The larger the firm, the harder it is to convince folks that “people matter.” With > 64,000 employees, TSX-listed Constellation Software (CSU-TSX) has a bigger team than many banks, for example.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad drops a line to PM Mark Carney| markmcqueen.substack.com
“We get letters,” the saying goes, and the early feedback on yesterday’s post (“Is the silent, sane majority ready to re-establish the parameters of “Canadian values?") covered the gamut:| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
“Turtle” if you want, but Canadians – along with the millions of prospect citizens at various stages of entry – need settle on our shared values, and whether or not we intend to preserve them.| markmcqueen.substack.com
Is there a politician in Canada right now with savvier political instincts than Ontario Premier Doug Ford?| markmcqueen.substack.com
As someone who likes to drive fast on a track, and looks at most things from a “Libertarian/Tory starting point” (see prior post “My Canada does not include the Hamas flag” Oct 15-23), I’d hate you to think that I’ve joined the Fun Police.| markmcqueen.substack.com
News report: Algoma Steel seeking cheap $600M federal loan| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
I don’t mean to upset my City Councillor, but the best thing for the City of Toronto might be for Premier Doug Ford to take it over for a period of time.| markmcqueen.substack.com
Everything appears to be better.| markmcqueen.substack.com
Cathartic as it can be to tear down statues or rename towns and buildings, we deserve a framework that insulates us from the appearance of mob rule, however thoughtful, passionate and well-meaning.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
“Get ugly?” Get? You'll know that I didn’t write this headline for today’s Toronto Star column.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
"Save the best for last," someone once said| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
An additional 15 - mostly crowd-sourced - tips for your Summer Intern| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
If you’ve got a young adult headed off for some form of office Internship tomorrow, this post is for them.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
Canada just navigated a “change election,” and Prime Minister Mark Carney is living up to the appearance / billing / expectation of being a “change” from Justin Trudeau.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
I don’t love this week’s hed, but I understand what the headline writer was trying to accomplish.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
Imagine if Kamala Harris had been elected President rather than Donald Trump.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
Will this be the first election in 18 consecutive outings when the federal party with the most seats in Quebec wasn’t led by a man who was Quebec-born?| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
There are lots of reasons why certain types of people may not be cut out for politics, and this particular Toronto Star column might be a proof point.| "Unthought Known" - by Mark McQueen
