
Parker’s Pen – November 2025
I have written before on the frustration of seeing so many commercials for gambling on most sports programs – and many others. Sandstone Asset Management forwarded an interesting study by

I have written before on the frustration of seeing so many commercials for gambling on most sports programs – and many others. Sandstone Asset Management forwarded an interesting study by

A couple of my favourite books are Parnassus on Wheels and The Haunted Bookshop, both by American author, Christopher Morley. I recently read that after he passed away in 1957,

As I write there is more talk about strikes. Work stoppages that could have a profound effect on people’s lives. There has to be another way of solving disputes for

Bike lanes are back in the news again with provincial government Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Kevi Dreeshen’s comments on Calgary’s love affair with bicycles at the expense of

Kudos to Nancy Southern, who at the ATCO GM is reported to have said, “I think the discussion of separation should have no oxygen – Canada as a unified country

I’m sure glad we took the opportunity to enjoy some incredible overseas vacations, providing stored up memories of Italy, Spain, Portugal and France. For those who couldn’t go or delayed

I looked up the word ‘statesman’ during this past election campaign, and found that a statesman is a wise person, skilled, experienced and a respected political leader. By the time

Hard to believe that the Ottmann brothers have been publishing Business in Calgary for 35 years, and that I have had the privilege of knowing them for almost all of

I’ve been very lucky in not being too much of a burden on our health care system, but the unfortunate experience of visiting the Rockyview Hospital daily for nine weeks

Don’t want to put a downer on this new year, but elections always mean an extra expense. In an attempt to back the right horse, many businesses will put money