Archive for September 9th, 2008
Banff Venture Forum Oct 2-3, 2008
9 September 2008For those of you west of the Manitoba/Ontario border, you may know that the pre-eminent venture forum in the western part of the country is the Banff Venture Forum , held annually in October at the beautiful Banff Springs Hotel.
The Banff Venture Forum’s mandate is to showcase high potential early and growth stage technology [...]
“Public Service” — easier said than done
9 September 2008It’s been about a year since I accepted the federal government’s offer to serve as a Director on the Toronto Port Authority. In a weak moment, it seemed like a good outlet to serve the City that I’ve lived in since Grade 5. The Port is a vibrant commercial enterprise, the Waterfront has [...]
Decade of Daddy Mirror Fund
9 September 2008With the crack in the market earlier today, I’ve added to a couple of the Decade of Daddy Mirror Fund positions:
50,000 Spectra Energy at US$24.34 and 25,000 Bristol Myers at US$22.04. $32.6MM invested now, with $7.6MM in cash.
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McCain’s hugs have got to stop
9 September 2008I spent the better part of three years as a young man working for two female cabinet ministers: the Hon. Pat Carney and the Hon. Mary Collins. Different personalities to be sure, but they were certain of one thing. There wouldn’t be any hugging of their male colleagues; either around the cabinet table [...]