Right About Everything. Still Lost.
Conservative MP Dean Allison gave me the subject for my next podcast this week, although probably not in the way he intended. Allison shared a
Book Series | Canada: As We Are
Five books about the Canada we inherited, the Canada we’ve become, and the Canada we can build next. Five books about the Canada we inherited,
Why I Wrote The Canadianist Manifesto
Canada is living through one of the most consequential periods of change in its modern history, and I don’t believe we’ve fully come to terms
A Life in No Particular Order
I’ve spent most of my life curious about people. What they believe, what they worry about, what they want for their families, what makes them
What Are the Odds? A Little Italian Town Called Casacalenda
A chance encounter with a passenger led me back to a small village in southern Italy, a family name I’ve carried all my life, and
What I’ve Learned from Building Things (and Seeing Them Fall Apart)
After a lifetime of building businesses, chasing ideas, and bringing people together, I’ve learned that success gives you confidence, but failure gives you perspective. A few thoughts on what worked, what fell apart, and why I’m still building.
She Came to Canada With Almost Nothing. She Built the Canadian Dream. Now She Wonders Who Can Afford It.
She remembers the cardboard.
When she first came to Canada, there wasn’t much money and there certainly wasn’t much room. At one point, roughly ten members of her extended family were sharing a small apartment. People slept wherever they could. Family arrived, found their footing, moved out and made room for whoever came next.
Hi, I’m Gay
There are some conversations you could never plan.
The Space Between Us
I had a long conversation tonight with a woman who doesn’t really speak English. I don’t speak Turkish. Not very long ago, that probably would
I Almost Didn’t Take Elvis to Scarborough
I almost didn’t take Elvis to Scarborough. When I accepted his Uber request, I thought I was signing up for a short trip, maybe ten