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Cover: Blackberry's new media-shy chief executive dishes on the former smartphone giant's plans to conquer another market – inside your car. Also: We rank Canada's Best Managed Companies of 2025, and learn lessons every leader should live by. Plus: Barbecue maker Napoleon plays up its made-in-Canada bona fides, but building more products at home is easier said than done.
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May: Diversity, equity and inclusion was supposed to make organizations fairer and more meritocratic, and the world a better place. So why has the blowback against DEI been so fast and so harsh? Also: At Nortel Networks' peak 25 years ago, it was worth more than 35% of the value of the TSX 300. So how did Canada's biggest boom company ever go so bust? Former insiders provide an oral history. Plus: We present our annual list of non-CEO All-Stars who help their companies win big.
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April, 2025: GardaWorld is a key player in the ever-increasing $250-billion domain of global security. We travelled to West Virginia to find out what clients can expect from their top-of-the-line treatment, guns and all. Also: Sports betting has been immensely profitable since Ontario legalized it, but risks remain. Plus: Vancouver-based Teck Resources branches out with a copper mine high in the Andes, but a lot could still go wrong.
March, 2025: We talk to GFL Environmental's Patrick Dovigi about how he built a waste management giant, accrued billions in debt, had his house shot at, pulled off a mega sale, and still managed to keep investors onside. Also: we unveil our annual Changemakers list – 20 emerging leaders reinventing how Canada does business. Plus: Robert Allan Inc.'s all-electric tugboats really are the little boats that can change everything.
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December, 2024: In this edition, we profile our 2024 CEOs of the Year – five multifaceted leaders from diverse industries who know how to elevate a business. Also: Our economics team looks at the best- and worst-case scenarios for 2025, with input from bank CEOs and other heavy hitters on what may lie ahead. Plus: we speak with SickKids Foundation CEO Jennifer Bernard on how she plans to raise $1.7-billion (with a little help from Ryan Reynolds).
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November, 2024: In this issue, we question the tobacco industry's plan to phase out cigarettes and get a whole new generation hooked on nicotine in different ways. Also: we look at the anti-Succession CEO handover at Linamar. Plus: for the fourth year in a row, we present a list of Canada's Best Law Firms.
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October, 2024: In this edition, we talk to Suncor CEO Rich Kruger about his all-in-on-oil strategy. Also: we follow engineering firm Stantec's wild discoveries in its race to get ahead of climate change. Plus: we go in-depth on Canada's Top Growing Companies.
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June, 2024: In this edition, we trace Bombardier's fall and its recent upward run (albeit as a far smaller organization, with just one line of business). Also: with Ottawa pushing Canada's pension funds to invest more in the domestic economy, we profile Caisse CEO Charles Emond. Plus: we go in-depth on Canada's Best Managed Companies.
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May, 2024: In this issue we talk to Pet Valu CEO Richard Maltsbarger about how he is deftly expanding his chain while easing it upscale at the same time. Also: we give out our annual Best Executive awards, celebrating the non-CEO all-stars who help companies win big. Plus: we follow Montreal company RodeoFX's rise to the top of the visual-effects business.
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April, 2024: In this issue we meet the Mi'kmaq Chief charting a new course for Canada's largest seafood company. Also: we examine why the percentage of Canadian companies with women CEOs has declined. Plus: we sit down with Jamie Salter of Authentic Brands to discuss how he's recharged dozens of brands and revitalized the careers of Shaq, David Beckham and more.
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