In the 1930s, Keynesian economics laid out a new approach to reviving a stagnant economy. Many countries have since followed this game plan, a trend with lasting implications for future economic growth. According to the Keynesian script, governments achieve the requisite spending to thrust an economy out of a recession […]
Opinion: Paris is a climate fairy tale. It has always been more about money and politics than the environment Two weeks of climate talks in Bonn ended last week without agreement on a draft negotiating text, the Washington Post reports. Developing countries demanded to know when the US$100-billion package promised […]
After Bill Foley agreed to pay a whopping $500 million for the right to put a hockey team in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the NHL decided his Vegas Golden Knights deserved a chance for a swift return on that investment. If the other NHL owners had known […]
(This week’s blog is written by Reed Maltbie, our new Chief Content Officer and Lead Presenter for Changing the Game Project. If you haven’t seen Reed present for us yet, check out his amazing TED talk on the lasting power of a coach’s words. Drop him a line at Reed@ChangingTheGameProject.com […]
Political scientist Fen Hampson has written a new book about the former PM and his global legacy With the Trudeau government making a last-minute push to get NAFTA negotiators back to the table before an apparent U.S. deadline on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is heeding the advice of […]
Sweden’s got a major supply and demand problem. By 2025, its entire workforce is expected to grow by 207,000 people—yet it needs more than that number just to staff its fabled welfare state. The worker shortfall could crimp services and raise labor costs, especially in a political environment less hospitable […]
If someone offers you a bet on how significant of an impact the legalization of sports wagering will be on not just the games America plays and watches, but the entire business of sports … take the over. On Monday the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down […]
Vancouver, 14 May 2018 Strongbow Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: SBW) (“Strongbow” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its intention to apply for admission of its common shares (the “Common Shares”) to trading on the AIM Market (“AIM”) of the London Stock Exchange (“Admission”). The Company expects that Admission will become […]
Thousands of Canadian residents with corporations facing massive U.S. tax bills because of Trump’s tax reform The plight of thousands of Canadian residents facing massive bills as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax reform, will be on the agenda when a committee of MPs and senators heads to […]
The average seniors’ homes rent varied across the country in 2017, with Ontario the highest at $3,526 per month and Quebec the lowest at $1,678 per month A new cohort is joining young Canadians and others frustrated by sky-high rents and soaring housing costs: seniors. A looming affordability crisis is […]