The return of the CEO as King?  Many reports now refer to Mr. Rogers’ board.  That’s what they said about J.P. Morgan more than a century ago.  Every board was “his” board and every director beholden to him. Has corporate governance progressed so little in the past...

My late father used to say that thinking about something is best done before you do it. HBC, one of Canada's oldest companies, would have done well to heed that maxim before it got into a mess involving the exclusion of Indigenous representation on an advisory...

Thank you, Martha. You raise an important voice -- an ethical voice -- on this subject.  I've been faulting Mayor Tory for his involvement with Rogers, especially at this time. He claims it's fine -- no conflict according to him.  Conflict of interest and...

"As of Friday night, it was unclear who exactly is on the board of directors at Rogers..." Toronto Star, October 23, 2021. [ms_dropcap color="#000000" boxed="" boxed_radius="8" class="" id=""]W[/ms_dropcap]hat an indictment of one of Canada's most valued public...

Why is it not surprising that it has come to this? Rogers – the company — has never been a model of sound corporate governance – far from it.  This internal battle right now is a classic symptom of a dysfunctional board in a situation where one family controls the...

It’s so amusing that Ted Rogers opines “occasional disagreements are essential elements of sound corporate governance.” Rogers – the company — has never been a model of sound corporate governance.  This internal family battle at Rogers right now is a classic symptom...

From The Globe and Mail It goes without saying that these companies are not exactly models of good corporate governance, and this is being reflected in these excessive and largely unjustified pay packages. In my experience, when you see this, it’s just the tip of the...

Published in the Globe and Mail October 11, 2021 Facebook's Folly