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Vimy Ridge and the Vimy Memorial

Today is the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, "the triumphant First World War battle in which Canada suffered 10,600 casualties, nearly 3,600 of them fatal."  In an article in today's Globe Jane Urquhart, author of The Stone Carvers, "recalls the neglect -- historic and physical -- that Vimy and its spectacular monument once endured, and applauds its renaissance as part of our national narrative."   Ms Urquhart tells us her own education (like mine) gave the Battle of Vimy Ridge short shrift and it was not until she visited the site with her future husband  and was profoundly moved by a tour of the site and in her case so inspired by it that years later she wrote The ...

Why do corporate boards still lean so heavily towards men?

My response to the question based on what I have seen is as follows. Most men don't proactively think about, or focus on this issue. So they typically just reach out to other men they know or know of, when looking to recruit new board members. The chair of the board or the governance committee (ideally both) need to be strong and vocal champions for board diversity. They need to ensure they have a matrix of skills outlining what is required to create the best possible board for the company.  Then they need to find the most qualified candidates. And in doing so, they must insist that the search surfaces talented men AND women that have the necessary skills and ...