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What Is Truth?
January 7, 2010
I found myself recently engaged in a discussion which centered around the question “what is truth?” An interesting question which poses many risks in terms of providing an answer. When I refer to risks, I am of course talking about the polar opposite exercise of earnestly pursuing too deep a philosophical debate that accomplishes little […]
Is the framework for an Avro Arrow type demise of the Natural Health Products industry in Canada being laid by Bill C-6?
December 23, 2009
As part of the series on Natural Health Care products and the Bill C-6 controversy, today’s post delves a little deeper into the key elements of the growing debate. (Note: Why is this important to the world of purchasing and supply chains? When the Avro Arrow program was canceled on February 20th, 1959, it immediately […]
A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT – Bill C-6 – Lawyer Shawn Buckley Interview
December 22, 2009
“I also find it interesting that the drug companies themselves are remaining silent in what could very likely be a misuse and perhaps even abuse of their products. Especially since a January 17th, 2008 Fox News article titled “FDA: Over-The Counter Cold Medicine Too Risky For Yong Children” reported that “Drug companies last October quit […]
Local Television: A Question of Relevance in a Changing World
December 20, 2009
Like the once great pitcher whose fastball has lost some of its speed, or the boxer whose timing is a second or two slower than it once was, local television is also out of step with a world that is now dominated by citizen journalism and fast-paced individually driven social media venues. I am of […]
Dream Team Participation Provides a Great Opportunity to See the Future of Journalism
December 19, 2009
When I was asked to become part of the “Dream Team” of judges for the Community Marketing Blog’s Blog Off II competition, I must admit that while excited at the prospect of reviewing the musings of the up-and-coming generation of international, social media wordsmiths, I certainly did not know what to expect. After all, with […]
Are Shifting Rules and Government Investment in Canadian Firms the Real Obstacle to Foreign VC Funding?
December 16, 2009
“Every time we make an investment in a Canadian company or do some sort of transaction with a Canadian company we have a whole set of “surprises” (and I put quotes around the word surprises) that we have to figure out each time, so there is always a new set, or different set of rules […]
Tiger Feeding Frenzy Reminds Me Of Nixon Quote
December 12, 2009
As I watched the panoply of media descending on the Tiger Woods story like a Saharan dust storm I was immediately reminded of a quote in which Richard Nixon standing before a picture of John F. Kennedy lamented, “when people look at you they see what they want to be . . . when they […]
Procurement Insights 
Book Excerpt: What Are You Waiting For? (So Act Already)
January 7, 2010
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As the release date for my new book in which I examine “The Unsociable Business of Social Networks” through the vantage point of the So Act Network quickly approaches, I thought that I would provide you with a brief excerpt from Chapter 5 titled “The Company You Keep . . .” Once again, the book […]