Canada moves closer to point of no return when it comes to our national debt
By Frank Stronach There’s an old bit of wisdom courtesy of Ernest Hemingway that you go broke two ways: first gradually, then suddenly. With last week’s federal budget, Canada …
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How do we boost productivity? Give workers a piece of the action
By Frank Stronach As the former CEO of Magna International, one of Canada’s largest manufacturing companies, my philosophy was always that employees don’t work for you – they work …
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Gem Sewing stitching pattern of growth
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Gem Sewing began nine years ago in a nine-by-ten-foot corner of Gayle McNaughton’s and Mike D’Amour’s basement. It then took over …
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Want to fix the economy? Start by fixing our tax system
By Frank Stronach For most Canadians, April is the time of year when frustration and anger over our convoluted, loophole-ridden tax system is at its highest. For those looking …
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Axe the Tax rally draws attention to carbon tax increase
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It was no April Fool’s joke when James Davis stood along Armstrong Street North, near the Service Canada offices in New …
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Are Canadian children worth the cost?
By Frank Stronach When the federal government tables the budget two weeks from now, one of the items that may end up in the mix is funding for a …
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Halt all hiring: an immediate fix for reining in unchecked government bureaucracy
By Frank Stronach Most Canadians would not be surprised to learn there are way too many civil servants in Ottawa. But they would probably be shocked to learn just how …
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Putting some Hart into home sweet home
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Hart Home store at the Timiskaming Plaza has just about everything homeowners could need for furnishing their home’s …
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Growing anxiety about the direction of our country
By Frank Stronach If you’re looking for warning signs about the state of our economy, there were all kinds these past few weeks. Fueled by inflation worries, gold is …
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Is technology accelerating the great divide in income?
By Frank Stronach Back in the 1980s, when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was still the stuff of science fiction and computers and automation were changing the way we worked, a …
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