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Innovation | Sustainability | Management

It Could Have Been Me

Today marks the 28th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre that happened at the École Polytechnique. Four years ago, I attended a memorial of that tragedy on campus, and remember thinking, “It could have been me.” If I was a student at the École Polytechnique, then it definitely could have been me that got killed also. As I attended…
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December 7, 2017 0

Can Women Have It All?

Two years ago, out of curiosity, I attended a Women in Business event, where the central theme seemed to be, “women can have it all.” Listening to female entrepreneurs discuss how they managed to balance having kids and raising a family while building a business was an inspiration, and sparked an entrepreneurial drive in me. Like many…
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November 6, 2017 2

An Engineering Graduate’s Reaction to Our New Governor General

Last week I was overjoyed to hear the news about Julie Payette becoming our new Governor General. I once heard that the nature of the role of Governor General requires one to transcend politics. So here, I plan to write my perspective on this not as a Tory, a Liberal, a New Democrat, or even as a political commentator,…
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July 23, 2017 0