Commentary

Third of the Serenity Series Joseph Nye coined the term in his 1990’s book,  “Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics”. The Oxford English Dictionary definition: “a way of dealing with other countries that involves using economic and cultural influence to persuade them to do things, rather than military power or economic sanction”.  […]

First on the “Be Brave, Be Ambitious” agenda has to be the concept of the Mid-Canada Corridor (“MCC”, “Concept”). When I dismissed the idea of pipelines running coast-to-coast as un-ambitious, this was the alternative that I had in mind.  “The lack of a strategic plan for this corridor is not a recent concern. Retired major-general […]

“Today I hope for the serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can be changed, and the wisdom to know the one from the other.”  My version of the Serenity Prayer I am not very religious or spiritual, thus the need for the changes to the prayer. And, I don’t […]