Here’s the Poop on Building for the Future

by | Nov 17, 2023

Don’t let the latest crisis stop you from following the trail that leads to what you really value Yesterday’s walk was a two-pooper. Of all the skills I thought I might develop in mid-life, anticipating the drop zone for my dog’s afternoon bowel movements was...

Playing the Irving Oil Guessing Game

by | Nov 10, 2023

It’s potentially the largest transfer of wealth in Atlantic Canada – and no one’s talking about it The day the Globe and Mail broke the news that there were no more Irvings atop Irving Oil, a friend sent me a D.M.: “I’m hearing the French have...

It’s Good to be the Bad Guy (or Gal)

by | Nov 3, 2023

How being on the wrong side of an issue can help heal broken systems If they gave out Oscars for the most discomforting performance by an actor, Ryan Gosling would beat Leonard DiCaprio hands down. In Martin Scorsese’s new film, Killers of the Flower Moon,...

I Checked My Privilege and I Like What I See

by | Oct 19, 2023

Shift guilt about past injustice to feelings of reciprocity for the gifts we receive from the places we call home I’m not going to lie; it’s been a heavy couple of weeks. Not for me, but for the world. My newsfeed is filled with so many images of so much terror and...