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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Transparent, Fair and Effective - Is that too much to ask of a Tax System?

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Our tax landscape is exceedingly complex. For anyone with more than simple T4 income, dealing with it usually brings not only a tax bill, b...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Tax Fair Alternatives to the Undue Assault on the Canadian Economy

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The consequences, even if small, may be grave for the Canadian economy if the proposed tax changes go ahead. This is because small business...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Caring About the Middle Class Means Caring (and Understanding) About Small Business

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Recently (January), I made the leap from government to private sector, more specifically I made the leap to go from helping my husband run ...
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Resignation

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It feels oddly real and surreal now. Now that it has been put into writing. Now that those words, on that paper have been given, cemen...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

An Act of Love

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I am on a weekend get away right now - much needed. So much has happened in the months I have not been actively here. Seismic shifts with ...
Saturday, June 11, 2016

An Exit, Stage Left

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A good friend of mine, a colleague with whom I shared more than a decade of my career, retired yesterday. A small, select group of people -...
Saturday, May 28, 2016

A Lot to Blog About and No Time to Blog

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It feels as though it has been forever since I've blogged here. Life over the past few months has taken a turn for the stressful - and ...
Monday, April 4, 2016

Yes, My Panties Are in a Bunch

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So I've started blogging over at: http://aparkstory.blogspot.ca/ - in opposition to a Sewage Treatment Plant plan at Clover Point Park. ...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Detour Ahead

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We were at the point where I was going to go to half-time this coming June. We were at the point where we were going to put in motion plans...
Monday, February 8, 2016

A Lovely Detour

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October 2014, I was painfully aware of the need to make shifts if I were to get to a place where I would be happy with what I did, who I did...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

What will you fill your life with?

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Of all the resources that are scarce, time is perhaps the most valuable. I have not been blogging much lately, far less than I'd like. ...
Saturday, December 26, 2015

To What Was, What Is and What Will Be - Farewell 2015

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Every year, without fail, between Christmas and New Years my mind turns to the year that was, and the year that is to come. Almost always, ...
Monday, October 19, 2015

Election 42 - Go Vote!

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I am usually a decided voter long before I enter the polls. This year I was a decided voter, until I was not. Until my preferred candidate...
Saturday, October 3, 2015

Do Stand Alone Birth Centres Make Sense? Do they ensure quality care?

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St. Paul's hospital in Vancouver is being redeveloped. As part of those plans, is a stand-alone birth centre that will be supported by ...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Victoria's Plan for Topaz Park Deserves a Public Policy Darwin Award

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This past week Victoria’s mayor and Victoria’s city council passed a motion 8 to 1 to consider establishing a designated tenting area in To...