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Welcome to The Money Edition of Your Working Girl. This week it’s all about money — who has it, who doesn’t, how to get some and how to show it. Your Working Girl never thought, with all due respect to the profession, that accountants would be a necessary part of the revolution. Today she […]
You don’t have to dig too deep — part two. The ties that bind. International NGOs and the Canadian mining industry. Here a listing of Canadian NGOsand the mining companies that acknowledged as a “Donor”, “Alliance Partner”, “Major Corporate Sponsor” on their website. In some cases such as Plan Canada, WUSC, World Vision (for which […]
Cmdr Chris Hadfield does it again. In a fly-over Toronto in the ISS he snaps a picture of the city that’s beautiful, haunting and inspiring all at the same time. Tonight’s Finale: Toronto, Ontario. Interesting the different things that become more visible at night. pic.twitter.com/e9qO2JSkPU
The four cellists who make up Apocalyptica, the Finnish metal band from Helsinki known for their Metalica covers, show their sweet side. http://www.apocalyptica.com Stairway to Heaven from Apocalyptica
Ad agency Grey Toronto creates ad for Moms Demand Action. They also represent Captain Morgan, Cialis and the Salvation Army. Good for them! http://momsdemandaction.org
The Sachal Studios Orchestra did this amazing version released this amazing version of Dave Brubeck’s Take Five. Before he died last year, Brubeck told the Guardian it was the “most interesting” version he had ever heard. You can purchase their album, Sachal Jazz: Interpretations of Jazz Standards & Bossa Nova, on Amazon and iTunes. It […]
Toronto residents are banding together to stave off the charms of the glittering, gambling gambit (sorry) being splashed all over town. And, Your Working Girl is happy to report, the grassroots action is picking up steam. (Not that she minds a dainty hand of blackjack now and then. She doesn’t, but there’s no need to […]
Prologue: As the freezing rain beat against the windows of her 15th floor walk-up, Your Working Girl was thinking on the brouhaha surrounding World Vision, Plan Canada, World University Services of Canada and their $7.7 million deal with Barrick Gold, IAM GOLD, Rio Tinto and CIDA (heaven rest its soul). For a sector that has […]
The promise of a new baseball season is upon us. All things are possible now. In Toronto, we are wild with excitement: R.J. Dickie, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Melky Cabrera, the whole darn gang are just so full of potential. Surely, we are contenders. But win or lose, watching these million dollar players bounce around […]
Your Working Girl witnessed four women from the Canadian Armed Forces gracefully rappel from the rafters at the Leafs vs Jets game on March 16th what in what was billed as a tribute to the Canadian Armed Forces. “It means so much to the forces to have the people in the stands behind them,” said […]
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