When I arrived in Quebec from my native Cameroon in 1986, I sensed early on that entrepreneurship would be my path. Eager to start my own business, I naturally turned to financial institutions for initial funding. However, I quickly realized that bringing my ideas to fruition would not be as easy as I had imagined.  ..read more

The second iteration of the Bloomberg New Energy Finance report, released last December, highlighted how, for the second year in a row, Canadian banks rank amongst the worst in the world when measured on how much funding is directed to fossil fuels versus renewable energy.  Last December, while testifying at the Senate banking committee studying Bill S-243 — the Climate-Aligned Finance Act — Superintendent of Financial Institutions Peter Routledge also stated that loan portfolios have not materially shifted from emitters to clean tech ..read more

Be careful what you wish for. Often, seeking solutions through laws and legal action only makes the problem worse  In democracies such as Canada and the United States, leaders and governments have to be responsive to the needs and wants of the people who elect them if they are to stay in power ..read more

A new gift catalogue from KEEF – the Kenya Education Endowment Fund offers gifts that celebrate your special occasions while supporting learning in Kenya – Mother’s Day, weddings, graduations, Father’s Day, birthdays, retirement, and more. 100% of the gifts in the catalogue support education of bright, financially poor students in Kenya – and most gifts bring you a tax-deductible receipt and a lovely gift card for the person you are celebrating ..read more

The High Cost of Living is Affecting Canadians’ Ability to Access Healthy Food  Canada appears to be a “trading-down” market, a trend that may persist for some time. Recent data from Statistics Canada on the food retail and service industries and fresh GDP figures paint a dismal picture, especially for those looking to attract more food companies or grocers to our country.   ..read more

The people are hungry and sleeping outside. Where are Canada’s premiers?   In days of old, kings and queens were often judged by some pretty basic criteria: Did the people have enough to eat? Did they have a safe, warm place to lay their heads at night?.  Looking around Canada today, it’s pretty clear that our elected leaders wouldn’t pass these simple tests ..read more

CIVIL Society organisations in the disability sector in Zimbabwe are engaging in nationwide consultations on a disability Bill that has been on the cards for more than three decades. Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accented to the proposals that is ready to go into Parliament, stakeholders have welcomed the move, given the country’s penchant for feet dragging ..read more

A government-run pharmacare monopoly could potentially lead to the loss of coverage for certain treatments covered by private insurance. Drug coverage in Alberta would have been at risk if not for Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to opt out of an ill-conceived federal government-run pharmacare plan.  The crux of the issue is that the federal pharmacare plan would create the framework necessary to impose a government-run monopoly on drug insurance ..read more

CJMAS Announces Fundraising Walk in Conjunction with Vancouver Sun Run Event Surrey, BC March 10, 2024 – Canadian Jamaican Medical Assistance Society (CJMAS), a prominent charity dedicated to promoting health and education initiatives in Jamaica, is excited to announce its virtual participation in the upcoming Vancouver Sun Run via its annual special fundraising walk on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, at Barnston Island ..read more

IDLA enables interactions between law enforcement and drivers to be efficient while maintaining a higher level of safety and security when verification of identity is required.   ..read more