Tag Archives: generation x
Smashing Time
An American research project, called the Casey Carlson & Deloitte & Touche Study, spent some time analyzing the attitudes of three generations – Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y – especially as they related to the work place. They determined that … Continue reading
Bar Code Generation
Face it. All this talk about citizen engagement presumes there is one relationship that really matters – that between citizens and their political representatives. Great effort is put into cobbling enough citizens together to make the political process take note. … Continue reading
Old Before Their Time
Canada might be getting older, but today’s generation of young people is the largest in history. Nearly half of the world’s population (almost 3 billion) is under the age of 25. Most of these live in developing nations – countries … Continue reading
Long In The Tooth
The call caught me somewhat by surprise. From a West coast publishing firm: “Would I be willing to write a book on my years in Parliament?” I thought about it for a minute and then asked, “Why?” “Because you knew … Continue reading
Young At Heart … Again
So now it’s out there: Canada’s a greying nation. No one’s really surprised by this; we’ve been warned about it for a decade. The real issue is what we do about it. All this is especially holds true for politics, … Continue reading