Taking action on housing affordability: Homebuilders plan for Ottawa’s future
Jason Burggraaf, executive director of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association, joins us to discuss how Ottawa’s housing crisis has reached a breaking point, with housing attainability and the cost of living now top concerns for both residents and builders. … [...]
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Civility in service: Building respect in municipal workplaces
Danielle Manton, the 2025-2026 AMCTO president, discusses new research from the organization on the serious and growing impacts of harassment and incivility at the local level. This topic is especially relevant to municipalities, as ongoing reports and news stories highlight … [...]
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Building strong communities with sustainable, affordable housing
Emilie Hayes, the lead for sustainable affordable housing at the Green Municipal Fund, and Nancy Simmonds, the CEO for Heartland Housing Foundation, join us to discuss how municipalities and housing providers are proving that energy efficiency and affordability can go … [...]
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Leading Change with Emotional Intelligence
Carolyn Stern, EI and leadership development expert as well as an author, joins us to talk about the emotional intelligence skills that are most needed by HR leaders need most in today’s workplaces as well as EI strategies that … [...]
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The evolution of Western Cities HR Conference
Dawn McCoy, executive director of Western Cities HR Conference (WCRHC), joins us to talk about how this conference has grown and evolved, including the launch of memberships an official membership program in early 2026 for HR professionals in Canada’s … [...]
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