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Think big about the future

12 quick tips for building a vision A vision is the opportunity to think big. Budgeting for infrastructure maintenance and expansion, courting a postsecondary institution ...

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Escape isn't an answer to recovery

Will Canadians (and municipalities) view their regions differently after COVID-19? In The Decameron, written by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, seven women and three men moved ...

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OP ED: Governance in the age of COVID-19 and beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in a host of areas quite apart from our health care system. It has affected all aspects of our ...

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Keep women in the workforce

What is a “shecession”? And what needs to be done about it? The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global recession that has surpassed the ...

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Can you trust residents to manage public resources? 

We know that residents don’t particularly trust their governments. But perhaps governments don’t particularly trust their residents either. This article explores examples of what trust ...

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Implicit bias uncovered

Implicit bias and microaggressions are terms that often trigger fear, anxiety, and defensiveness among employees as they try to make sense of what these terms ...

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Untamed: Glennon Doyle offers advice to women in local government

Glennon Doyle is a multi-time bestselling author and activist with some 1.2 million followers on Instagram. She has attracted the attention of countless admirers for ...

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OP ED: Hand over Canada’s white churches to the charities who need them

One of my parishioners was a senior British Intelligence director. Sunday morning, after putting down his guitar, he said to me, “Graham, one of the ...

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Life after work – Success or bust!

So, you’re thinking about retirement! Sitting at your desk or standing by your machine, you picture waking up in the morning when you’re ready, lounging ...

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