Friday May 16, 2008
Latest Columns 
Poor choices in education can make you a statistic
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Online Edition: Monday, May 12, 2008 06:36 AM
It's critical to learn skills that are in demand
Poor choices in education can make you a statistic
Published: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:00 AM Page B2
''There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics.''Many attribute this quote to British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in 1894, but its origin is now widely disputed, which seems fittingly ironic. Likewise, the recent Statistics Canada report, Earnings and Incomes of Canadians over the Past Quarter-Century, has led to varying interpretations of the data. One of the most strident appeared recently in a newspaper with a headline screaming: ''Rich get richer, poor get poorer.''
The smouldering debate over biofuel
Online Edition: Monday, April 28, 2008 04:19 AM
False green panaceas only delay the fundamental changes needed to just use less
Oil alternatives remain elusive: Could we not just try to use less?
Published: Monday, April 28, 2008 12:00 AM Page B2
In the early 19th century, while a young Charles Dickens toiled for six shillings a week in a decrepit London boot-blacking factory and went home to a darkened room, the wealthy enjoyed the fragrant glow of spermaceti oil candles burning in their chandeliers. This remarkably clear and aromatic oil was harvested from the huge head of the sperm whale, driving the creature of Moby Dick fame toward the brink of extinction.
Government, business must step up
Online Edition: Monday, April 14, 2008 06:00 AM
It's key to ensure Canada Inc.'s recruitment success
Government, business must step up to ensure Canada Inc.'s recruitment success
Published: Monday, April 14, 2008 12:00 AM Page B2
The new chief executive officer is reviewing the report from his human resources department. It isn't good news. Half the firm's key technical and operational staff are baby boomers, eligible for retirement in the next few years. The company has a very active recruiting program at universities, colleges and trade schools across the country, but there just aren't enough engineers, skilled tradespeople and new graduates in other needed fields to go around. Realizing the only answer to its skilled worker shortage lies in new immigrants, the company embarks on a major effort aimed at recruiting new entrants to Canada.
Probing financial meltdown
Online Edition: Monday, March 31, 2008 05:59 AM
Preventing another crisis requires a look below the surface
Preventing another crisis requires a look below the surface
Published: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:00 AM Page B2
The high-tech debacle of the late-nineties was followed by an unprecedented period of global economic expansion. Even those of us who've learned the lesson that all good things eventually come to an end are beginning to wonder if it really is different this time.
Laurent Beaudoin
Published: Friday, March 28, 2008 12:00 AM Page 22
When you look at your two key divisions-- aircraft and transportation--where do you see the biggest opportunities?If you look at aerospace, even with what we know about a possible recession in the States, the booking is still very strong. The thing that has changed a lot in the last few years is that where the market used to be 70% domestic [Canada and U.S.] and 30% international, it's now opposite. Today it's basically 70% international and 30% U.S. With the economy going as it is right now...we may not be as affected as much as if we depended completely on the U.S. market.
Auto bailouts
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Online Edition: Monday, March 17, 2008 06:16 AM
An issue Einstein, Darwin and Harper can agree on
