Congratulations ⁦John Vaillant⁩, author of Fire Weather and winner of the Shaugnessy Cohen prize for political writing. Wonderful message at Politics and the Pen: Soend time with people you don’t know, and people you disagree with. “Let’s be in that crucible together”

Am in NY today and struck by the dynamism and optimism. IPO market is humming. Contrast that with ….

Canada suffers largest rise in bankruptcies in 37 years of record keeping. Meanwhile US business formation is roaring. #economy 🇨🇦bnnbloomberg.ca/business-insol…

Strong piece here from Diane Brady of FORTUNE. In 1984, our productivity was 88% of US. In 2022, it was 71%. Among the big reasons: regulation. fortune.com/2024/05/06/can…

A time to remember the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust. We have a collective responsibility to help future generations understand the past, and ensure history does not repeat — or even echo.
#NeverForget
#HolocaustRemembranceDay images.app.goo.gl/yHFAc1wMQPuTTL…

I’m not here for the #MetGala — but suspect it will outshine my global affairs dinner. #NYC at its gaudiest and grandest, celebrating 400 years of fashion. And raising money for ⁦The Metropolitan Museum of Art⁩’s Costume Institute

If there’s a bad slice of pizza in New York, I have not found it.

“Canada is terrific” — says the legend. And he’s got $200B in cash to invest theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Thank you to all who marched, marked and remembered this important moment, and why we recognize Red Dress Day. Justice for all requires us all to be for justice.
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🇨🇦 Greg Abel looks like he will be the next Oracle of Omaha. 93 y.o. Warren Buffett vests full confidence in the Albertan who’s been running the portfolio since 2021 — helping Berkshire Hathaway outpace the S&P by 50% cnb.cx/3aXBzyA

Do you have #AI in your laptop? AMD is one of the world’s leading chip companies and betting on a new age of thinking machines. Time to ensure future generations are primed too. cnbc.com/amp/2024/04/30…

More evidence we can be a nation of innovators: meet the 2024 winners of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards. It was an honour to be on the jury — always an inspiration! innovation.gg.ca

#GGInnovation Canadian Innovation Space Rideau Hall Foundation | Fondation Rideau Hall #GGInnovation

Remarkable conversation, incl some good 🇨🇦 banter b/w Arnett and Obama. Best line — on the worst days, make sure you do something good for someone somewhere. Every POTUS can do that. So can the rest of us podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sma…

On the Disruptors podcast with John Stackhouse, David Autor discusses what AI adoption means for jobs and labor markets, and how we can prepare the workforce.

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Since 2019, Canadian real gross domestic product per capita has declined 2.8% versus a 7% increase in the U.S. That marks the largest underperformance of the Canadian economy versus the U.S. over a comparable period since at least 1965. thoughtleadership.rbc.com/proof-point-a-…

Couldn’t agree more. Sad to see so many empty seats in the waning seconds. Regardless of score, cheer to the buzzer, folks, and give the home team a Standing O, even in defeat, for them to carry forward. Game 4 — let’s do more

“The Canadian pie is shrinking.” ⁦RBC⁩’s Craig Wright shares his frank views on our economy, as he prepares to retire after 24 years as Chief Economist

Good wonk-to-wonk conversation with ⁦Ed Greenspon⁩ ⁦Public Policy Forum⁩ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/won…

A tower of strength. Thank you Sharleen Gale Sharleen Gale for your leadership w First Nations Major Projects Coalition and your 1st conference in Toronto. Beautiful closing message, to build projects that last generations and benefit people & planet much longer. Well done, First Nations Major Projects Coalition