Posts in Innovation
Restaurants are key to feeding Canada’s recovery, but first they need to survive

Two years ago, Brenda O’Reilly’s four restaurants in St. John’s, Newfoundland, were on a growth trajectory – until the coronavirus pandemic brought everything to a hard stop. The closing date, March 16, 2020, is especially memorable since it was the day before St. Patrick’s Day, which is traditionally one of the busiest days for O’Reilly’s Irish Newfoundland Pub.

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Young farmers advocating for social change

On the first weekend after the mid-November floods across British Columbia, their ripple effects reached a Vancouver area farmers market. Empty stalls served as a reminder of the farmers affected by the extreme weather event and shoppers seemed anxious about potential food shortages. Yet there was also a tremendous outpouring of support.

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REACHING HIGHER AND MOVING FASTER

SFU elevates its commitments on climate action to a new level

Recognized for its sustainability leadership among universities worldwide, Simon Fraser University (SFU) is raising the bar once again. On October 19, 2021, SFU announced it has joined the United Nations-backed Race To Zero campaign – a global alliance of universities, businesses and investors, cities and regions, and other institutions committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by no later than 2050.

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Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month

Advancing understanding and support for people with inflammatory bowel disease
Imagine life’s ups and downs representing cycles of debilitating pain alternating with periods of fragile stability – and this sequence running in an endless loop due to a chronic, incurable condition. “The Crohn’s carousel” is how Crystal McAfee describes her journey of living with Crohn’s disease, one of the main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) along with ulcerative colitis.

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2021 was a milestone year for diabetes with celebrations, gains and challenges

2021 has been a milestone year in more ways than one for Canadians living with diabetes and for those advocating on their behalf: a year to celebrate the discovery of insulin 100 years ago; another year to deal with the pandemic’s impacts on people with diabetes; and a year of gains and continuing challenges in the quest to stem the growth of the diabetes epidemic.

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Empowering participation, enhancing transparency

Often associated with the “second era of the internet,” proponents see blockchain as the internet of value, coming on the heels of the internet of information. Beyond providing the means for securely storing, managing and transferring valuables – including money, identity and cultural assets, such as art or music or even votes – how does blockchain contribute value?

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READY, WILLING, EMPOWERED – CREATING A FOUNDATION FOR GENERATIONAL TRANSITIONS

Family enterprises in Canada have much to be proud of, from their dedication to creating jobs and value in local communities to their contribution to the economy, believes Olivier de Richoufftz, general secretary of the Family Enterprise Foundation, the charitable organization associated with Family Enterprise Canada.

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Investing in the future of energy

When it comes to investing, people generally think about risks through a backward-looking lens: historic security price performance and volatility, liquidity (ability to sell without affecting price), or traditional market risks like inflation and interest rate movements. But “there are new risks that investors need to consider,” says John Cook, senior vice president and portfolio manager for Mackenzie’s Greenchip Team. “Climate change poses both physical and transition risks to assets, as does the availability of resources that companies need to operate. The idea of risk management needs to adjust to these new realities.”

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