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Born in Edmonton. Educated at Princeton and Harvard. Speechwriter. Book editor. Copywriter. Communications strategist. Presentation trainer. Marathoner. Explorer of the world's distant places. Travel writer. Op-ed page writer. Fund-raiser. Board member. Speaker series host. Arts addict. And of course, relentless enthusiast.

If Can content is your thing, then you must head to this Newfoundland festival

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WOODY POINT, NFLD-Writersat Woody Point is to summer festivals what Gros Morne is to natural splendours. Both are understated, full of surprises and oddly Canadian. They’re a 2-1/2-hour flight from Toronto to Deer Lake, then a 45-minute drive to Woody Point, the historic village on the western shore of Bonne Bay. An August week’s holiday

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What Happens When We Pass Beyond The Point Of Gender Parity?

1 Comment / Huffington Post /

What beats gender parity? Gender dominance. And it’s busting out in some telling places. Last month, media reported that women will outnumber men on what could turn out to be the most influential group of people around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Also last month, a Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 787, with

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When does an airline lounge become the reason to fly through a city?

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That question never entered our heads when we booked a trip from Toronto to Africa, cashing in our Aeroplan Miles to fly business class. When our travel agent booked us back home from Cape Town to Toronto, we hunkered down in the Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport for the six-hour layover. One

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Gansevoort hotel serves as oasis in midst of New York’s Meatpacking District

Leave a Comment / The Toronto Star /

NEW YORK-Rundown warehouses, dodgy streets, and zero nightlife filled the city’s Meatpacking District back in 2003. A year later, the boutique hotel Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC, opened at 9th Ave. and W. 13th St. Twelve years later, the hotel is credited with sparking the transformation that turned the area into the definition of New Cool. Price: $385 to

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Gender diversity on corporate boards won’t happen until we limit terms

Leave a Comment / The Globe and Mail /

Last month brought the news that nearly 20 per cent of Canada’s board members are women. That is a lot better than a decade ago, when it was 12 per cent, but no ovations yet, please – we are making progress much more slowly than others. In 2009, we stood sixth among industrialized countries. Last year, we

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Now That We’ll Have A Diverse Cabinet, The Arts Need To Catch Up

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On Wednesday, Justin Trudeau will announce a new cabinet made up 50 per cent of women. That example could have painful consequences for a community that’s been hobbled by the Harper Tories and is expecting great things — especially more money — from the new Liberal Government. The major arts groups in Canada’s largest city

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Canadians agree on assisted suicide. Why isn’t Ottawa listening?

Leave a Comment / The Toronto Star /

Though the vast majority of Canadians support doctor-assisted dying, the Conservative government has set up a policy review process that’s built to ignore them. Ottawa recently announced an expert panel who will consult with Canadians on doctor-assisted dying. This panel will guide the government in how to respond to the Supreme Court’s ruling in February that if

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When it comes to Pan Am Games, there’s bound to be an overkill of rules

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At the finish line of this year’s Boston Marathon stood a large sign that read: “Absolutely no weapons allowed.” Really? Bostonians had to be told that? But at least they had tragic reality as a backdrop. Here in Toronto, the “Conditions of Entry to a Venue” at the Pan Am Games are as bizarre and Martian as

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Toronto arts boards in dire need of diversity

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The largely white, male boards of Toronto’s top arts organizations may be one reason for declining attendance and reduced funding. Two years ago this week, I had a look into the gender and racial makeup of the boards of Toronto’s Big Six arts organizations. They were overwhelmingly male and white. Since then their overall attendance has trended

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