Dysfunction is on Canada’s horizon according to a 2023 secret report prepared by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s (RCMP) Strategic Foresight and Methodology Team.  The report, titled “Whole-of-Government Five-Year Trends for Canada”, analyzed domestic and international affairs, topics including the “Effects of Climate Devastation”, “Popular Resentment”, “Erosion of Trust”, “Paranoid Populism”, “Big Data”, “Artificial Intelligence”,… Read more »

Each year, Athabasca University hosts a convocation, where some of the students will gather to receive confirmation that they’ve indeed passed all their requirements and are heading into the world with the piece of paper that elevates their worth.  They likely weren’t that much different the day before, but evaluating skill is hard; that’s why… Read more »

How have the big screens depicted Muslims from around the world? How have those big screen depictions of Muslims influenced the world’s perception of Islam? The one-word answer to the first question is “inaccurately”, while the two-word answer to the second question is “with prejudice”.  Leaving one of those big screen movies, few viewers are… Read more »

Long before hacker groups go after big-time targets across vital industries, they test out their tools and software on small- and medium-sized businesses.  This targeting stems from the fact that smaller-sized businesses tend to lack the resources to defend against constantly evolving cyber-attacks.  They cannot afford to retain cyber security services, nor can they afford… Read more »

According to Brian Tracy, in his audiobook Goals, the higher our goals are, the more adversity we face.  Adversity is delicious, as it’s part of our growth.  This weekend, I will see singer Celine Dion’s documentary in which she discusses her neurological disorder and its impact on her career.  I want to know the mindset… Read more »

To become gym smart, we must work smarter rather than longer while getting better results.  Stated differently, we should work half as much but get twice the size of muscles and twice the benefit in heart health.  That’s the formula we should seek in every aspect of life—work half as long with twice the results…. Read more »

It is summertime, and ice cream or gelato are perfect snacks or dessert picks for many folks, adults and children alike! I love trying different flavors of ice cream, especially locally made and small batch productions.  Their flavors are always changing, and seasonal variations are fun and delicious way to spend an evening date night… Read more »

In Toronto, there’s been sightings of a truck driving around with LED screens playing islamaphobic messages.  Rebel “News”, the owner of the truck (though they say they weren’t responsible for the advertisement, suggesting it came from a third party who’d rather not have any of their members identified), say that all it is showing is… Read more »

Despite the later start to summer this year in Calgary, Alberta, I had the opportunity to escape the rain and temporary water shortage (due to a pipe break) to Toronto, Ontario.  This time I had the opportunity to visit Canada’s natural wonder, Niagra Falls.  Personally, I never venture outside of Toronto since it has most… Read more »

When we become ultra-diligent with time management, we can achieve every dream.  We should aim to weed out anything that doesn’t optimally advance our wildest dreams.  To illustrate, I started documenting everything I do on my breaks throughout the day.  The goal is to replace the least productive downtime activities with actions that lead to… Read more »