Welcome to RBC Frances Donald! We’re excited to have you join us, and add to our growth agenda. More to come in a few weeks. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

That’s a new one — and will have to think about how to break it to my wife and kids. My first ever vote was for Laura Sabia, more than 40 years ago. A conservative feminist! Have voted for lots of women since, and men too.

I think this calls for a mango competition. I’ll try to round up some from my fave Alphonsos from Gujarat. (Still miss my beloved mango-wallah in Delhi.) Folks, if you think South Asia cricket rivalries are intense, be wary of mango diplomacy! 🇨🇦🇮🇳🇵🇰

One of the smallest G20 populations (#15) — with the biggest backyard. How can we be like Singapore, with natural resources?

As the old saying goes, all families fight — just some with higher stakes. I read two books last month about the divisions within two prominent 🇨🇦 business families, and was reminded why this matters to millions who will never step inside a boardroom. ⬇️ linkedin.com/pulse/my-month…

Check out my book Planet Canada on why so many Canadians leave and thrive elsewhere — includes some great insights from Chamath.

More Canadians = more housing = more emissions. Is there a better formula? District heating can help. Our latest research from the RBC Climate Action Institute says such systems could cut big city emissions by a quarter. thoughtleadership.rbc.com/climate-briefi…

Both 🇨🇦 and 🇬🇧 have ambitious plans to cut emissions by 2030. This past week RBC welcomed Rachel Reeves, Britain’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer to our offices in Toronto, to explore tech opportunities for decarbonization. linkedin.com/pulse/britains…

Wonderful to fly last night from Toronto to Winnipeg, with lots of Olympians on board. And sheer joy to see the welcome crew for Skylar Park (taekwondo). The joy of Paris will stay with us years, I suspect. Thank you Olympians for bringing it home!

Back in Winnipeg at Portage and Main. Canada's crossroads. Always better in August than February — but no easier to navigate. North, south, east, west and every direction in between.

It was great to visit the Prairies this week. I met with a range of farmers, policymakers, academics, and business thinkers. They had lots of questions. Here’s what caught my ear. 👇linkedin.com/pulse/winds-ch…

Important and valuable research here. Industrial carbon pricing works — especially for heavy industry and electricity, and especially when combined with targeted regulation and subsidies. cbc.ca/news/science/e…

Kicking off Friday before the last long weekend of summer with Kristjan Hebert and his co-host Evan Shout, CPA, CA. Kristjan is often a guest on the #rbcdisruptors podcast, today I was invited to be on his new show called The Truth About Ag. Episode will be out in a few weeks!

Summer time is book time, and for me a chance to kick back — this year, way back. For my August book blog, we're going back to Canada's political scene in 1960. Check it out. 👇linkedin.com/pulse/my-month…

A classic at the Labour Classic. Dwayne Gretzky plays halftime. Still waiting for the Argos to start playing — but that’s what second halfs are for. Don’t stop them now!

Oskee Oh No. Even when last place TiCats say it, the truth hurts. Hamilton 31, Toronto 28. Still always fun to be in the Hammer for a Labour Day Classic

So inspiring to see the Canadian opening of Life of Pi and brilliant debut of Divesh Subaskaran. Humans may indeed be the most dangerous animal in the zoo but this creative stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel shows how we can evolve and learn again to cohabitate.

Hopefully it won’t require a metaphorical shipwreck for us to tame the tiger within our society but surely we can share Earth’s crowded lifeboat.

Putting the “and” in leadership. Great conversation between Galen Weston and Goldy Hyder Short-term and long-term IQ and EQ Listen and learn Have a listen and share Business Council of Canada Loblaw Companies podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spe…

It’s touched on here but surprised more isn’t being made of Sept 16 byelections. I was in Winnipeg last month and curious to hear lots of locals talk of a Conservative win in NDP’s Winnipeg South. Let’s see but get ready for more resets as political dawn approaches