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Regulating Book Prices? Bad Idea. 23 Aug 2013 | 04:50 pm
The Quebec government’s proposal to regulate the price of books is wrong-headed in all sorts of ways. The proposal — or rather the range of proposals, currently being considered by a parliamentary com...
The Ethics of Shrinking Newspaper Distribution 17 Aug 2013 | 03:47 am
The Globe and Mail, Canada’s highest-distribution national newspaper and often regarded as the country’s “newspaper of record,” has announced that it will cease daily delivery to the entire province o...
Business, the Sochi Olympics, and gay rights 9 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
In light of Russia’s appalling stance on gay rights, the Sochi Olympics represent a true ethical dilemma for the organizations involved. On one hand, Russia’s recent anti-gay law is truly ethically a...
Canada’s Big 3 Telecoms’ Opposition to Verizon? Unseemly! 6 Aug 2013 | 04:16 am
The Big 3′s opposition to Verizon’s entry into the Canadian market is unseemly, like a baseball manager kicking dirt at an umpire. It may not literally be against the rules of the game, but it undermi...
Top Retailers Sign New Bangladesh Safety Initiative 23 Jul 2013 | 12:04 am
Workers in Bangladesh will be the beneficiaries of yet another massive effort to improve their lot. Will it work? And will it mean anything for workers in countries other than Bangladesh? It’s a welco...
Transparency and Corruption, 2013 17 Jul 2013 | 05:42 pm
Transparency International has just released its latest, the “2013 Global Corruption Barometer.” It’s a fascinating read (and the website is brought to life by a bunch of great infographics). And it’s...
Witnessing (but not reporting) Unethical Workplace Behaviour 16 Jul 2013 | 08:50 pm
A new study of ethics in Canadian workplaces suggests that 42% of workers have witnessed ethical breaches in the workplace, and nearly half of them failed to report such misconduct. The survey was co...
No, Blacklisting Corrupt Construction Firms is Not Unfair 2 Jul 2013 | 09:09 pm
Under Quebec’s new Integrity in Public Contracts Act (Bill 1), companies that want to bid on government contracts must pass a fairly stringent legal and ethical sniff test. In the wake of the ongoing ...
Why Do Family Firms Thrive? 26 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
Family firms (or family-controlled corporations) are a bit of an outlier in the modern business world. Modern corporations are typically characterized by a “separation of ownership and control” — that...
The Ethics of a Politician’s Speaking Fee 19 Jun 2013 | 10:41 pm
Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, was recently asked by a charitable organization to give back a hefty speaking fee — $20,000 — after the event he spoke at took a loss. Not surpri...
