The Toronto chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) must be congratulated for their efforts to stop the bleeding of manufacturing jobs and, in fact, bring back many of those jobs that were moved off-shore to places like China. Their Take Back Manufacturing (TBM) initiative is long overdue, and hopefully not too late to save what is left of Ontario’s manufacturing sector. The SME must also be congratulated for having the courage to step forward and shine a light on a difficult subject that is highly politicised. But, having said that, can they really accomplish this extremely challenging objective? Yes they can, but what are the difficulties that must be overcome? [Read more...]
Take Back Manufacturing Jobs in Ontario!
by on May 1, 2012
May Day! Mayday! Another Shocker!
May 1st is celebrated over a large part of the the world as the northern hemisphere enters the Summer season. A joyous celebration for many but here in Ontario it is the day we get our next kick in the pocketbook as today our electricity rates go up, again. [Read more...]
by on April 28, 2012
Honest Politician – An Oxymoron? Sure seems that way.
Throughout history citizens have had disdain for politicians, considering many of them as not much more than leaches and parasites. This holds true to this day but does it really have to be this way? [Read more...]
by on March 25, 2012
Ontarians pay among the highest price hikes.
February’s inflation numbers are not good for us poor suckers in Ontario. Across the country the prices of food and gasoline were the major drivers of inflation, except here in Ontario. [Read more...]
by on March 12, 2012
Ontario’s unemployment rate down 1/2 % – Great news?
In a recent article “Unemployment: Why Canada is trailing the U.S. on jobs” in The Toronto Star, writer Dana Flavelle states:
“Ontario’s unemployment rate fell by half a percentage point to 7.6 per cent, as more people became discouraged and gave up looking for work.”
Yes, our unemployment rate went down not because of job growth but people just gave up looking for work. [Read more...]
by on March 6, 2012
Ontario, dear Ontario, where are we heading? (The End)
Canada in general is still very respected as a high quality and ethical supplier of goods and services to world markets. We here in Ontario must capitalize on this situation, and quickly.
So, in summary, what would The Parkdale Party do to fire up our economy? Our solution in 8 easy steps:
by on March 4, 2012
Ontario, dear Ontario, where are we heading? (Part 7)
So, is there anywhere we can look for some guidance as to how to do it right? Is there a place in this world where we can point to as the model to emulate? Because we haven’t been able to develop our own “made in Ontario” solution to our economic problems perhaps we should follow the lead from another country. But is there such an economy that we can emulate? Yes there is. [Read more...]
by on March 3, 2012
Ontario, dear Ontario, where are we heading? (Part 6)
One significant point we have learned from the Drummond report is that our government is too self-absorbed and just can’t see the proverbial forest for the trees. So it makes tremendous sense to analyze the management strategies implemented throughout our Provincial bureaucracy. [Read more...]
by on February 27, 2012
Ontario, dear Ontario, where are we heading? (Part 5)
Management is the key to any organization at every level. Generally speaking businesses live and die based on the strength of their management group. Government should be no different.
by on February 25, 2012
Ontario, dear Ontario, where are we heading? (Part 4)
Education. Once a powerful force feeding Ontario’s public and private sectors with a work force that attracted businesses from all over the world has recently gone off the rails. The current Provincial education strategy is creating a work force that businesses in all sectors of the economy are struggling to make use of. [Read more...]
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