“There are striking parallels between Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Colombia. This is a hemisphere where efforts have been made since contact to eliminate Indigenous Peoples through policies of physical and cultural genocide. While there are clear differences, the shared… Read More
Charities pledge nearly $500M to help Indigenous groups gain forest management rights | CBC News
“Evidence shows Indigenous communities are the most effective stewards of the land they inhabit and in doing so, they are ensuring that the greenhouse gas levels do not do irreversible damage to people and the planet,” said Darren Walker, president… Read More
A Postal Service
A hypothetical social enterprise. Two actually. Home delivery and post office boxes have been the staples of the postal business for a long time. Digital media have disrupted the letter mail industry like all industries, and postal servers have tried to… Read More
Be a Changemaker
In this third review of books about social enterprise, we’re going to look at a book called Be a Changemaker. This is a young adult book (hence the YA in the library call number) meaning it is written for young… Read More
What is resilience?
I was recently in Toronto and had a chance to circle round to visit my friends at the School for Social Entrepreneurs. It was so good to say hello, hear familiar voices, share their newest developments and what’s happening on… Read More
SENO – Social Enterprise Northern Ontario’s mandate extended
Social Enterprise Northern Ontario, or SENO, has supported over 40 startups in Northern Ontario since its inception through its CoStarter For Change program. SENO is a collaborative project between NORDIK, the Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Northern Region Partnership in… Read More
Shaun Loney on social enterprise, First Nations and the failure of government
Developing independence from the grid and food self-sufficiency are just two of the goals Winnipeger Shaun Loney sees social enterprise solving. “We can use entrepreneurial tools to solve social problems and environmental problems,” Loney told The Current’s Anna Maria Tremonti.… Read More
The business of social enterprise advocates
We have been going through some changes in 2016. The focus of our work in Toronto is on supporting purpose-driven businesses and organizations through legal support, business planning and grant writing. Through our partners, we also support website, communications design… Read More
The Road Ahead: The virtual office, advocacy and location-independent services
How legal practice can respond to technological opportunities and economic realities. In August, 2015 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, opened the annual gathering of the Canadian Bar Association by calling on the profession to become… Read More
Doing law on the road in northern Ontario
I spent twenty-six days on the road this summer, travelling between Toronto and Winnipeg, most of it in northwestern Ontario between Sault Ste. Marie and Kenora. I met many new people and learned new things while also spending a lot… Read More