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Leadership is Messy

When I worked as a Chief of Staff for a provincial minister – every morning at 7:30 we had a ...

The Clock is Ticking

Toronto parks during COVID 2020 According to the Doomsday Clock we are one hundred seconds to midnight. According to the ...

Who Can We Trust?

Who Can We Trust In the small island of Trinidad if you have an emergency you should call 999 – ...

Forged from the Land

Forged from the Land 1974 Peter Minshall’s queen of the band costume for “From the Land of the Hummingbird,” (Sherry-Ann ...
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We all must work to end the rise of anti-Asian hate

“Are you their nanny?” A simple question from another mom on a playground in Toronto — Canada’s most diverse city. ...

2021: DON’T GIVE UP

Its January 25th of a new year and I already broke my resolution to a “dry-January” two weeks in. I ...
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EVERYWOMAN’S CITY

I was recently excited to join a panel to discuss how cities can be designed with women at the center. ...
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I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE

Recently I attended an event hosted by a women’s leadership group, of which I had been the founding co-chair. It ...
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THE VID

Toronto, Fall 2030Dearest GrandKiddies, I hope you have all settled into your new school year and that your in-class and ...
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City Infrastructure Can Deliver More

Not more concrete or steel or technology but more community. As I look to feature women who are making remarkable ...