(Originally posted on LinkedIn March 24, 2019) Advisors to Ontario Education Minister Lisa Thompson must have thought long and hard before agreeing to book her for an interview with CBC Radio’s Matt Galloway. It meant subjecting a minister with a sketchy performance as a communicator to one of the most...
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The Best Communications Strategy: Do the Right Thing
Inspired by the story of the heroic Chinese doctor caught up in the coronavirus outbreak, I wrote a commentary for the Toronto Star on the importance of truth-telling, courage and listening in crisis communications. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/02/09/doing-the-right-thing-is-invariably-the-best-communications-strategy.html...
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Victoria’s Island
The Isle of Wight has hosted both Queen Victoria’s sumptuous retreat and a seminal music festival that rivalled Woodstock. Now it is a bucolic retreat for wealthy Londoners and a cherished home for full time residents who revel in the laid back lifestyle. I wrote about it for Post Media....
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On the Buses, Off the Buses. (from Huffington Post)
For a young reporter, as I was once, there were few better assignments than a leader’s bus during an Ontario or federal election. You felt like you were making an important contribution to the democratic process: watching every move, listening to every word of a person aspiring to high political...
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Toronto’s Top Cop Could Use A Lesson In Public Speaking (from Huffington Post)
An approval rating of 69 per cent is the stuff of dreams for most politicians. It is close to double the current number for the president of the United States and a multiple of the rating for the premier of Ontario. But Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders is more properly...
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The Northern Lights, Will & Kate and Very Large Pike
It’s a gigantic part of our nation that most of us have never seen, but should. My article on the Northwest Territories is appearing in the travel section of several Post Media papers. http://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20151003/282827894964318/TextView ...
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Hosting/moderating a provocative and timely panel discussion tonight:
RISKY BUSINESS? THE EVENT EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION On April 23, 2015, investment analysts, thought-leaders, and decision-makers will gather for what is sure to be an animated discussion on the very real risks of oil sands investing. Led by such eminent business and financial personalities as Tom Sanzillo, Wayne Wachell, and...
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