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Leadership: Vision, Action and Integrity
Leadership whether it be of our country, province, city, business, education or our local communities and families all have something in common. It isn’t easy and in order to be effective it requires some of the same characteristics. Have you had … Continue reading
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Tagged City Council, city hall, City of Winnipeg, Education, election, government, Leadership, politics, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Free Press
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Reclaiming our Voice; Our City
Have you heard? Have you been listening? The Mayor and Council have been trying to hide it, but if you have been listening, they have been saying it by each action, each side-deal, each broken process, each time they don’t return … Continue reading
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Tagged city hall, City of Winnipeg, Council, democracy, Exchange District, Free Speech, Hoddinott, Katz, Mayor, photography, politics, The Forks, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Free Press
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City Hall: A Mistake Waiting to Happen
I woke-up to the sound of sirens and I looked outside to see if our City Hall was on fire. I made the mistake of reading the Ernst & Young Real Estate Management Review: Finding and Recommendations prior to going … Continue reading
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Tagged Audit, city hall, City of Winnipeg, Ernst & Young, Fire Hall, government, Katz, politics, Real Estate, Review, Sam Katz, Urban sprawl, Winnipeg Free Press
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Canada: What is it We Believe In?
I am a proud Canadian. On July 1st I will once again stand with other Canadians to be part of the ‘Living Flag’. This year it will not be at the Manitoba’s Legislative Building but rather in front of the … Continue reading
Our Inner Struggle
There is a legend from the Native American culture that speaks of the ‘Two Wolves’ inside each of us. In essence in almost all of the religions or cultures of the world there are similar teachings and stories. Each of us is … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, Hoddinott, mental heallth, politics, society, Two Wolves, When eagles Dare to Fly, writing
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What if: People Mattered
Image from Home for Hope Every society’s greatest resource is its people. Yet it seems when it comes to determining policy; be it government or economic; decisions seem to have little to do about people. In Manitoba Schools … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, child poverty, city hall, City of Winnipeg, Culture of Canada, dead money, Hoddinott, Inclusion, Manitoba, politics, poverty, social, What if, writing
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Let Them in Cake…
Although the claims of Marie-Antoinette saying ‘Let them eat cake’ can be historically described as literary fiction, the symbolic reality of her misquoted statement was accurate. Prior to the French Revolution the King of France Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were … Continue reading
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Tagged canada, child poverty, City of Winnipeg, democracy, government, Hoddinott, job, politics, poverty, United Nations
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Humanity Lost: Twenty Years Later
A few years ago I was asked in a job interview: If you could talk to anyone living or dead, who would it be and why? A great question, but certainly not an easy one. Would it be one of … Continue reading
We have the Knowledge-Just not the Will
Sometimes growing older has its challenges. I am not sure I remember the last time I woke-up without some kind of ache or pain. Some people will tell us that as we look back on the way things were we … Continue reading
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Tagged Bogota, canada, Cars, City of Winnipeg, Climate Change, Global Warming, government, Health, Hoddinott, politics, United Nations, Urban sprawl
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A Fair and Just Society
A strong sustainable country is founded on some basic characteristics. Countries like companies must have a vision and decisions must be in line with those visions. In Canada the vision we have for our country is enshrined in the Canadian Charter of … Continue reading
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