Category: News & Commentary

Chinese & American Cultures: Alike In Their Arrogance

It is interesting being at the confluence of two incredibly proud cultures that both see themselves as being the centre of the world yet living a little bit removed from both. Being Canadian and being Chinese, I am very aware of the influence of both Chinese and American cultures. Both are very proud, and both [...]

Friday October 21st, 2011 in News & Commentary | Comments Off

Disappointing to Hear a Chef Say He Hates What He Does

Some people are in the food business because they love food. Other people are in the food business only because they feel they have to be. Unfortunately the latter type is almost always going to outnumber the former type. That doesn’t make it any less disappointing to hear that a chef-owner whom I know personally [...]

Sunday October 2nd, 2011 in News & Commentary, Tastes & Experiences | Comments Off

Will China Change the World on Its Economic Ascent?

Will Chinese industry forge a new path to turbocharge their economic growth the wayJapandid in the 1960s through to the early 1990s with their world-changing focus on quality improvement? Or will Chinese industry simply adopt the concepts and models developed by others in the West and inJapanand present the world with the same-old, same-old? Chinese [...]

Tuesday August 16th, 2011 in News & Commentary, Systems + Processes | Comments Off

Peace Takes More Than a Slogan on a T-Shirt

Peace is not something you can capture on a t-shirt and it isn’t something anyone can decree – not unless they impose themselves on others by force, and imposed peace is not peace in the truest sense. I passed by a young man on the street todaywith a t-shirt saying “No War. Peace.” It reminded [...]

Friday July 22nd, 2011 in News & Commentary | Comments Off

Toronto Takes a Step Backwards by Removing Bike Lanes for the 1st Time

“Javis lanes, as well as Pharmacy and Birchmount officially dead. Separated network will be built.” “Toronto City Council voted just before its lunch break Wednesday to spend more than $400,000 removing about eight kilometres of bike lanes that had been installed during the previous term of City Council.” The City of Toronto today took a [...]

Wednesday July 13th, 2011 in News & Commentary | Comments Off