Given the same information and conditions, 9 out of 10 people will make the same decision.
- Samuel Dee
Recommended Websites
- The United Nations: they do amazing things. It remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity
- The World Bank: they also do amazing things. It’s one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, with focuses on reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development
- The Fraser Institute: Canada’s top think tank, producing research about government actions in areas that deeply affect Canadians’ quality of life such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources and the environment
- C.D. Howe Institute: another top Canadian think tank. It’s considered a source of trusted policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review
- The Brookings Institute: a top American think tank and nonprofit organization whose mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels
- CBC Radio’s Ideas: with Paul Kennedy – a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history
- TVO’s The Agenda: with Steve Paikin – in-depth conversations about contemporary social, political, cultural and economic issues affecting Ontarians
- Ideacity: by Moses Znaimer – interviews and conversations with over 1,000 speakers and performers
- Charlie Rose: with Charlie Rose, the award-winning journalist, interviewer, and broadcasting legend
- Government of Alberta: tells you what’s going on
- Government of Canada: tells you what’s going on
- Statistics Canada: tells you what’s going on
- Investopedia: an educational website for investors that helps to simplify financial decisions and information, giving you the confidence to manage every aspect of your financial life
- Canada’s Pension Plan: says what’s up with CPP
- Juggling Dynamite: it’ll scare you about the stock market. Written by portfolio manager, financial analyst, attorney and finance author Danielle Park
- CBC’s The Debaters: very funny – hosted by Richard Side and Steve Patterson
- A Dose of Buckley: very funny – angry humour from an angry man
- FM1: free internet radio broadcasting a variety of channels from across the globe, covering various music genres, time period and styles, featuring Italia On Air
- National Film Board of Canada: you paid for it, so you might as well take advantage of it. Their online collection includes documentaries, animations, series, and interactive works.
- Funny You Should Ask: our fun online board game. Originally marketed in the 1990s (Madonna and Seinfeld played often), it has now been redesigned for the World Wide Web. It’s easy (plus it’s free).
- First You Steal A Chicken: our family cookbook created by the Bigionis of Toronto, Ontario and Civitanova, Marche, and written by comedian (and pasta connoisseur) Danny Acapella.