Blogs
Long-term planning, not Band-Aid solutions
The other evening I was driving home and listening to CBC Ottawa’s All in a Day with Alan Neal. He was interviewing Canada’s Auditor General…
The CEO: the modern day housekeeper
A layman’s view (not an architect) I have probably read thousands of historical novels and history books. It occurred to me that in some ways…
China and Canada: wood trading
The Globe and Mail published an article in early December 2017 entitled Ottawa holds up venture capital deal to highlight benefits of Beijing ties. The…
Size matters
I was happy to read that the sale of Aecon was recently scuttled. It was a bad idea from the start. PCL, Ledcor and others…
Travelling to understanding
A layman’s view (not an architect) I was in my forties the first time I visited Europe. My family emigrated from Europe, mostly France and…
The future of architecture: valuing and expanding on our heritage
In August of this year, I graduated for the second time. After having spent four years deep in academia at the University of Toronto –…