Harper Government Supports Promising Clean Technologies

By On February 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Calgary, Alberta, January 25, 2012 – The Harper Government is showing its commitment to a green Canadian economy with a $22 million investment to help eight new clean technology projects from across the country reach commercialization. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, and Vicky Sharpe, President [...]

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Red flags on green energy

By On February 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

February 17, 2011- Toronto, ON.  This is an interesting article on the environmental effects of green energy by Dr. Jatin Nathwani from the University of Waterloo. 

At this point, there should be no debate that a transition to a sustainable electricity system is a necessary development for Ontario.  However, this is likely where any [...]

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Before you say “Yes”

By On February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Before you say “Yes”:

Questions Prospective Directors Should Ask Before Joining a Board

The following is adapted from a class given at the Institute of Corporate Directors Corporate Governance College 2005:

What are the [...]

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Time for Directors to Focus on Strategy

By On November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The last decade has seen many boards focussing primarily on regulatory and governance issues.  Mindfirst clients and partners indicate that the pendulum is now swinging to more strategy focussed agendas. This observation has been corroborated in several recent independent studies including a new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Clarkson Centre for Board [...]

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