Archive for September 2014

Developing a balanced scorecard is a key business strategy for monitoring organizational health and performance. Outcomes related to performance are what really matter Many governments throughout North America and Europe now utilize this approach as an attempt to change the traditional focus on inputs (spending) to what really matters—the outcomes related to performance. Essentially, this…

Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Place: Pinnacle Ballroom, Ramada Plaza & Conference Centre You are invited to meet and have a conversation with me, your candidate for mayor in Abbotsford, from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the Abbotsford Ramada Plaza. Light refreshments will be served. Please feel free to invite any…

Many governments are operating beyond their resources and some, such as Detroit and Montreal, are now experiencing the calamitous situation that occurs when debt is too great. Government is obliged to set an example. Government has a moral obligation to operate within its financial resources and set an example of fiscal prudence for its citizens.…

There was a time in our history when governments lived within their means. A Canadian study (IBM Corporation using Globescan data), shows that peoples’ trust in government was relatively high in 1968 at approximately 60% or “C+.” There were no annual deficits and no accumulated debt. The world has changed The world has changed. Annual…

Do voters have a right to know? Candidates running for public office should have the right to solicit a reasonable amount of funding support from anyone wishing to contribute. At issue is the degree to which these financial gifts should be transparent and whether voters have the right to know who the significant donors are.…