Just because: Playing for Change feat. Robert Bradley

Doreen — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:00:23 +0000

Fifty years ago today, in the township of Sharpeville in South Africa, 69 people lost their lives during a demonstration against South Africa’s apartheid “pass laws”. Six years later, in 1966, the United Nations’ General Assembly proclaimed March 21 as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Let us honour the memory of [...]

A Canadian first

Doreen — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:32:41 +0000

In a country such as Canada, successful businesses know the value of having their workforce reflect their customers and stakeholders. Employment Equity Act aside, it just makes sense; our consumer base is becoming more and more diverse. So, for example, if branding experts are in high demand amongst marketing and advertising companies, it may just [...]

Hon. John Wilkinson

Doreen — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:55:54 +0000

Today at 2 pm, Ontario’s Revenue Minister the Hon. John Wilkinson will be participating in an Editorial Roundtable discussion in our main boardroom. Minister Wilkinson has been a member of the Ontario legislature since 2003, when he was first elected in Perth-Middlesex. Prior to the Revenue portfolio, he was Minister of Research and Innovation. In the past, [...]

The Arab Social World

Doreen — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:29:38 +0000

For those unfamiliar, FORA.tv has been collecting and uploading big ideas on video from various conferences and think tanks from all around the world for about the last 5 years. Recently, an interesting Picnic 2009 presentation was posted entitled “The Arab Social Web”, with participation from Creative Commons, Al Jazeera and Lebanese NGO Social Media [...]

Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism

Doreen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:04:49 +0000

There still may be time: the deadline to nominate a candidate to receive the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism is March 1, 2010. The federal Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism annual award recognizes “individuals who have made exceptional contributions to Canadian multiculturalism and the integration of cultural communities and new Canadians.” In an interesting spin, the award [...]