Toronto Global Leaders Centre Photos

On May 10, 2011 By

Photos from the Toronto Global Leaders Centre

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Business: It’s the People

On April 2, 2011 By

For those who were at the Pan-Atlantic Youth Forum, you may have discovered that I was in the process of starting a business. This is the story of how I miraculously got involved and how things have fared since the forum.

If someone would have told me just a year ago that I’d end up [...]

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The good, the bad and the ugly: A brief narrative on the current political situation in Canada

On April 1, 2011 By

Have we come to that point? Where we, after consistently electing Prime Minister after Prime Minister into power only to find that they reverse on many of the things they promised to do while campaigning, just don’t care anymore? The mindset that “they’re not going to do anything they say they will anyway so what’s the point?” is completely valid in many people’s opinion– and it disheartens me every time I think about it.

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My Experience of my Spanish Speech

On March 29, 2011 By

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   My name is Matthew, and March 18 2011, I gave a speech in Spanish. I found it a good opportunity but at first I didn’t want to do it because I was really nervous. But thanks to all my support and encouragment from my teachers, family and friends, I did it. And honestly I’m [...]

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Welcome to Calgary!Bienvenue a Calgary! Bem-vindo a Calgary! Bienvenidos a Calgary!

On March 25, 2011 By

We often learn about the power of branding trough any given situation. Whether it’s a company or a personal conversation in which one must clearly identify the strengths and abilities used to differentiate ourselves from anyone else. However, it’s not often we have an opportunity to brand Canada as a leading country on the world [...]

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“A smooth road never made a skilled driver” Life on the LTR: Hitting Potholes the Right Way!

On March 9, 2011 By


Tuesdays haven’t been the most exciting lately. I have been living in routine for the past month teaching a grade 7/8 class from 8 until 3:30 each day. Somedays my tuesdays are spiced up with extra volunteering I do outside of the classroom, but last week it hit me like a brick [...]

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Reaching the Summit of Youth

On February 21, 2011 By

This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend the New Brunswick Youth Strategy Youth Summit.

For almost two years prior to the event, the New Brunswick Youth Strategy consulted youth in order to build recommendations that met their actual needs. After the consultation process, young people (myself included) [...]

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The True Meaning of Innovation

On February 9, 2011 By

Innovation. Something that everyone in Global Vision takes to heart and a word that means so much more than its standard definition. Dictionary.com defines innovation as follows: something new or different introduced. Until I had read this definition I had always imagined innovation as a spectacular, ground-breaking discovery that would forever change how humanity lived; [...]

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“Who we are cannot be separated from where we’re from.” -Malcolm Gladwell

On February 6, 2011 By

In 2010 many of us seized an opportunity that we seemed to find fit perfectly with out interests. We all applied for Global Visions, the Global Leadership Program and many of us were selected to be Junior Team Canada Ambassadors. Whether you found yourself in a town hall meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, being [...]

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Professional Networking: An Imperative Narrative

On January 9, 2011 By

Those who attended the Pan-Atlantic Youth Forum found themselves thrown into a social situation from the very get-go. One could tell at a glimpse that there were three distinct groups of people at this “Networking Session” as it was called: there were those huddled in familiar groups having no idea what to do in this [...]

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