Musing with Mathieu

Did you know going on strike was once considered a criminal conspiracy? That trade unions were illegal in Canada?

  Michael Cohen’s testimony shocked the world… but I don’t really know why so many people are surprised. What’s fascinating to me is how thoroughly so many Americans have been taken in by the con man Donald Trump.

Recently, Victoria’s Mayor and city Council, in the name of reconciliation with First Nations peoples, decided to remove the statue of Alexander A. McKenzie from the front of the city hall and replace it with a plaque commemorating his achievements while abhorring him as the “Father of Pain”. Interesting. I understand their motivation. Reconciliation with […]

I’ve always liked Elon Musk. The guy has vision. He wants to make a real difference in our world. He heads up three companies with ambitious goals: SpaceX’s long-term goal is to make humans a multi-planetary species. SolarCity will bring low-cost clean energy to the masses.

That’s true. Yet the United States administration couldn’t care less. They just put into immediate effect a 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminum. Meanwhile, Canada is waiting until July 1st before it will retaliate and establish a tariff on steel and aluminum coming into Canada from the U.S.

Recently, Constant Contact conducted a national survey of small business owners. From the resulting data, they determined 93 percent of small business owners are not tuned into the most important part of their business: their customers.

Now that the ‘retirement honeymoon’ is over, perhaps you’re thinking about getting busy again. A recent survey of retirees revealed 70 per cent of Canadians plan to work after retirement.

The Globe and Mail reported CIBC analyst John Zamparo as saying Canada is looking at “a legitimate industry ripe for the taking.”

When I was a young man, I remember reading a Reader’s Digest article about promises. It equated our relationships to a bank account.