Now Magazine on John Tory’s campaign for Mayor of Toronto, his Smart Track transit plan, and his path to victory. In his speech, Tory said that with his victory, the city has never been more together. That line was probably written before the landslide victory expected for
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John Perenack adds comment to Maclean’s Magazine’s coverage of the developing Jian Ghomeshi scandal and his use of online media to frame the story in the first 24 hours. Social media, it seems, has not only accelerated the pace of our news cycle, it has polarized public
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Organizations deal with issues every day – it’s just part of doing business. But the risk every organization faces is that, if left unchecked, a serious issue can quickly turn into a crisis and cause real harm to a business. Protecting against this requires being continually mindful
Read more →John Matheson speaks to CBC Toronto about the new faces on Toronto’s city council and the power of incumbency in municipal elections.
Read more →John Tory was elected Mayor of Toronto tonight with 40% of support, compared to nearly 34% for right-wing populist Doug Ford and 23% for left-wing candidate, and one-time frontrunner, Olivia Chow. While Tory’s margin of victory is a little closer than expected, his centrist-positioning will provide him
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When news broke Sunday morning that CBC had cut ties with Jian Ghomeshi, it was a stark change from the announcement several days before that he was taking a leave of absence, and set up this story up for much closer media scrutiny. Jian Ghomeshi is taking
Read more →David MacNaughton – I have always been mystified by the attachment many of my fellow Liberals hold to the notion of public ownership of operating companies. The federal Liberals shed this long-held article of faith in the mid-90s for a simple reason: they didn’t have a choice.
Read more →Shawna Rossi – To a young journalist assigned to one of the biggest Canadian news stories in history, one timely moment must have seemed like the perfect opportunity to earn some social media karma. In the process of covering the Parliament Hill shootings in Ottawa on October
Read more →StrategyCorp’s Dan Mader discusses the latest on the PC leadership race and the recent announcement by MP Patrick Brown to join MPPs Vic Fedeli and Christine Elliott, who are already in the race. The PC Party will choose a new a provincial leader with voting taking place
Read more →Regional offices for Cabinet ministers’ have been around since 1985 when PM Brian Mulroney led them to be created to support regional ministers. With 16 of these offices now established, they’re coming under scrutiny from opposition parties. StrategyCorp’s Dan Mader offers comment on the job Regional Ministers
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