3 questions to promote citizen-led changes

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“This film should be mandatory viewing for every mayor in Canada.” This comment was shared in the chat box during the panel discussion that followed an Ottawa-based online screening of my film, The Great Disconnect.  The panel featured architect Rosaline Hill and social entrepreneur Manjit Basi. It was an engaging discussion about responsibility and accountability for … Read more

Big things, small packages

“We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves.”  ― Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities  Would you believe it if I told you that I experienced not ONE but TWO random acts of kindness last week? Well, believe it, because it certainly happened! The first random act of kindness was in response to … Read more

Enduring Lessons from an Unprecedented Year

I’m so proud to be a part of a show that stands for love and kindness and inclusivity and acceptance because those four things are things that we need more than ever right now.” – Annie Murphy, Emmy award winner for best actress in Schitt’s Creek Call it challenging, unprecedented, eye-opening or perhaps undefinable. Any way you look at it, 2020 has been a whirlwind of a year. For me, there’s been two major lessons that … Read more