An independent voice of labour for 65 years By Rajitha Sivakumaran Unions and trades go hand in hand, but many Canadians are unaware of the deep history behind independent unions in Canada. The rise of unions not affiliated with any labour federations is a story about fighting the norm of labour unions rooted in [...]
Road Tolls Aren't the Best Way To Pay For Infrastructure As cities across Ontario finalize their budgets and try to squeeze out savings to expand public transit, something doesn’t add up. Too many cities, including Toronto, are missing out on hundreds of millions in savings. That’s because Ontario has a labour law loophole that’s [...]
Enriching The Lives Of Canada's Youth By Cheryl Long The stories of children whose lives have been transformed by a Big Brother or Big Sister are endless. Peter Coleridge, President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada (BBBSC), recalls one in particular. A family of four — husband, wife and two young [...]
35 Years of Creating A Home Away From Home By Rajitha Sivakumaran For the first time in nearly 150 years, Canada’s population had more individuals over the age of 65 than children under 14 years last year. The population has been aging for some time and the consequences of this are many, but one [...]
65 Years Later, An Entrepreneurial Spirit Marches On By Cheryl Long Sixty-five years ago, Canadian women known as the Marching Mothers went door to door collecting “just a dime” in an effort to raise money to find a vaccine to prevent polio. In 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine and as threat of [...]
The business case for Indigenous inclusion By Rajitha Sivakumaran The lack of both skilled and unskilled labour is a concern across many Canadian industries, but few realize the solution can be found right at home. Canada has its own untapped labour source: our flourishing, young Indigenous communities. There is a real business case for [...]
Communicating the Value of Security to Canadians By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure Many Canadians know NATO to be a military and political alliance consisting of 28 members in the North Atlantic region. Founded in 1949, this organization served to limit Soviet expansion, prevent the return of nationalist militarism to Europe [...]
Transforming Canada's Linguistic Marketplace By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure In 2011, Statistics Canada reported that over 200 languages are spoken in Canada and 80 per cent of those who spoke a second language live in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Toronto, for example, is home to a staggering 140 different [...]
Voice of Saskatchewan’s dynamic construction industry By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure The year 2015 was marked by a critical decline in the number of residential construction projects underway in Saskatchewan. Commercial construction, on the other hand, experienced a measured growth and exceeded past performances. The interconnectedness of the marketplace, however, [...]
The protectors of Ontario's wild side By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure Occupying more than 10 per cent of the world’s second largest country, Ontario truly is yours to discover with its sprawling urban centres and charming farming communities. But discovery can become a completely transformed experience if exploration enthusiasts were [...]