Building friendship takes time. I think about some of my friends who I have known for 25 or 30 or 35 years or more. Proximity, common interests, understanding, and what we might call chemistry brings us friends. This group of men have two things in common. The first is Doug. He knows us all through…
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Retreating
Seven years ago, my good friend Doug invited me to be part of a journey of mentorship and friendship. Doug and I first met in 1997 and we have stayed in touch all these years. I love him like a brother. He is wise, kind, generous and remarkably competent in leadership and relationships. We are…
Canada’s budget
The airwaves are full of sound. The sound of politics, the sound of being aghast. The sound of us vs them and the sound of Canada responding to an American President who foolishly decided to upset an economic engine of his own country, pitting nation against nation. To no one’s surprise, the opposition hates the…
Hybrid Thoughts 