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This episode delves deeply into the housing affordability crisis in Canada, a critical issue that remains at the forefront in 2024. With persistently high home prices, elevated interest rates, and a rising cost of living, homeownership is becoming increasingly unattainable for many Canadians.The data tells a sobering story. Homeownership rates in Canada have declined from 69% in 2011 to 66% today, with younger generations facing even greater challenges. For Canadians aged 25 to 29, the homeownership rate has dropped sharply, from 44.1% in 2011 to 36.5% in 2021. This decline underscores the growing barriers to entering the housing market.The struggles extend beyond prospective homebuyers. Developers are contending with soaring construction costs, skyrocketing municipal development fees, and high interest rates, creating a hostile environment for new projects. These challenges have led to a surge in shelved developments, land sell-offs, and insolvencies within the sector. Projects like "The Riv," a 37-story condo tower planned for Toronto, have been canceled due to insufficient buyer interest and unsustainable pre-sale thresholds. These setbacks highlight a looming crisis in housing supply that could worsen the affordability challenges Canadians already face.Adding to the complexity, Oxford Economics projects that housing affordability will not return to reasonable levels until 2035. Their Housing Affordability Index, which evaluates factors like home prices, wages, and interest rates, reveals that homes were affordable between 2005 and 2020 but became increasingly unaffordable, peaking in 2023. While affordability has started to improve slightly, it remains far from sustainable. For many Canadians, the prospect of waiting more than a decade for improved affordability is daunting, particularly in historically expensive markets like Vancouver and Toronto.Recent data from StatsCan challenges the narrative that home flipping significantly contributes to housing unaffordability. In British Columbia, only 3% of properties were flipped within a year in 2021, with minimal impact on overall market prices. While flipping can influence price volatility in overheated markets, its role in Canada's broader housing crisis appears overstated. The core issue remains the chronic mismatch between housing supply and demand.This episode also explores the November Greater Vancouver real estate statistics, offering insights into market trends. While total sales decreased by 20% month-over-month, they were up 29% year-over-year, signaling a potential shift. Inventory dropped to a seven-month low, though it remains 26% above the ten-year average. Despite elevated inventory levels, prices in some categories have remained stable or even increased, reflecting the market's resilience.Looking ahead, the episode discusses the Bank of Canada's upcoming December meeting and the potential implications of a rate cut. While a reduction could stimulate an early spring market in 2025, questions persist about whether it would genuinely address affordability or merely fuel demand without resolving supply constraints. _________________________________ Contact Us To Book Your Private Consultation:
The end of last week saw the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publish its September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Any expectations for a bullish report to boost prices were dashed. World production was cut 1.5 million tonnes to 796.88 million tonnes and there was also a 900,000-tonne rise in consumption which presented a potential marked cut in year-end stocks. However, increases for carry-in Canadian stock to this season to align with StatsCan leaves year-end stocks up 600,000 tonnes on last month to a total of 257.22 million tonnes. Despite this being eight million tonnes down on last year, the market subsequently found ready sellers.During current intense volatility, markets can move significantly - sometimes in a matter of minutes and outside regular hours. Our MyFarm platform is free to Frontier customers and offers 24-7 access to market information and live grain prices, as well as the option to sell grain at a time that's more convenient. Find out more: www.frontierag.co.uk/myfarminfoFor other topical updates and advice from our experts, subscribe to our blog: www.frontierag.co.uk/blog/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
According to crime data from Statistics Canada, shoplifting rates across Canada have increased in recent years, and Nova Scotia is leading the pack. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Jim Cormier, the Atlantic director for the Retail Council of Canada, to talk about what that means and how it's happening.
Last week, a StatsCan report revealed people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in food insecure households. We explore the contributing factors with Producer Grant Hardy. Government of Canada Health Report
On Teck Talk, Michael Babcock chats with Mike Doise of iAccessibility. We learn about the resources they have created to improve access to technology, for everyone. Last week, a StatsCan report revealed people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in food insecure households. We explore the contributing factors with Producer Grant Hardy. On our AMI Highlights segment we speak with Gabi De Leon, content creator, influencer, and one of the participants featured on season one of AMI-tv's new series, Got Game. London Community Reporter Annette Denis tells us about Apple Land Station, where you can get in the fall spirit and take a train ride through an apple orchard. We revisit a conversation with Registered Nurse Leslie DePoe about the seven pillars of self-care and how to track progress in our daily routine. While body cameras increase accountability in interactions with police, some are concerned about a breach of privacy when police respond to calls in the home. We learn more with Danielle McLaughlin on Know Your Rights.
A point raised repeatedly during yesterday's program as we spoke of the Canada-wide rail shutdown was that food supplies would face increasing difficulty reaching grocery store shelves and that food prices would increase. Got us to thinking about the new Statscan information about the numbers of Canadian families facing food insecurity, The early 2024 numbers are increasingly disturbing. 45% of Canadians reported rising prices were greatly affecting their ability to meet day-to-day expenses (including food). - In 2023, 8.7 million people, including 2.1 million children, lived in households reporting food insecurity in Canada, an increase of 1.8 million people from the previous year. Consider the combined populations of Calgary and Edmonton are just over 3 million. Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. University of Toronto. Founding investigator of PROOF, U of T effort to identify policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's podcast: CIRB orders rail service to resume across Canada at 12:01a.m. tomorrow. Teamsters will appeal decision to federal court. Guest: Scott Moe. Premier, Saskatchewan Another one? Air Canada pilots voted by 98% in favour of strike action which could happen in a matter of weeks. A.C. news releases agree appear a mere formality, but is it? Guest: Raymond Hall. Former Air Canada captain, past president of the Air Canada Pilots Association and lawyer We revisited with our guests of 24 hours ago the issue of the rail strike/lockout and their dire predictions for Canadians when they joined us yesterday. Are they optimistic, is the delivery of $-billions in goods already too far behind to be resolved quickly? What must be done to end these rotating hits to our national economy and the well-being of Canadians (including holding on to jobs)? Guest: Dan Kelly. President/CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business Guest: Ron Foxcroft, Owner FLUKE Transport trucking firm in Hamilton, ON, chaiman of FOX 40 Industries (importer and exporter) A British Columbia class-action lawsuit against the B.C. and federal governments over the safer supply drug program is waiting for certification. The suit alleges government-funded 8mg hydromorphone pills (dillies) and other so-called safe supply drugs provided to addicts led to more addictions and death when these safer supply drugs were sold by addicts to mainly teens. One of the lead plaintiffs is Gregory Sword, father of 14-year-old Kamilah who died after ingesting "dillies" purchased from a dealer of safer drugs. Mr. Sword has been a guest on our program. Also: The Ford government in Ontario is ordering the closure of safe (drug) consumption sites within 200 meters of schools across the province. Kindly explain what the 'H' these sites were doing within 200 meters of schools in the first instance. Guest: Adam Zivo. Exec Dir. Centre for Responsible Drug Policy A point raised repeatedly during yesterday's program as we spoke of the Canada-wide rail shutdown was that food supplies would face increasing difficulty reaching grocery store shelves and that food prices would increase. Got us to thinking about the new Statscan information about the numbers of Canadian families facing food insecurity, The early 2024 numbers are increasingly disturbing. 45% of Canadians reported rising prices were greatly affecting their ability to meet day-to-day expenses (including food). - In 2023, 8.7 million people, including 2.1 million children, lived in households reporting food insecurity in Canada, an increase of 1.8 million people from the previous year. Consider the combined populations of Calgary and Edmonton are just over 3 million. Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. University of Toronto. Founding investigator of PROOF, U of T effort to identify policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada The goings-on in Ottawa and within government bureaucracy just over the past week. Guest: Tom Korski. Managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Phil Figuerido Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time to Thrive: Finding success and purpose in your business career
In this episode of the Empower Hour for Changemakers, we're thrilled to welcome Ignacio Chehade, Vice President of Business Development at A.M.A. Toronto, International Consultant, and Fractional CMO. Ignacio brings a wealth of knowledge on the critical importance of being brand-driven, especially for startups, professionals, and marketers.Join us as we dive deep into how a strong, well-defined brand can accelerate growth, build trust, and differentiate your business in a competitive market. Ignacio shares actionable strategies and insights that will help you transform your brand into a powerful tool for success, whether you're launching a startup or looking to elevate your professional presence.Tune in for an engaging discussion filled with practical advice, real-world examples, and live Q&A, where Ignacio answers the pressing branding questions that keep you up at night. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an industry expert who has helped numerous businesses thrive through effective brand management.Listen now and empower your journey to success!About your host: Leigh Mitchell is a Career & SMB Strategist, Marketer / Trainer for DEI-Driven Businesses & Workplaces, Recreation, Sport & Mental Health Communities. Leigh is also a DEI Lead for Statscan, York University Marketing and Business Instructor and Founder of Women in Biz Network and Hire Her Career Board. Learn more & Join Now for as Low as $0 https://www.womeninbiznetwork.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/empowerhourforchangemakers/exclusive-content
Comox Valley woman credits self-defense classes in preventing a devastating attack. A shocking StatsCan report finds that over 100,000 short-term rentals could be homes! An injured tail-less humpback whale swims on in the Salish Sea. How long will it survive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
StatsCan report finds over 100,000 short-term rentals could be homes. Guest: Marie-Christine Bernard - Assistant Director of the Retail and Service Industries Division at Statistics Canada Guest: Michael Vogel - CEO and Founder, Encore Ventures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We can try our best, but its not always easy knowing what's best for the environment. The world is complicated, and it isn't as simple as reduce, reuse, recycle—though that's a great place to start!In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog, "It's not easy bein' green."We have two stories exploring that theme. The first is one we made in-house asking just how green our digital world really is, and the second comes from the Simply Science podcast exploring the world of urban forests.
House Speaker Greg Fergus is under fire by the Conservatives, accused of being a Speaker who is a partisan Liberal. Members of Parliament will be voting Tuesday to oust him. Vassy Kapelos breaks down the details. Plus: Is Ontario Premier Doug Ford considering an early election call? Robert Benzie, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, joins to discuss his exclusive article. Two people who were running to be the Conservative nominee in a riding north of Toronto are alleging the party rigged the race for their favoured candidate. We play Vassy's full conversation with Sabrina Maddeaux and Rachel Gilliland. Ward Elcock, former CSIS director, on a new report which found CSIS and Trudeau's adviser clashed on a foreign interference threat in 2021. The Daily Debrief with Jamie Ellerton, Shachi Kurl and Saeed Selvam. Susan Scollie, Chair of the Canadian Infant Hearing Taskforce, on a new “report card” which has found seven out of 13 Canadian provinces and territories fail to provide adequate infant hearing health care. CTV National News Correspondent Cristina Tenaglia on a StatsCan survey looking at accessibility experiences of person with disabilities in Canada.
Despite countless billion-dollar handouts from the government for the electric vehicle transition, sales continue to drop. And a second Conservative nomination candidate is alleging irregularities in a GTA nomination race after the party disqualified her over a rule violation. Plus, StatsCan reveals international students studying in Canada are likely to live in unsuitable housing. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Shepherd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Dr. Eric Kam (@drerickam) , Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University about what to expect with the release of StatsCan's April numbers Tuesday & how Red Lobster's misguided endless shrimp promotion drove it into bankruptcy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Dr. Eric Kam (@drerickam) , Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University about what to expect with the release of StatsCan's April numbers Tuesday & how Red Lobster's misguided endless shrimp promotion drove it into bankruptcy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A report released on Friday by Statscan shows 8.7 million Canadians, or 22.9 per cent of the national population reported some level of food insecurity in 2022. An increase of almost 1.8 million people from the previous year. Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. Lead investigator of the University of Toronto's household food insecurity research program PROOF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's podcast: Just released Dalhousie Agri-foods laboratory study shows almost 60% of Canadians regularly eat food beyond its 'best before' date, with 23% doing so regularly. Among Millenials 41% believe they have become ill after eating potentially unsafe food products in the past year. And Canada's food sector falling behind that of the U.S. in wholesale and industrial prices. Might Canadian companies pull the plug and exit Canada for the United States? Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory. Jew-hatred continues to roil across Canada. Guests: Melissa Lantsman. CPC Deputy leader and Jewish Toronto MP who had a bitter exchange with PM Trudeau during Question Period when Trudeau responded to a challenge by Lantsman by accusing Conservative MPs of "standing with people who wave swastikas." And: David Sachs. Jewish Federation of Ottawa. After leaving a Muslim-Jewish interfaith event on parliament hill, Sachs was identified as Jewish by pro-Palestinian demonstrators and was swarmed, requiring a police escort to leave the area. Sachs is engaged in combatting antisemitism by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Global News: "B.C. to ban drug use in all public places in major overhaul of decriminalization." Premier David Eby on Friday made a formal request to Health Canada for changes to its exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as the 3 year experiment with decriminalization falters. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway. Medical director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseaes Centre. East-side of Vancouver. A report released on Friday by Statscan shows 8.7 million Canadians, or 22.9 per cent of the national population reported some level of food insecurity in 2022. An increase of almost 1.8 million people from the previous year. Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. Lead investigator of the University of Toronto's household food insecurity research program PROOF. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Are the Tesla layoffs a sign of rough times for the EV industry – or is it something else? We look at the federal dental care plan, and the Ontario Dental Association's thoughts about it, in light of the hesitancy some Alberta dentists are expressing toward signing up. NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station. StatsCan released its March Inflation report today. Rising gas prices played a part in what we have seen. Tim Hortons has now made the jump to... pizza. It's part of a move to "stretch the brand" into the afternoon and nighttime. How will the budget play out, politically? Highway 413 is moving forward, with a memorandum of understanding being signed by the federal and provincial governments. What changed? We get The Canadian Taxpayers Federation's reaction to today's unveiling of the federal budget. Checking in with Scott on the latest stories from today and what's coming up on The Scott Radley Show 6-8pm! Guests: Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Dr. Brock Nicolucci, President of the Ontario Dental Association Paul Delaney. Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science - Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19' Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University Franco Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919
Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Tuesday, April 2, 2024.TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news digest with our audience. Tune in every morning to the TRNN podcast feed to hear the latest important news stories from Canada and around the world.Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcastReferenced articles:Story 1 - Carbon tax protests greet the new tax, Premier of NL is Furey...ous. Story 2 - Dan Philip, longtime civil rights activist and former president of the Black Coalition of Quebec, dies at 87. Story 3 - Statscan data shows that armoured vehicles and other weapons have been exported to Israel since Oct. 7, contradicting the official government line. Story 4 - Israel passes a law to outlaw Al Jazeera. Story 5 - Unthinkable carnage remains at al-Shifa hospital after Israeli troop withdrawal. Story 6 - UN warns that the DRC is reaching a humanitarian breaking point due to fighting in the Eastern part of the country.
Today's podcast: A majority of Canada's premiers calling on the Justin Trudeau federal government to forego the scheduled for April 1 increase in the federal carbon tax. Trudeau insists premiers are lying about the tax when they insist it will only add to the financial burdens Canadian families are experiencing. The parliamentary budget officer told us for a second or third time on air on February 25 the carbon tax Canadian middle class families will pay will not be made revenue neutral by federal government rebates. The tax appears integral to the rapidly diminishing national support for the Trudeau government among voters. Guest: Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe. The premier assured us on air as long ago as January that Saskatchewan will neither collect nor remit the carbon tax to the federal government. Premier Moe on Wednesday appeared before the parliamentary Government Operations and Estimates committee. Professor Sylvain Charlebois (Dalhousie university Agri Foods lab director) posted that according to Statscan the average Canadian is spending less than $250.00 monthly on groceries, a 19% decrease since 2021. According to Dalhousie's Canada Food Price Report the average person should spend $339 per month on healthy food. Also: Charlebois also posted on Twitter/X that the only media reporting on federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault publicly misquoting him (Charlebois) in parliament as saying the carbon tax has no impact on rising food prices was done on our program. We will revisit. As well: Professor Charlebois wrote an op ed for Post Media arguing the "phenomenon of GLP-1 drugs, exemplified by the widespread use of Ozempic, is revolutionizing societal attitudes toward health and dietary habits." Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director of the Dalhousie University Agri Food lab. The Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore (timeline) after being struck by the container ship Dali. How does one of Canada's most experienced bridge construction engineers assess the collision and the what might the likelihood be of a bridge collapse under similar circumstance in Canada? Guest: Dr. Hellen Christodoulou, executive vice president, engineering, sustainability and business development at Corbec Canada. More than 40 years experience in the field of bridges and major bridge structures across Canada and the US and supervision of major bridge projects. PhD in Civil Engineering, lawyer and MBA. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Professor Sylvain Charlebois (Dalhousie university Agri Foods lab director) posted that according to Statscan the average Canadian is spending less than $250.00 monthly on groceries, a 19% decrease since 2021. According to Dalhousie's Canada Food Price Report the average person should spend $339 per month on healthy food. Also: Charlebois also posted on Twitter/X that the only media reporting on federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault publicly misquoting him (Charlebois) in parliament as saying the carbon tax has no impact on rising food prices was done on our program. We will revisit. As well: ProfessorfCharlebois wrote an op ed for Post Media arguing the "phenomenon of GLP-1 drugs, exemplified by the widespread use of Ozempic, is revolutionizing societal attitudes toward health and dietary habits." Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director of the Dalhousie University Agri Food lab. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A recent report showed that Canada's national life expectancy dropped for the third year in a row—now sitting at an average of 81.3 years. Why are experts calling this decline a historical change? How does your own life expectancy compare, and how can you make tweaks in your routine to help you increase your lifespan and your healthspan? Here, Dr. Peter Nord is joined by Dr. Doug Manuel, MD, director of the Big Life Lab at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and expert in preventive medicine. The two docs explore the implications of a shorter national life expectancy on your life, and the most important things you can do to avoid becoming part of that statistic. Check out the episode webpage for links and more info.
Are you ready for a deep dive into quantitative investing, the private credit trend, and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)? Then this episode is for you! Joining us today is Robin Wigglesworth, The Financial Times' global finance correspondent, and author of Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever, a groundbreaking book about the past, present, and future of passive investing. We talk with Robin about quantitative investing and the ideas he lays out in his article ‘A Quant Winter's Tale', before hearing his insights on the private credit trend and his intriguing new book titled Bonds, all about the history of the bond market. Today's episode also features our Mark to Market segment, where Mark McGrath joins us to talk about the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), providing a comprehensive overview of its inner workings, his response to the criticisms levelled against it, and why he believes it's of huge benefit to a great many Canadians. Next, we take a look back at our conversation with Alexandra Macqueen on annuities before sharing our thoughts on its relevance to today's discussion and why it's worth revisiting. Be sure to stay tuned for our after-show segment where we share our book, blog, and viewing recommendations, plus our favourite reviews, followed by a sneak peek of some of the exciting guests we have coming up. Press play now for a deep dive into quant investing, the hype around private credit, saving for retirement, and a whole lot more! Key Points From This Episode: An introduction to today's guest, Robin Wigglesworth, followed by his breakdown of quantitative investing. (0:04:05) Theories on what happened to factor investing between 2018 and 2020; what is meant by the quant winter and why we are now in a quant summer. (0:09:59) How investor sentiment regarding factor investing changed after the quant winter and how the algorithm aversion phenomenon impacted it. (0:15:13) The collapse of value; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (plus its role in the quant winter), and where we are right now. (0:20:14) An overview of quant investing products, and why many of them are too expensive. (0:23:24) Breaking down the noisy-ness in factor data and Robin's predictions for where factor investing will go from here. (0:25:51) Unpacking the hype around private credit: indications that it's in a bubble, how it could impact broader trends, and who stands to benefit most. (0:36:36) We hear about the fascinating book that Robin is currently working on about the history of the bond market. (0:40:22) Our Mark to Market segment on the complicated (and divisive) Canada Pension Plan (CPP); how it works, its profound benefits, and responding to the criticism it has received. (0:41:50) A look back at our conversation with Alexandra Macqueen on annuities and how it links in with today's discussion. (01:01:31) Our after-show section: an update on the Money Scope Podcast, reading recommendations, reviews from our listeners, and some of the incredible guests we have coming up! (01:04:33) Links From Today's Episode: Robin Wigglesworth — https://robinwigglesworth.com/ Robin Wigglesworth on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-wigglesworth-17101722 Financial Times — https://www.ft.com/ Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever — https://www.amazon.com/Trillions-Renegades-Invented-Changed-Finance/dp/0593087682 ‘Quant Winter's Tale' — https://www.ft.com/content/e0f98278-432e-4ece-b170-2c40e40d2835 Episode 184: Robin Wigglesworth — https://rationalreminder.ca/podcast/184 Episode 93: Cliff Asness from AQR — https://rationalreminder.ca/podcast/93 Cliff Asness — https://www.aqr.com/About-Us/OurFirm/Cliff-Asness-Bio AQR — https://www.aqr.com/ Two Sigma — https://www.twosigma.com/ D.E Shaw — https://www.deshaw.com/ CPP Investments — https://www.cppinvestments.com/ StatsCan — https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start Financial Planning for Canadian Business Owners Episode 116: True Cost of CPP with Aravind Sithamparapillai — https://jasonpereira.ca/all-content-jason-pereira-toronto/true-cost-of-cpp-with-aravind-sithamparapillai-e116 Episode 59: Alexandra Macqueen — https://rationalreminder.ca/podcast/59 Pensionize Your Nest Egg — https://www.amazon.com/Pensionize-Your-Nest-Egg-Allocation/dp/1119025257 Griselda Blanco — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15837600/ Cocaine Cowboys — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380268/ Queen of the South — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064899/ Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt — https://www.amazon.com/Fortunes-Children-Fall-House-Vanderbilt/dp/0062224069 Farnam Street — https://fs.blog/ 24 in 24 Reading Challenge — https://rationalreminder.ca/24in24 The Money Scope Podcast — https://moneyscope.ca/ The Money Scope Podcast on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@moneyscopepod Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder Website — https://rationalreminder.ca/ Rational Reminder on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rationalreminder/ Rational Reminder on X — https://twitter.com/RationalRemind Rational Reminder on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Rational Reminder Email — info@rationalreminder.ca Benjamin Felix — https://www.pwlcapital.com/author/benjamin-felix/ Benjamin on X — https://twitter.com/benjaminwfelix Benjamin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwfelix/ Cameron Passmore — https://www.pwlcapital.com/profile/cameron-passmore/ Cameron on X — https://twitter.com/CameronPassmore Cameron on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronpassmore/ Mark McGrath on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcgrathcfp/ Mark McGrath on X — https://twitter.com/MarkMcGrathCFP
On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday: -LDC is working on a pea plant in Yorkton. -A StatsCan report on Grain Stocks for December is to be released tomorrow. We'll also have a look at the latest Canadian wheat exports. -Staying on the topic of looking ahead, Kevin Hursh with SaskAgToday.com has a report on which crop has the better return on investment.
Is the church in Canada disappearing? Data collected by StatsCan over the past thirty years shows a steady decline in church attendance among Canadians. And the years over COVID accelerated that trend even further. But what is driving this trend? Who are the people foregoing church? And what does this indicate for the future of Christianity in Canada?In this episode, Scott and Shawn begin looking at this de-churching phenomenon that is transforming the religious landscape of the west. They look at who are de-churching, and what reasons are being given by those who used to regularly attend and participate in church life, but no longer do.This is the first episode in our series on “De-Churching”. Our goal is to help you understand what is happening in the church, how Christians should respond, and what we should expect to see happen for this trend to be reversed.
Episode 28 is a Crime Courts and Public Safety report: shocking developments in Winnipeg have submarined a public relations effort by prominent officials to portray our city as "the best blend of everything Canada has to offer." A Saturday Globe and Mail clickbait article of "Canada's most liveable cities" placed Winnipeg at #3 Overall. WRHA head honcho Dr. Joss Reimer took to Twitter to cheerlead the rankings. But while Reimer, Mayor Scott Gillingham, and the urban visionary messiahs hopped on the bandwagon - "#1 for raising kids!" - another set of 'data-driven rankings' exposed the absurdity of their campaign. Because as the Globe piece said, "Even if you could afford to live there, would you want to?" Marty Gold reveals the Crime Severity Index and the inconvenient facts that MSM won't tell Winnipeg. You'll hear how just how violent StatsCAN says Winnipeg scores at after the 8 year term of Brian Bowman as Mayor, and which categories we are shamefully number one in. This is his legacy. Among neighborhoods with a violence score over 700, Winnipeg make up 9 of the most 10 dangerous in the country - and 17 of the worst 26. And at number 26: West Broadway. 16:57 Part 2 - We recap the mystery surrounding the shooting spree inside a Langside St. rooming house on Sunday morning - with unreported details of the history of the property and of the drug-dealing past of one of the 4 victims. A local newspaper managed to print 2 different versions of life on Langside, but only one is correct. We compare a local government-funded community patrol claim that "West Broadway is normally a pretty quiet neighborhood" with the lived experience of a mother who "has heard yelling and fighting and gunshots often in the area." You can decide who lied. Also- an unaccomplished Liberal MP from gang-ridden Surrey, BC, tried to twist the killings into an online attack on Trudeau's opponents - and in short order Ken Hardie was exposed as a total moron for even suggesting the killings were "far-right". Meanwhile, a suburban City Councilor got the same treatment from critics for inserting the dog-whistle word "hate" into his post, which even riled up a usually mild-mannered downtown businessman. Hear all about it. 38:04 Part 3 - Court time is coming up for the Hamas-supporting "Queers4Palestine" and the other radical antisemites in Winnipeg. The railroad companies want a court injunction to stop further interference with their operations. Guess what the train-blockers were chanting for on November 20th? That's right, more killing of Jews. And they aren't alone. As you will hear, TGCTS has learned Winnipeg police are investigating an online hate-spouting video that included a well-known Winnipegger among a group praising Hamas and Hitler. Of course, they'll claim they're just "pro-Palestinian". In conclusion, Marty warns that there's a morally deceptive movement funded by Iran and other anti-West elements who want to turn our society against the concept of "Never Again". Don't fall for it. ****** The costs of our independent investigations and analysis is funded entirely by YOU- our sponsors, advertisers and donors. We need your support today to cover our production costs! paypal.com/paypalme/MartyGoldMedia News Tips/Sponsorships/Interac donations: martygoldlive@gmail.com
This week: another MINI INDIGENA featuring Kim TallBear (professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta) and Candis Callison (Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC), who joined host/producer Rick Harp Wednesday, October 18 to discuss: where things go from here after a majority of Australians voted to reject the constitutional institution of an Indigenous advisory board known as The Voice the B.C. Supreme Court rejects a resident association's legal challenge against a massive Vancouver housing development project led by the Squamish Nation a new StatsCan report finds those accused of killing Indigenous women and girls are less likely to be charged with first-degree murder than cases involving non-Indigenous victims Twitter's in the shi**er, and its name change is the least of its problems: has it taken #NativeTwitter down with it? CREDITS: 'All Your Faustian Bargains' and 'Love Is Chemical' by Steve Combs (CC BY 4.0); 'Racecar Drums' by Daedelus (CC BY); 'Dobro Mashup' by Jason Shaw (CC BY); 'Fater Lee' by Black Ant (CC BY).
Talk about “unstoppable”! Meet Tony Labillois. Tony has been blind his entire life. His parents insisted that he attend “regular school” in Quebec where he was born and grew up. He did not get some of the benefits of some assistive technologies such as Braille that might have better aided him. He saw enough that he was able to cope during school. After high school he went to university in Quebec City where he majored in Statistics. Why statistics? Because he discovered that he loved mathematics and he felt he had the best opportunity to get a job and advance with this background. He joined the Canadian version of the U.S. census bureau, Statistics Canada, out of college and advanced he did. Today he serves as the Director General of the Justice, Diversity, Population Statistics Branch and co-leading Canada's Disaggregated Data Action Plan. There is even much more to Tony's story. He imparts to us along the way some great life lessons. One, and my favorite, is "If you see a door that is a little bit open, go through it." That definitely summarizes Tony. About the Guest: Tony Labillois is a relentless individual who has defied the limitations of his low vision and legal blindness to lead an extraordinary life. His adventurous spirit has driven him to participate in thrilling activities such as rafting, driving a dogsled with his daughter, trying a bobsled in Lake Placid, and water skiing on one ski. Tony's disability has served as a catalyst for personal growth and has inspired him to continuously seek creative and effective ways to embrace life to the fullest while pursuing a successful career and giving back to others. Throughout his fruitful career, Tony has dedicated his entire professional life to Statistics Canada, where he has steadily climbed the ranks over a span of more than 30 years. Currently serving as the Director General of the Justice, Diversity, Population Statistics Branch and co-leading Canada's Disaggregated Data Action Plan , Tony has accumulated extensive leadership experience and honed his skills in program and project management, budgeting, and human resources. His role expanded in 2002 when he became a Champion for People with Disabilities, advocating for full participation and valuing the contributions and productivity of every individual. This expanded responsibility allowed Tony to gain comprehensive knowledge about disabilities, effective accommodations, accessibility, and potential solutions. His exceptional efforts were recognized in 2012 when he received the Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his outstanding leadership in promoting diversity. In September 2020, Tony assumed the positions of Vice-Chair of the Governing Council and Chair of the Advisory Council of the Canadian Accessibility Network (CAN). This national partnership which now includes more than 80 collaborating organizations from the private, academic, non-profit and public sectors focuses on advancing accessibility for individuals with disabilities through research, design and innovation, education and training, policy, employment, and community engagement. Tony's appointment to these key roles highlights his expertise in the field and his commitment to driving positive change for persons with disabilities. Guided by his personal motto, "If you see a door that is a little bit open, go through it," Tony Labillois exemplifies resilience, determination, and a relentless pursuit of opportunities. Ways to connect with Tony: LinkedIn: Tony LaBillois - Directeur général, Direction de la statistique juridique, de la diversité et de la population - Statistique Canada | LinkedIn How to enjoy life : LABILLOIS, TONY, ou Comment profiter de la vie – RAAQ Podcast on Accessibility with Tony: Eh Sayers Season 1 Episode 1 - Talk about the barriers, not the disability: Activity limitations and COVID-19 (statcan.gc.ca) Canadian Accessibility Network (CAN) link: Accessibility Institute - Carleton University Disaggregated Data Action Plan information : Disaggregated data action plan: Why it matters to you (statcan.gc.ca) Disaggregated Data Accomplishments report 2021-22: Better Quality Data for Better Decision Making (statcan.gc.ca) rapport_sur_les_realisations_liees_aux_donnees_desagregees_de_2021-2022.pdf (statcan.gc.ca) Information on the Justice Diversity and population statistics Branch and Statistics Canada: Center for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub : Gender, diversity and inclusion statistics (statcan.gc.ca) Crime and Justice Statistics : Crime and justice statistics (statcan.gc.ca) Canada's population Clock (real-time model) : Canada's population clock (real-time model) (statcan.gc.ca) Statistics Canada General site : Statistics Canada: Canada's national statistical agency / Statistique Canada : Organisme statistique national du Canada (statcan.gc.ca) About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hi, there I am Mike Hingson, your host for unstoppable mindset. We're inclusion diversity in the unexpected meet. And today we get to have the opportunity to chat with Tony Labillois who is from Canada. He works and does a lot of leading things in Statscan. And he'll tell us about that. I'm sure. He's a very active kind of guy. He is done bobsledding. He's done waterskiing, and with one ski and a number of such kinds of things. And I'm going to really leave it to him to tell us a whole lot more as we go through the next hour or so. But Tony, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. And thank you very much for being here. Tony Labillois ** 02:04 Thank you very much, Michael. Yeah, it's a pleasure and an honor for me to be sharing this episode with you. Michael Hingson ** 02:09 Well, thank you for for doing this will tell you a little bit about this whole idea of of bobsledding and so on, that must have been a lot of fun. Tony Labillois ** 02:20 I am a guy who likes to push the limits and live life to the fullest. I am always assessing risks for myself as well. I like to be careful for making sure I stay in good shape and healthy. But at the same time I like to extorting so when the opportunity arise, and there may be some of our listeners today that you will have suggestions for me of what I could try to do next. But I'm always looking at possibilities to experiment something fun, safe and unforgettable. Michael Hingson ** 03:02 Well, you did say you want to jump off a mountain, right? Tony Labillois ** 03:06 Yeah, yeah, I would love to actually use a delta wing and in tandem jump off a mountain when the wind wants to collaborate. But unfortunately, so far when I tried, the wind was not there for me on those days. Michael Hingson ** 03:24 I hate it when that happens. But someday, maybe the university will will let you do it. My high school geometry teacher had his 86th birthday yesterday, he was telling me that in the past, someone that he knew had actually acquired something called a powered parachute. Are you familiar with that? No. So I don't know a lot about it but apparently it's a parachute and it has a motor on it and actually can I don't know whether it is a fan or how it works but you can strap this on lay out the parachute activate it and go flying with the parachute being what what you use to control where you go and how you go and so on. And he actually in the he lives in Nebraska, and he flew with it around his farm a couple of times. I never heard of a powered parachute before so there's something else for you to to explore. Although I don't know whether you can do it in tandem or how that would work. Tony Labillois ** 04:28 I'm not sure I want to drive this that's what our responses Yeah, I Michael Hingson ** 04:31 hear you. I should explain for you listening that Tony is blind. He's a low vision kind of guy. And so we we share some of that which is which is kind of fun. Like as I was telling him once I did Alpine sliding once which is sliding down the mountain inside of a house with a pipe on a special sled it's a summer sport. It's a lot of fun. And so you you can if you go too fast jump To track and you can in all the twists and turns, you can have all sorts of challenges just like if you were skiing or sledding down a mountain in the winter. So it's it's a way to keep ski resorts open in the summer, I guess. Tony Labillois ** 05:13 Well, yeah. And one other thing I experimented in the summer and I loved was water slides and anything related with the water and the beach. I'm there. Michael Hingson ** 05:28 You're you're there that way. That's makes sense. I read our saw on the news last night, or this morning somebody was in the ocean, and I don't remember what state they were in. They were kind of waist deep and got stung by a Stingray, which is no fun. Tony Labillois ** 05:46 No, certainly not. I Michael Hingson ** 05:49 would rather not have that happen to me either. She survived. They had to surgically remove the bar, but she did survive some investments. Okay. Well, anyway. So let's kind of go back and start at the beginning. Why don't you tell us about the early Tony, tell me about you growing up and some of that kind of stuff? Oh, well, sure. Let's go back to the beginning and figure it all out. Tony Labillois ** 06:16 Was born with low vision. For me. It's the vision that I'm used to it's normal vision. I see colors. I enjoy art I traveled alone or with people when I was a child where the parents learned very early that my parents that I love learning, I was like three months old that I met, I might never see anything. And to make a long story short, they believe that everything was possible. Despite the mentality of the late 60s, they fought for making sure I would go to normal school, I would stay closer to them. I was born in the gas because near the Atlantic Ocean in eastern Quebec, in Eastern Canada, between the mountains and the sea, and a school for Braille or other things related to functionalize a blind person was was in Montreal, it was like 10 hours from where I was born. So they wanted to keep me there. I had a very enjoyable childhood, I learned to go into a bicycle with with my dad actually running after me and showing me how to find the balance I needed. So I I was very introverted. I was very happy still. And I think a few friends that each time I would enter a school, I knew I would have to prove my place there. And I guess I was lucky in elementary school because I was too young to realize this. But some people suddenly told my parents that, yeah, I could I could go to regular school. And my mom was like, What do you mean? Yeah, you can go to regular school. They expected him to go to regular school, though. So my dad and I did my elementary school with them, and then my high school with them and then decided to go for the big city and Quebec City, which was like seven hours from home to study in college and university and I studied statistics. And I mean, that's that, I was still relatively quiet, and still much more outgoing than when I was a teenager or even when I arrived in Quebec City, I saw events that happened at the end of my high school price I've been introduced in the award ceremony and the price that as my name is still given to the people finishing high school, where I finished in the Gospels. And it's for for actually, for students who I successfully overcome challenges, either physically, psychologically or socially. And I'm proud because as an adult, I contributed to the prize itself I give. I double the amount of money that's given by the school. Each time it's given. It's not given each year but it's given each time a student deserve it. It will be for the year is next year actually, we talked about this and it's, I send the message to each of the, the winners. And I would say that over 30 some winners after me, I've gotten the price. And it's a source of inspiration when I learned about the stories of these, these teenagers as well. Michael Hingson ** 10:30 So, you, you, you contribute to the prize and you help make students a decimal which school is this given? Tony Labillois ** 10:42 It's called a call on one Bell. Now it's actually in Vegas, because it's a high school. It's a high school, public high school where I went. Michael Hingson ** 10:51 So what kind of students have won the prize? Tony Labillois ** 10:55 This students with with activity limitations or disabilities, there was a student even from Vietnam that arrived in Canada with a wave of both people in is there has been last year that they were not two years ago, there were two students, it was the first time that there were two students. One was a young man who was playing tennis at very high level. And the young woman was doing all kinds of artistic things, including singing and those obviously having exemplary behaviors and good marks at school. Michael Hingson ** 11:48 Well, that is that is pretty cool, though, to have that kind of prize and to be able to contribute to it and make it better. Let's say you went to college and you went to UCF Quebec City to go to college. Tony Labillois ** 12:02 Yeah, a university in Quebec City as well. Yeah. Michael Hingson ** 12:04 And you majored in statistics. Tony Labillois ** 12:07 Yes, yes, I studied there. Between a few get togethers and parties, I got my degree. And then I was surprised to be recruited by Statistics Canada, our national statistics, organization, National Statistics Office for the country. In the US, you have the US Bureau of census and a number of other organizations involved in producing statistics for your country. Make sure that your citizens and decision makers are well equipped to make the right decisions. In Canada, it's a bit more centralized. provinces and territories have a role to play in the statistical system, so do the local authorities with us. But Statistics Canada is part of the national federal government and is much more centralized than in the US and we cover in addition to the census that we do each year, since it's a population and Census of Agriculture, we have more than 350 sample surveys that are active with different frequencies. And we mostly these days, integrate lots of data from different sources. And we use data science to also augment the power of data insights that we provide to Canadians. We are regulated with the Statistics Act at Statscan. And we we basically cover all the aspects of the Canadian economy, in society and environment. We also protect the confidentiality of the information that we receive very carefully. Because it's all based on trust. If you want to have the right picture of the of the country, every aspect of Canadian lives, you need to maintain a very good level of trust with the different people that end businesses and other organizations that respond and with the other stakeholders, you need to maintain close ties with a number of other government organizations and private sector organizations or groups of organizations as well as associations. Michael Hingson ** 14:52 So what got you interested in statistics that you decided to make that your your college study Tony Labillois ** 14:59 wasn't true? stood in science in college. In fact, my college was all about Pure and Applied Sciences. But being born with low vision, I had to be realistic. If I wanted to reach my full potential in a discipline, it would not necessarily be in engineering, if I felt that way that it wouldn't be an engineering, if I wanted to visit a plant or even in biology, if I wanted to study by myself, with the microscope and stuff, I mean, these days, things have evolved. But you got to remember that in the late 80s, when I was a student, the accommodations were not the norm in schools, and nor in the labor market. And suddenly, I realized that I love maths, and I wanted to apply maths in a way that would be useful to others in a way that would be applied. I'm an action oriented person, and I needed something that would be tangible that would be useful, not just pure math, or something theoretical in physics, or I wanted something applied and connected to the real world. And I choose statistics for for that reason. And then I started in Statscan. And the rest is history or years of history. Michael Hingson ** 16:39 So you went to Statscan, basically, right out of college, he said, I've Tony Labillois ** 16:44 run out of university and left Quebec City for other while I did not know much about otherwise came to visit. Statistics Canada and the people I started getting were really welcoming. They were friendly, the were open, the word inclusive. In fact, my first chief was the first one to offer me recommendations. And she she basically told me that I was hired for my competencies, I was there to achieve results, and she wanted to give me the best chances to achieve those results. And she said, you can list all the things you would want to get. And we'll buy them and install them for you. So that you're productive, and you're fully part of the team. So for me, that was a message that was wow, wow, they really care. And again, at that time, I'm not seeing that very much. I worked very successfully in summer jobs as a programmer or even in statistics for fishing department. And you're making me go very deep in my memories. This is fun, actually. That was Ministry of fishing, hunting and leisure in Quebec at the time I'd worked there for a summer and then I had been a programmer analyst for paper available. i My dad used to work in our village and yeah, it worked successfully. But there were they talked to me about buying me a monitor arm or about offering me a little telescope or other things to fully participate and in them in the labor market. So that's kind of was welcoming that I felt that sense of community. Yeah, I had a fruitful career since then. And I tried a few times I've tested the waters elsewhere a few times in my career. And I always choose to stay even when I had offers elsewhere. And in retrospect, I think I think that was a great choice. In fact, my my father in law at the time, told me that because I was a bit afraid of going along to Ottawa at first do I have to learn English and everything and I was thinking it was like far far away from from where my friends were and my comfort zone was he says, well not where are you? You're capable and the first five five years are the most tough when you when you will somewhere if it was very short five years and in retrospect, he was right five years seemed longer at the time, but it's like we I think we said Michael previously together that that time flies and we better enjoy it and have the most fun because it will fly anyway. Michael Hingson ** 19:55 You know, it's interesting today, we hear a lot more about people I'm moving around and not staying at a job. And I know especially here in the United States, of course, a lot of it is financially motivated and so on. But you stayed even though you had other other job offers or other opportunities, what really made you stay. Tony Labillois ** 20:21 Statscan is a place where I could contribute, I could learn about myself, I couldn't explore my leadership, develop my leadership, I could learn and contribute. And for me, when there's sufficient amount of learning, sufficient amount of contribution that I can give somewhere and get somewhere, I stay engaged, I stay up here to wake up in the morning. Yeah, and there are some mornings that are tougher than others, not for everybody else. But I stand at the Statistics Canada reminds me as a professional community that I will make a parallel with the village where I come from, there's a sense of community, there's a sense of belonging, there's a network of colleagues that I have in Statistics Canada, in the federal government, in the stakeholders that we have in Stats Canada, and because I moved around a lot in Statistics Canada, you got to know that Statistics Canada is now more than 7000 employees, probably more than 9000, if you count all our interviewers, and I'm privileged enough to be among about 20, Director generals of the organization. So I am, I was even much younger, in much lower ranks. But I felt that sense of, of belonging and that sense of being able to develop myself, and create, be creative and innovate. And I've been offered lots of cool challenges to try to achieve with teams, I love to work in teams, I discovered that for myself, I discovered my leadership, as I was mentioning, by even having the trust of others first to get to supervise a student, and then to get to supervisory code. And maybe discovered that I love that. And then I would earn some trust in myself and others would gain some trust in me, to give me even more people to supervise as a unit. And then as a chief. And as achieve, I had to do special surveys on businesses on topics that we would not normally cover in the base program of the disease Canada, but that other clients would want to buy from us and sponsor with their funds so that we would, in record time in six months to a year, we would do a survey from start to finish from negotiating our track to delivering results and presenting results to clients and other stakeholders. So I had an exciting career. That's also why I stayed. Michael Hingson ** 23:17 Well, you can you started out by being extremely welcomed, which has to mean a lot. And it sounds like that's really continued through the years. When did you first start with Statscan Tony Labillois ** 23:32 1989, the Fourth of July 1989 was my first day. Michael Hingson ** 23:37 So now we're talking about what 34 years. Yeah, so clearly, there had to be something that made you feel welcomed, continuously, much less what you then did for yourself, which is important to you and how you, you grew. So I think that's that's extremely relevant. And it's so unfortunate that all too often, people seem not to really do it nearly as much today, at least in the US, it's looking for the next big thing, rather than might it really be best to just stick with a home. Tony Labillois ** 24:19 Say that home is coming. Be close to your own values. If your organization is if you're not adhering to the same values in Europe, the organization you work for. You might not stay for very long and you should not stay for too long. If you realize that it's not well aligned. For me, this is a key for success in that sense of belonging sharing the During to common values and communication is also very important in all directions, making sure that the service to Canadians is also highlighted, making sure that we produce that data that is important for the decision making and for the discussions that will lead to the decision making. And so that this data is a pillar for for possible change, that sustainable change in in our economy, our society, monitoring is one thing, but also leveraging data and insights for for making sure that the right development of the policies, programs, services to Canadians happens. And take for example, what we're trying to do right now I have the privilege also to be the CO leader of our desegregated data action plan. This segregated data action plan is an initiative that started that a bit before COVID, but was certainly accelerated with what we noticed in COVID-19. Times. As soon as COVID hit, I thought, and I said to others around me, well, it will be even more disparities between people more and more risks of leaving behind certain segments of the population. And I wasn't the only one because we got a significant investment in Statistics Canada to further disaggregate our information, usually, a national statistical agency with that reduce national and provincial or territorial level information is aggregating the data suddenly means that we produce information at a much more detailed level for to ensure that we reflect the differences. For example, if you are in a case where you look at the rate of incarceration, many people are incarcerated in Canada, what's the percentage seems very low on the overall population, but if you start splitting men and women, yeah, you'll find differences between men and women. That's interesting. But if you start also looking at that, the indigenous populations versus non Indigenous Wow, you'll find a big difference for indigenous that more interactions with our justice system. And you'll you'll do that also for racialized populations, you if you break down that group, will even notice that some subgroups of the racialized populations are even more airy than others irate and others have incarceration, or have dealings with the justice system. That's not to pinpoint them. That's actually to try to assess what kind of systemic barriers, what kind of needs they have, and that are not met because of these systemic barriers. And we're trying to do that, and surveys, like our labor force survey are in obviously, we do that already. And we've done that in the census. So we have a general social statistics program in which we also disaggregating and producing the data is one thing, but producing the insights and the tools and the training for people to understand and use the data in their work wherever whatever their responsibilities are for policies, programs, or other activities in Canada. That's that's very important. That's when a statistical system can be in action. Take for example, the all the terrible events that we're facing with climate change, floods, wildfires, and other hazards are, unfortunately, happening more and more in the statistical agency that like statistics Skyler and I have a lot of information. I have a lot of expertise in integrating data and can produce tools, training and provide data and insights to the people that assess the risks. of these disasters, or that have to manage an emergency situation, or to manage the recovery of a community, or economically or socially after a disaster occurred. So I'm currently working with partners to try to improve the data ecosystem in this context, and provide them with the tools to support their activities and the information, obviously, to support these activities. That's a very big challenge, because of the many stakeholders involved in such programs. And in such situations, Michael Hingson ** 30:47 you find that as you're, you're analyzing data, and you're you're providing evidence of certain kinds of conditions, like indigenous people tend to have more interactions with the justice systems or climate change. Do you? Do you tend to find resistance that says, Oh, this really can't be the case? Or that it becomes politically not feasible to do? Or do you think that people are pretty much at least in Canada genuinely open to really wanting to deal with things, but what kind of happens to all the data? Tony Labillois ** 31:29 I'll say that I see lots of openness. Certainly, in the, in all levels of governments, we had, for example, we started I started with other colleagues a few years ago, an initiative with the Canadian Federation of municipalities, where we now establish a center for local and municipal data. And we provide dashboards and tools on all kinds of aspects of what's happening in a city, like Toronto, or even a midsize city in Canada, and we get much more collaboration from the cities to provide data to Statscan as well. So that we have an exchange, we give them something they provide us the raw material and their priorities as well. So I see lots of openness from the governments at all levels. And I will say that we need to raise awareness of the ways the best ways, what are the best ways to use data, what are examples of successful use of disaggregated data, for example, to change a program to change a service to better serve in Indians, or a policy. And in, there are some times where we preach to the choir, where we speak to data specialists that are all gung ho about data, and they know we need it, and that's okay. We don't have to convince them. But we need them as allies to further have a snowball effect in different government departments, but also in in society in general. I'll say that there are some trends in Canada. And we observe also what's happening in the US where, that there's some people that tend to believe things that are sent, as long as it's said by someone that they trust or that they take as the truth. And we have to try our best to make them listen to make sure that they look at the data or that they're aware of the existence of the data. And then, yeah, they can make their own choice, our statistics guy that is not involved in any political way. We're independent. And we want to stay that way. But we're there to give advice on the importance of having the right information. I mean, in in a democracy, having a transparent and neutral and apolitical organization that is arm's length from the political power is extremely important. It's a very important mirror of what's happening in the country for different aspects of its economy, society, our environment, and I strongly believe that that we we make a difference. And I strongly believe that the work will never be finished in making sure that we To showcase not only the data but the power that leveraging the statistically sound information has towards the greater good, we in fact, we, we have a little ashtag disaggregated data for good. And we really have a mission and vision up towards making sure that we improve the public good with the right data. Put in the hands of the decision makers and agile all the ones that can can benefit from from information, including all citizens. Michael Hingson ** 35:49 Do you think I'm just kind of curious that sort of as a natural thing that pops into my head? Do you think that what you do and the data that you collect, and that you analyze, and so on, is treated differently in Canada than the similar functions here in the US? Or do you think that the department, the Census Department and so on, as well trusted and you think there's some some differences? Can you tell? Tony Labillois ** 36:18 I wouldn't venture commenting? I will say that, that, that, for building trust, there's a need for lots of partnership and cooperation. Yeah, that in the statistical system, and much beyond, for preserving trust these days in any of our institutions, we need lots of communication, we need lots of relevance, lots of consultations, as well, for example, that we had a concept since the 80s, called visible minorities in Canada, that includes all the people of color, and that we are temporarily calling the the different combination of all the groups we call in racialized groups right now. But we're consulting them, we during a year, with various means, so that we try to find the best way to call the combination of these of these groups. In fact, in our sensors, the questions that we have for ethnicity is based on how people perceive themselves. And then after that, we combined some answers to create variables that are needed in terms of either racialized groups or ethnicity are, you know, if we were looking at race or things like that, and we were also consulting a lot when we introduced in census 2021, for the first time, detailed question on gender. We're testing right now, and consulting for possible question on sexual orientation in that 26. Which will be perceived, I'm sure, as very sensitive. So we, the fact that trust is based on outreach and two way communication, and partnerships with the right associations and the right stakeholders, I think is key for relevance, because there's lots of people working on data right now. There's lots of private sector organizations that have that role, probably more petabytes of data than then Statscan will ever have. And but how do we stay relevant in this world? I mean, it, it comes from making sure that we're there for the public good, and with the the public and the other stakeholders working with us? Very closely. So it's, it's a question of thing. Well positioned and relevant. And, obviously, yes, we, we try to partner with all the players that have an interest in in the same direction than us. Michael Hingson ** 39:39 Hi, I hear exactly what I'm saying when you're talking about trust and communication. And so I think it's extremely important and it is, it is an issue that we often face. The people tend not to communicate and sometimes they can't or sometimes they just don't want to but it is an issue that I think is worldwide, and probably some places more than others. But it is an issue. And without good communications without conversation without education, and awareness, it's very difficult to develop trust. And so, you know, I know, for example, we can talk and and probably should sum about disabilities in general, we've tended to be a little bit less a part of a lot of the conversations that people have. I've heard from people in a number of countries that that there just hasn't been as much awareness building or acceptance about disabilities as Do you. Do you think that's true? Or how are you looking to try to address those kinds of things Tony Labillois ** 40:48 I've been I've been champion for persons with disabilities in my organization and beyond since 2002. And I've witnessed the heterogeneity of activity, limitations of people and activity, intelligibility also of acceptance of themselves, and the third unity of meanings that they're accepted by others. But also the originality of the creativity of people with activity limitations. I'm deliberately not using persons with disabilities, just because I think after the pandemic, it's even more obvious that it's not just the people that traditionally identify themselves as persons with disabilities that need an accessible world, or a number of recommendations. And I've expanded that those views in another podcast actually, that we have a series at statistics guy that I the first episode of our podcast where it was on accessibility. And I explained my views on that way that podcast, but coming back to your question that that really that there's a lot that needs to be done in terms of accessibility and person with disabilities and for for persons with disabilities by persons with disabilities, or people with activity limitations as well. They need to speak up first, they need to feel confident that they can speak up, and they can talk about their needs that they can, that they will be heard that. And we have a number of ways that statistics organization where we make sure that they're heard, then we have now with the newly arrived, Accessibility Act in Canada, in 2019. And in the strategy for accessibility in the public service, in each department, we we have our own plans for for enhancing accessibility. So in the public service that they start in the Kenyan society and economy, a lot needs to be done. Even though we're one of the most fortunate country I will say, in terms of accessibility and inclusion. From what I've experienced when I travel, or by talking with others, we have created a Canadian accessibility network. With the leadership of Carleton University, we are now more than 80 Collaborating organizations from academia, private sector, public sector, nonprofit, and all working towards more accessibility in Canada in policies, Employment Research and Design, in all kinds of aspects. And we have communities of practices that that work together to make a more accessible in Canada. And I'm fortunate enough to lead the and charity Advisory Council of this organization that is made of representative of each of these organizations. And I can tell you that we're stronger together when we speak about the not only about the issues, but about the solutions that need to be brought forward in for a greater participation in the economy and the society. And I would be curious to have your views on how such a network should approach that daunting challenge that we have because we're only three years old. But I would like to hear your views on how we bring more large business As another player is on board, but also either we have even more traction, more action oriented results more more impact. Michael Hingson ** 45:10 I think that the most important thing is to really continue to work in an education will maybe create some events where you invite a number of the leaders of larger corporations and organizations to, to come together and, and discuss this event is bringing some speakers it is something I've done before, at various places around the US and in some other countries as well. To bring in speakers to talk and interact with, I think it's from, from my perspective, as a speaker, I don't want to talk to I want to talk with and so I can deliver a speech, but it's even much more engaging, fun and relevant, to have a dialogue. And so, I think that if you target corporations that are larger, and especially if you have one or two that already do become involved with persons with disabilities more bring those in as, as featured parts of something that we do, as well as others who are visible in the disabilities community throughout the world, to help educate and have as a goal to leave that event with plans for the other organizations, or at least the start of building a framework of plans for the other organizations as to how they can involve more persons with disabilities. But I think the biggest thing is education, parents simple. It is really, that most people think that disability means a lack of ability, which isn't true. And I know people will say what disability begins with dis, which is not well, that isn't always the way that this is used. So I don't think that it needs to be that way. And I think that, that we need to really start to understand more about words, and how words matter. And people seem to have no trouble with changing meanings of words. I mean, look at diversity, diversity tends to leave out disabilities, that it shouldn't, but it does. And I think they've been just by inertia attempts to try to do some of that with inclusion. But I think more people are pushing back. I know I do to say you're not inclusive, unless you include people with disabilities. And you can say, but but we do include race. Well, that's not being inclusive. If you leave out other people, diversity is already left the station. And I think that having those kinds of discussions is part of what probably is extremely important to do to help educate. But I think that we as persons with disabilities are the best people to provide teaching moments for people assuming that they want to learn, and there are a lot of people who happen to have a disability, who are they say tired of being teaching? Well, I don't think that we can afford that. I think that we have to engage and be part of the discussion and help teach me the result of that will be that there are more companies that will realize that, oh, maybe it isn't what we thought it was. And they will move forward from there. So that would be kind of one of my, my immediate reactions to it. And kind of what I would do, but I think scheduling some events and bringing people in from inside and outside Canada might be something that would be very helpful to be able to just start the dialogue, but you got to start somewhere. Tony Labillois ** 49:02 It's very interesting. The we already have a series that we call can connect, or Canadian accessibility network and connecting ourselves. And we could consider expanding this into something broader and even more focused meetings with some organizations. And thank you for that the advice. The thing is that we, I see a parallel between what you just said about education, for making awareness better for persons with disabilities by persons with disabilities, but also education, as I was mentioning for for statistics and the power of data. So it's interesting that it's kind of the same answer here raise awareness with a number of means to To make sure we captivate the audience, we are interested in the audience. Michael Hingson ** 50:08 Well, I think that most people want to learn most people, maybe function a little bit out of fear not knowing about disabilities. But most people, I think are open to wanting to do more, if they can understand, it makes good sense. I mean, look at your story. Why did you stay so long and even get started at Statscan, you were welcomed. And that is probably a little bit unusual in terms of how much you were welcomed from the outset. But you started to establish credibility. And people have continued to recognize that through the years, that's a story that is really hard to be when, when people hear how someone decided that there was really no problem with hiring somebody who was different than they are. And if we have to make some accommodations, we'll do that. And Statscan did that, which is a wonderful story to tell. But I think there there are other stories like that, and it is certainly something that that makes sense to explore. And Tony Labillois ** 51:26 we have lots of other stories like yeah, statistics gala is is it's not just words, it's actually for equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, took a while for people to understand what means accessibility. But now and more and more, they understand because they ask the question, their test is that needs to ask questions when they're starting something, to console to ask people to test what they're developing, or to provide feedback and so on. And that's that exchange that I'm talking about that two way communication, keeps us engaged, and keeps us moving forward for making an organization or society, or even our own life better. Michael Hingson ** 52:23 And I bet there are other places inside and outside Canada, where you can find similar stories, so that you can create an environment and invite corporations to come and hear those stories, them and to learn, and then challenge them, and offer solutions to help them do the same sort of thing. And I think that's I think that's really the issue. Tony Labillois ** 52:53 There are plenty of other stories, making them known and showing to people that it's not just to be nice. It's actually right now with the labor shortage, it's actually a business case to try to include all the people that can participate in the labor Michael Hingson ** 53:18 market. But look at this, look at it this way. You go into most any building, you have lights, why so that people can see where they're walking, you have probably coffee rooms or snack rooms where there are coffee machines, or tea pots or other things like that, why? To keep employees happy. Everyone gets a computer monitor who needs a computer why so that they can do their business? Those are all things that the general corporate world regards as some of the costs of doing business. What isn't? So viewed so often is making accommodations for persons with disabilities, like you talked about some of the things that you needed or my where I might need or ask for a screen reader or access to some other technologies that I might need in order to be able to function as well. Those two should be part of the cost of doing business. And what we really need to do is to educate people to the reality that they are part of the cost of doing business. And the people who realize that and provide those accommodations in hire people are more likely, statistically speaking, to have employees that will stay loyal because we know how hard it was to get the job in the first place. Tony Labillois ** 54:42 Yeah, and I will say that again, there's a need for that conversation with all employees because of changing the changing workplace conditions that we have right now after COVID with I bring work with, that's a number of open space that our desks but they're not this assigned to a certain individual and so on. Some people were not perceiving themselves as having a disability, but they had an implicit accommodation, some membership recommendations in the previous models, but suddenly the models changed. And when those models are changing, it comes back to what we measure when we measure disability or other characteristics in our Canadian survey on disability, by the way, our results will come out in later this year close to international day, for persons with disabilities in December, believe we're gonna reuse on December 1, or something like that, that when we measure, it's a social model, it's the model is based on on the barriers that people experience in their lives. Like for the city, when I mentioned that we were measuring how people perceive themselves, we even measure how they perceive that the environment around them and themselves for certain aspects of their daily life, their interactions in in society and economy of Canada. And you sort of realized after that, that you get more people with activity limitations, then the ones that will tick a box, Are you a person with disability yes or no? Or which deliver disability do you have in the list? When you ask them about if they feel pain? How is it like? Is it moderate? Is it high? Is it seldom is it often all the time, suddenly, you get much finer results, and much more accurate results and much more information on how these people need to be accommodated, and how they need the world to be accessible, and how they can participate in the workplace and so on. So there's a number of people right now that need and some some recommendations, some some accessibility, but they're not used to speak about it. They're not, they didn't have to before, but certainly because of the barriers that this new environment created for them, oops, that they didn't perceive themselves as persons with disabilities. Imagine that you're just living with someone that has a weak immune system. You don't want to cash COVID or something else. Imagine that you have developed more anxiety of germs or of social gatherings with huge crowds, because of COVID. Already Imagine that you were always with anxiety, but it was welcomed control. Suddenly you you were going to your office, you knew who your neighbors would be you were add predictability in the meeting rooms you use and so on. But suddenly works, you're you're booking an office like if it was a parking lot. Yep. And you don't know who's going to be in the parking is besides you. Yeah, that's changing the whole game. For some people, we react to raise awareness about that, too. Michael Hingson ** 58:41 We tend to not, like change as much as we think we do, even though we say change is always all around us. And so COVID certainly was a great teacher in that regard, for exactly the reasons that you said. And it is something that we need to look at, and do need to address. And we, we get way too comfortable sometimes. And I appreciate comfort, highlight comfort as well as next person. But I also know that there's a lot of value in going out of what your typical comfort zone is. I and you somewhat although you have some eyesight, but I would say every time I cross the street, I'm going out of my comfort zone, who knows what that car that I might hear, way down the street is going to do? Are they going to stop or not? And so we we all have challenges and I would also say that not one single person on this planet is a person with a disability. Most people's disability is like dependents, you know, just have the power go out in the building and see how well people do until they find a new lead source. Tony Labillois ** 59:53 You are better in those conditions and most of them Yeah, Michael Hingson ** 59:56 well the problem is that technology is covered it up for people because we've made light on demand such a popular and important thing in our lives doesn't change the fact that they're disabled, or they're persons with disabilities because they're light dependent. So, you know, it is it is something we have to deal with. You mentioned the year that I'm sorry, go ahead. Tony Labillois ** 1:00:16 No, I was just about to say that we develop a lot of abilities in our lives, as human beings can develop a lot of abilities. If I was a shy person, I was not accepting myself, we will with my low vision. And suddenly, the the surprise that has my name on it that I was awarded for first winner of the prize. I mean, that made me reflect during that summer. That made me realize that I had developed strengths that others were recognizing and that I was neglecting, I was not necessarily seeing them as much as I should. And I should work on on those trends. So when I arrived at USC, I had a different mindset. I had the mindset where I decided to experiment, day after day, to slowly get out of my comfort zone. I was at a point earlier in my life, where I was shy to ask for the time to someone on the street, because I am not the watch. I didn't know my watch or something. But I decided to go forward and make friends, I decided to go forward and ask for things that I needed. I decided to accept myself, embrace myself and to develop my abilities. I didn't know it would lead. I never expected that I would have the life I have. And all the experiences that I had along the way in this wonderful journey. And it's not over. I hope it's not over unless I fall under just at the bottom of the mountain when I jump but I have I'm going to develop and explore even more of these things and that I'm developing. So I think it's very important to recognize that a human being can develop themselves can can know themselves better, and learn to trust themselves and get out of their shell and get and gain, the recognition, the credibility, the trust from others, as you were saying before, so that they they're even more feeling that's normal effect to grow, and everybody can go. And in fact, I realized that it's my initial condition that made me the person with the values that I have. And that that shaped my character that shape. What I could do with my life, obviously, yeah, I needed others around me to encourage me to do it. Great parents, I have great friends along the way I drink colleagues and sex guide and and, and supervisors as well. And great employee, I mean, those employees would probably have elected me in senior positions much earlier if it was for them, because they weren't the first ones to suggest I should apply to more senior positions as I was going in my career. They were the ones who pushed me and made me reflect that I could push myself. So I think human beings have ability that they need to develop, regardless of their their initial conditions. They gotta stay positive and believe and learn to believe in themselves, Michael Hingson ** 1:03:50 which is what unstoppable mindset is really all about. And we all can be more than sampled, but we think we can, if we really explore it, and really think about it and listening to you. Clearly, a lot of what you have done is because you made certain choices, and you decided to stick with it. And they worked out or if they didn't, then you re evaluated, but it is all about choice. But it is about choice of growing and becoming more than what you were before. Tony Labillois ** 1:04:22 That's a good way to say it. I think again, yeah, I was actually in the first few weeks in Statscan. If I had a career plan where I would see myself in one year, two years, five years, I said Well, no I don't. So yeah, I reflected I had kind of a plan in my mind. But I was always open to all the possibilities. All the doors maybe it's important to be really watching for doors that can open for you in personal life or professional life. They were here I mean suddenly A someone saw me somewhere and gotten a little message and then we got connected, which was, which is wonderful. But if I had neglected the door, it might as it might have been closed as quickly as it opened, me being looking around, always aware of what's happening without the current weather, where's the wind blowing, and deciding without remorse and regrets, where we go as captain of our own journey is extremely important. And opening those doors looking at those doors that are open, and what's behind them, is also extremely important. And we may choose not to enter or to enter. It's, it's important to do that consciously. And some people don't realize or don't take risks. And risk is important to mitigate. We talked about that in the first few comments in this conversation. But it's important to once we've evaluated the risk to take and move forward. Michael Hingson ** 1:06:21 But you can't take the risk until you evaluate it. And you're absolutely right, you have to look at it. And in reality, life is all about choices. You can choose what to do or what not to do. And okay, it may not be the right choice. As it turns out, it might very well be that that happens. If it does, then you go back and you look at what you do. Instead, other doors will open, what we do have to look for them, as you said, Tony Labillois ** 1:06:50 not choosing is not the right choice, because suddenly you're just Michael Hingson ** 1:06:57 well, it is a choice, it's not a good choice Tony Labillois ** 1:07:00 to leave in the wind. And it's kind of scary. So I prefer choosing even if sometimes I'm wrong, yeah. And live with the consequences, and then learn from the mistakes, learning from the mistakes. As we need to observe what doors are opening and what's behind those doors. We also need to reflect on what we can learn from from those bad choices, or even a lack of choice or lack of awareness of something. Sure, and then move forward as well with that learning in our in our luggage. Michael Hingson ** 1:07:39 Gotta start by choosing. Well, I want to thank you for being here. And I think that the advice, and the things that we've just talked about are are extremely invaluable for anyone. And I hope that people will take them to heart. If people want to reach out to you or learn more, how do they do that? 1:07:55 Well, I'm very active on LinkedIn. And I'm using, I'm gonna let you spell your name. My name is T O N Y , Tony, Labillios, the last name is L A, B, I L L O I S if you type Tony Labillois Google or anywhere, you'll likely find me and my email address or something to find me. And please reach out if you want to. It could be for statistics, it could be for accessibility disability, it could be for anything we've discussed today or more. If you see opportunities for us to collaborate, Michael or some of your listeners see other opportunities to collaborate with me or my organizations that I'm involved in. I would be very happy to explore possibilities again, in the same spirit that we talked about those doors and those opportunities and those ways to move forward. Thank you very much. Michael Hingson ** 1:09:02 I really appreciate you being here. And I appreciate you listening to us out there. If you'd like to reach out to me, I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments. Feel free to email me at Michael M I C H A E L H I at accessibe A C C E S S I B E .com. Or go to our podcast page www dot Michael hingson H i n g s o n.com/podcast. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Tony, if you or any of you listening might know of anyone else who want to be a guest on unstoppable mindset. I'd love to hear from you. We're always looking for people who want to come on and tell their stories and talk about things like we did today. So please feel free. And wherever you're listening, please give us a five star rating. We appreciate your ratings. We love those five star ratings and hope that you'll continue to listen and support us with them and keep coming back and spending more time with us. So Tony more time I want to really thank you Thanks for being with us. And we got to do this again in the future. Tony Labillois ** 1:10:05 It's been a real pleasure Michael. **Michael Hingson ** 1:10:12 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. 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Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday episode of RealAg Radio! On today's show, Lyndsey Smith goes over the top ag news stories and gives us a quick update on the Farm Progress Show. We will also hear from: Brunel Sabourin on his #30videosin30days; Brian Comeault with Farmer Business Network, on the StatsCan figures on... Read More
On this edition of the Big 5...Elias is joined by Catherine Hogan, high school teacher at Westwood Senior High in Hudson and Justine McIntyre, consultant and former city councillor. StatsCan data says English is alive and well in Quebec. The latest data finds that for the first time more than half of all Quebecers can speak English. The Liberal government's plan to gaslight the entire country continues. Yesterday, new Immigration Minister Marc Miller told journalists gathered at the Liberal retreat in PEI that the country must explore links between immigration and the housing crisis - something serious people have been telling the government forever. New Housing Minister Sean Fraser added that the government might reduce student visas to address the housing shortage. It looks like the end of cellphones in classes in Quebec. Reports indicate Education Minister Bernard Drainville will issue a directive that will ban them in classrooms unless used for an educational purpose.
Episode 41 begins with a big 'thank you!' to our growing audience of listeners and supporters, and a brief recap of recent podcasts about core area homeless encampments - including a new one by the Salter bridge. As Marty Gold explains, this is a failure of leadership - starting with former Mayor Brian Bowman and continuing through the current council. Help us cover the costs of our local reporting enterprise and provincial election coverage, get on board: paypal.com/paypalme/MartyGoldMedia 7.54 Part 2 - We catch up on the Crime Courts & Public Safety update with thanks to our new sponsor, Jamrock Security: - Hear the numbers behind the huge hike in crime in Winnipeg and Manitoba with the data from StatsCan, reflecting the descent into chaos since the election of the Trudeau government in 2015. - One of the reasons there's more guns in play? A recovering addict in the Morberg House program explained, "If you're selling drugs and someone can push you down and take your drugs, you're not going to do very well.” - Meanwhile, North End safety activist Sel Burrows has joined the chorus decrying the violent unprovoked attacks by youth and describes a new trend he's seeing: armed "ganglets" terrorizing anyone they target. - The fear of violence downtown has resulted in a business exodus, with the area having only 2 remaining coffee shoppes. - As Marty explains, he had noted the expansion of 24/7 corner stores in the inner city and had wanted to speak with the owners of Quickie Marts about trying to fill the gap left by 7-11 shuttering so many locations. Instead, the first mention of the chain is about the shotgun blast fired by a shoplifter on Tuesday, seriously wounding a clerk at the Logan and Tecumseh location. - The details are scarce but a woman was charged with attempted murder when she knifed a 6 year old child. Homicide #19 was only narrowly averted by emergency teams. - The youth violence isn't just a Winnipeg thing, as a basketball game turned into a horror film in Thompson when an armed 14 year sought to settle some scores and attacked 2 other teens. - MMIW protesters made their way to the downtown cop shop causing damage, upset that a group leader was arrested for thretening the life of a security guard at the Brady Landfill. What do they call it in other jurisdictions when police stations are attacked? You'll hear why the actions of extremist elements diminish public sympathy and swings support behind Premier Stefanson for her stance not to risk the lives and health of searchers for two bodies believed to be in the Prairie Green landfill. An expert sent in his math about the costs and potential effects on "good people (being) traumatized." - Marty notes the elected politicians who have kept silent about this, about rampant public disorder, and about how even shoplifting is an everyday sight now all across the City, dispiriting store employees and shoppers as they watch their community become more dangerous. TGCTS is committed to speaking out for those affected by the violence and crime. Coming up: More on the $5M Parker Lands court loss debacle and the 'unrelated' self-isolation of Councilor John Orlikow; Marty's visit to a homeless encampment in South Point Douglas; and, a special Provincial candidate interview. JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/TGCTS - To sponsor podcasts /contribute support by email/ story tips: Email martygoldlive@gmail.com
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss many topics, including: StatsCan acreage report; Fireworks; A lack of grocery store competition; and West Coast port workers strike and... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss many topics, including: StatsCan acreage report; Fireworks; A lack of grocery store competition; and West Coast port workers strike and... Read More
Ahhh, spring. If you ask us, there's no better time to take advantage of the great Canadian outdoors… that is, if you can snag a reservation. We've all heard plenty about Canada's labour shortage by now, but a new StatsCan report shows that understanding the state of the job market is way more complicated than counting the number of “help wanted” signs. *If you don't know your j'ai fini from your [je suis finis](https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/lost_for_words/french/deadly_food.shtml#:~:text=Je suis finis.,simply%3A J'ai fini.),* you might have a hard time migrating to Québec in the coming years. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO - We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTS
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On this episode, host Shaun Haney shares an interview Lyndsey Smith had with Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, to discuss the agricultural impacts from the federal worker strike and the importance of the Indo-Pacific region on trade. Then, you’ll then hear an interview with... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss many topics, including: Impacts from the federal strike; The timing of the StatsCan acreage report survey; Senior leadership change at... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss many topics, including: Impacts from the federal strike; The timing of the StatsCan acreage report survey; Senior leadership change at... Read More
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) says wheat acres across Canada will be the highest they’ve been in more than twenty years, while area planted to canola, corn, barley, and soybeans will also climb in 2023. However there’s an asterisk beside those numbers, as the agency also announced a major change to the methodology behind its seeding intentions... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jon Driedger with Leftfield Commodity Research to discuss the StatsCan survey report and the grain markets. We will also hear from Phil Flynn with an energy market report. Then hear an interview Bernard Tobin... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jon Driedger with Leftfield Commodity Research to discuss the StatsCan survey report and the grain markets. We will also hear from Phil Flynn with an energy market report. Then hear an interview Bernard Tobin... Read More
Ian Runkle, firearms lawyer, makes the pro-gun case to Jesse, following a political victory for gun rights advocates. Further reading:Ian Runkle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/runkleofthebaileyGun crime rates from StatsCan https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-005-x/2022001/article/00002-eng.htm"Ghost Guns" are on the rise? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/3d-printed-guns-canada-increase-1.6708049Sponsors: Douglas, Athletic GreensAdditional music by Audio NetworkIf you value this podcast, please support us. We rely on listeners like you paying for journalism. As a supporter, you'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on Canadaland merch, invites and tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis and you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. Come join us now https://canadaland.com/joinYou can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a new report by StatsCan, 2021 saw the highest rate of gang related homicides in 16 years. We spoke with Dave Perry, 640 Toronto's Security Analyst, Former Toronto Police Officer with the homicide squad. Dave said there's a two-pronged approach to tackling violence - and government has to step up and make it happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With anti-Semitism on the rise in the mainstream, and with celebrities, politicians, and everyday people getting called out for being part of that culture, StatsCan shows that Jews are the most targeted religious minority. Sheba Birhanu is the Associate Director of Partnerships at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. She's also a Canadian-Ethiopian Jewish Activist who focuses on combatting antisemitism and hate. She wrote an opinion article in The Globe and Mail, and joined Alex to talk about the article and the effects that this hate is having on the Jewish community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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