Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton U

Ottawa, ON
China is playing EU countries off against each other - The Financial Times ft.com/content/4ca9aafe-9c37…
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Actually, as Andrew Coyne correctly noted on CBC Power and Politics, every legislative assembly in the world is in person and not virtual As we are learning with virtual faculty meetings & virtual classes, virtual interaction is inferior to the real thing
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I was on CBC Newsworld arguing a DPA for Lavalin will make the situation worse, contrary to the PM’s assertion it will save jobs - as it will enable Lavalin to avoid fixing their failed strategies that got them into this mess cbc.ca/player/play/158894752…
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Amanda Lang is back - hosting CTV National News - long over due! Substance & gravitas in real time @AmandaLang
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I was on Bloomberg-BNN TV yesterday re strategic problems at Bombardier. I focused on dual class share structure & remarkable amount of federal & Quebec Govt subsidies received back to the 1960s, which made Bombardier less innovative & less competitive. bnnbloomberg.ca/bombardier-p…
I was on CBC Radio Syndication across Canada July 30 to discuss likelihood of ratification by US of new NAFTA - as it has been postponed until fall pending negotiations While progress in discussions has been reported between House Trade Cmte & WH, nothing yet in writing
Ottawa City Council: Block changes to the Chateau Laurier's classic look chng.it/4SPSgV7S via @CdnChange
Not even if she’s really, really, really angry about it. x.com/Frank_Mag/status/10160…
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The law has finally caught up with the Dairy Cartel.
The Competition Bureau has raided the offices of Loblaw, Metro, George Weston in a criminal investigation tied to alleged price fixing.
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In April 2016, my application for promotion to Associate Professor was approved at all 3 levels of university (including the President).
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Last week I was appointed to Carleton University Board of Governors for a 3 year term from 2016 to 2019. Directors are fiduciaries w/ duties
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Concerning risk, down payment on a home, skin in game, remember the wise words of Harvard prof Larry Summers: "No one washes a rental car".
Kudos Min Morneau for raising DP on graduated basis - as first step. But should apply to ALL high ratio as low DP correlated to higher risk
MLI Inside Policy magazine: "Is inequality a problem in Canada" by Professor Vijay Jog & Ian Lee reviews evidence. macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pd…
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Am at U Calgary Conference on risk & public policy at Jack Mintz School. Am analyzing role of NGOs in using poor data to exaggerate risk
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Am on @CBCOntarioToday tomorrow to debate @alastairwoods why PSE in Ontario is an awesome bargain for students - tomorrow's elites
On CBC Power & Politics with Evan Solomon tonite opposing David MacDonald, CCPA re GoC proposed Target Benefit Pension Plan & no CPP change
On CBC Radio stations across Canada this aft analyzing Govt of Canada announcement of new target benefit pension framework & no CPP increase
See another lack of transparency - NYT & Sierra Club tinyurl.com/o97484k @cdnpoli @evansolomoncbc Where is Mitrovica when we need him?