Posts & Podcasts

  • Time to Run Government Like a Business

    The public sector should be run like a private sector company The ongoing Canada Post strike is simply a symptom of an overall issue: there are far too many public sector jobs being supported by our tax dollars. The fact that so many of the postal workers and many, many others at all levels of Read more

  • Soccer Saturday: Der Klassiker takes top billing

    Also, thoughts on John Herdman resigning, the MLS Playoffs format, Serie A, and more. Okay my German friends, it’s the one of the few times a year that the Bundesliga takes top billing in this space. And it’s a great way to be back after taking a couple of weeks off from writing the column Read more

  • Recognizing and Fixing Dangerous Driving Behaviors

    The selfish, poor driving habits have to stop The timing of this column, which I have been thinking about for a few weeks now, couldn’t be better as we’ve all seen multiple cars, trucks and transports in the ditch recently. Oh, I know, let’s blame the snow rather than the poor driving skills and inability Read more

  • Would You Hire This Person?

    Without knowing their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin tone, or religion, is this person qualified for your company? Today we’re going to do an exercise in humanity and meritocracy. Today we will ignore the government’s forced Diversity, Equity, Inclusion policies being forced on companies both big and small. Today we will ignore the companies like Read more

  • The Chris O Show – Great Event

    We chat with Ryan from Mulligans Muskoka and Carrie from Enliven Cancer Care Mulligans Muskoka golf lounge in Huntsville is hosting a two-day event on November 27 and 28 to raise funds for a very important local organization: Enliven Cancer Care. We caught up with Ryan Cool from Mulligans and Carrie Campbell from Enliven to Read more

  • The Chris O Show – Guest Autumn Smith

    The founder of Timberbeast Productions chats about the upcoming Christmas Carol production and more! Autumn is a wonderful friend to the show and always a pleasure to have with us. She joins us from a teaching gig in Newfoundland as she prepares for the upcoming Christmas Carol in Gravenhurst, and shares some details on Timberbeast Read more