Archive for the 'Immigration' Category



Hon. Eric Hoskins

Published on June 16, 2010

This afternoon at 1:45 pm, we will be hosting the Hon. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s Citizenship & Immigration Minister for an Editorial Roundtable discussion in our main boardroom.
Minister Hoskins has been a member of the Ontario legislature since 2009 after winning the Toronto riding of St. Paul’s. A practicing family doctor and well known [...]


A Canadian first

Published on March 12, 2010

In a country such as Canada, successful businesses know the value of having their workforce reflect their customers and stakeholders. Employment Equity Act aside, it just makes sense; our consumer base is becoming more and more diverse. So, for example, if branding experts are in high demand amongst marketing and advertising companies, it may just [...]


Ontario’s Chief Diversity Officer: Noëlle Richardson

Published on January 18, 2010

As some of you many know, on Tuesday, January 19, DMS President/CEO Lori Abittan will be participating in an upcoming Canadian Journalism Foundation panel, “The Rise of “Ethnic Media”.
One of the other interesting aspects of this panel, is its moderator:  the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) of Ontario’s Public Service (OPS):  Noëlle Richardson.  Some of you [...]


Five years today…

Published on November 20, 2009

I was a little torn on what to post today … it was between two very different ideas.  In the end, “the risotto” (below) won out, albeit a little NSFW. (I’ll leave the other for Twitter.)
My Dad loved Big Night … in fact, in more ways than one, Stanley Tucci (“Secondo”) reminds me of him in [...]


Similar experiences for Canada’s newcomers, then and now

Published on August 12, 2009

In his most recent commentary in the August 9 edition of Tandem Weekly, our own Patrick Gossage (Chairman of Media Profile and member of our parent company’s Business Advisory Committee) explores the dualities faced by Canada’s immigrants, noting the shared experiences of our country’s  first British immigrants and today’s newcomers.
History repeating: Settlers’ divided loyalties
By Patrick [...]