Finlay ON Governance

The straight goods on ethics, governance and leadership. Insights and commentary on today's news and tomorrows headlines you won't see, hear or read anywhere else.
Immediate Media Inquiry
ON Rogers BC Court Decision (and more)

ON Rogers BC Court Decision (and more)

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...

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ON Mayor John Tory and Rogers

ON Mayor John Tory and Rogers

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...

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ON Boardroom Chaos at Rogers

ON Boardroom Chaos at Rogers

"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...

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ON Rogers Board Implosion

ON Rogers Board Implosion

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...

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ON Rogers

ON Rogers

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...

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ON Crazy CEO Pay

ON Crazy CEO Pay

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...

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