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Depression: The Good, the Better, and The Ugly

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 07, 2021 19:50 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Bob puts his pen to depression, and a new treatment for severe depression that implants a neural pacemaker device in the brain. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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Hunters and Hunted

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 07, 2021 19:50 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Bob looks at the revelations of The Pandora Papers and asks why tax evasion is tolerated by governments that end up costing its citizens billions? For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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Why Your Business Needs To Be On Instagram - Madi Harker

MBOT Radio - October 07, 2021 17:58
Once you have built a website for your business and established an email list, the next step is to help potential customers or clients find you online. For most businesses, that means it's time to investigate Instagram. Instagram is a tool many businesses big and small take advantage of to spread...

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Peter Hall - Global Economic Outlook

MBOT Radio - October 04, 2021 12:42
Companies around the world are grappling with COVID-19 and a challenging economic reality. During these uncertain times, Canadian exporters are facing new risks. EDC’s 2021 Global Economic Outlook offers insight on these challenges and the opportunities to help you make better business decision...

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Brad Butt - Who will be in the new Trudeau cabinet?

MBOT Radio - October 01, 2021 11:00
Who will be in the new Trudeau cabinet, the Mississauga Board of Trade launches it's Shop Local Campaign. How has Ontario's Proof of Immunization program been working so far? To bring us up to speed with the details and more is Brad Butt. Brad is the Vice President of Stakeholder & Government Re...

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Books About Big Things

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 01, 2021 02:29 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Bob looks at the safe return of "the two Michaels" (Michael Kovring and Michael Spavor) to Canada after more than 1000 days in Chinese prison, and what that means to Chinese-Canadian political relations. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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Amusing Themselves to Death

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 01, 2021 02:21 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Bob puts the spotlight on the province of Alberta and the rapid and dangerous rise in Covid cases brought about by the Premier's relaxing of public health protocols earlier in the summer. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com

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Linda Kern - September The New Business Year

MBOT Radio - September 28, 2021 14:30
It's that time of year again! Summer is over, kids are back in school and a new year will begin very soon. While many people focus on the upcoming holidays, business owners will be focusing on year-end business planning and achieving the goals they have set. To help us with the conversation is s...

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Peter Hall - Look To The Investment Horizon

MBOT Radio - September 27, 2021 11:00
The global pandemic created significant challenges and shut down major economies when it hit in 2020. Fast forward to today, business investments are on the rise and companies are adapting to new post-pandemic realities. To help us with the discussion is Peter Hall. Peter is the Vice President...

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Forced Feeding

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 24, 2021 14:49 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Bob aligns the idea of compulsory voting with compulsory "opt-in" programs for organ donation to increase participation rates of both. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com

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How Will You Die?

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 24, 2021 14:46 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Bob looks at poling firm Ipsos' "Perils of Perception" which explores the yawning gap between what is demonstrably true and what people think is true. Chief among the biggest mismatches of perception and reality is how people think they will die. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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Brad Butt - What's next for Trudeau's Liberal minority government?

MBOT Radio - September 24, 2021 12:58
Ontario's proof of vaccination system has begun, Mississauga is sending 6 Liberal MP's to Ottawa and What's next for Trudeau's Liberal minority government? To bring us up to speed with the details and more is Brad Butt. Brad is the Vice President of Stakeholder & Government Relations for the M...

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Employee Vaccine Policy - Dr. Lawrence Loh

MBOT Radio - September 23, 2021 11:00
As many businesses gear up to return employees to workplaces, the health and safety of all workers should be a priority for employers. Whether they are working onsite, at home, or plan on returning to work, workplaces must take every precaution reasonable to protect their employees from the trans...

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Catherine Colasimone - Digital Marketing Trends For 2022

MBOT Radio - September 21, 2021 11:00
The year 2020 was a turning point for many businesses. You can't go through a yearlong and counting global pandemic and not expect some things to change. Businesses were forced to consider digital means to keep their operations. Because of this development, digital marketing is now more essenti...

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Peter Hall - Economic Demand Chases Supply

MBOT Radio - September 20, 2021 13:13
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented disruption to the global economy and world trade. And although several waves of COVID-19 continue to affect the global economy, global trade is booming and the demand for commodities is increasing. To help us with the discussion is Peter Hall. Pe...

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Brad Butt - What to Expect on Election Day

MBOT Radio - September 17, 2021 14:29
We are inching closer and closer to Election day, Ontario's Proof-of-vaccination system comes into effect on Sept. 22, and Mississauga's Mandatory Face Mask By-law has been extended. To bring us up to speed with the details and more is Brad Butt. Brad is the Vice President of Stakeholder & Gover...

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Destination Television

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 16, 2021 14:10 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
After watching 72 hours of a French television series, A French Village, Bob describes why it was so captivating, and makes some other recommendations for equally gripping, binge-worthy TV drama series. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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Terror Times Two

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 16, 2021 14:08 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In today's episode, Bob recounts being in both New York on 9/11, and in Boston in 2013 when bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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David Barnsdale - Are Investment Fees Worth The Money?

MBOT Radio - September 16, 2021 11:00
You may directly or indirectly pay fees and expenses when investing in mutual funds. These fees reduce the return you get on your investment. Not all funds have the same fee structure and you may pay varying one-time sales charges, ongoing management fees and other transactional costs and account...

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David Barnsdale - Are Investment Fees Worth The Money

MBOT Radio - September 16, 2021 11:00
You may directly or indirectly pay fees and expenses when investing in mutual funds. These fees reduce the return you get on your investment. Not all funds have the same fee structure and you may pay varying one-time sales charges, ongoing management fees and other transactional costs and account...

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Jonathan Borrelli - Vaccine Certificates

MBOT Radio - September 14, 2021 13:29
It's official! Ontario has revealed its COVID-19 vaccine certificate program. A vaccine certificate would be used to certify that an individual is fully vaccinated. And this would grant privileges such as indoor dining, going to gyms and access to many other workplaces. The regulation of these ce...

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Five Royal Scandals

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:45 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Recently, the British Royal family finds itself embroiled in a number of scandals that are serious and damaging to the monarch. In this episode, Bob looks at the recent scandals and their impact.

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The Good, The Baad, and The Lucky

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Bob looks at the similarities between the treatment of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, and the new Texas Heartbeat Act which forbids abortions after 6 weeks if a doctor detects a fetal heartbeat. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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Passport Please

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Bob compares vaccine passports to the many existing passports we already hold - from the 19 childhood vaccines we received, to driver's license, to a health card. If everyone is OK with those, why the protests for vaccine passports?

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Manufacturing Addiction

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Millions of people are addicted to drugs that are manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. Bob profiles two sources that examine the companies that produce them - Patrick Radden Keef'e "Empire of Pain", and Alex Gibney's documentary, "The Crime of the Century."

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Vax or Die

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
While on a summer road trip, Bob and Jean run headlong into a much less mask-wearing city and decide to leave town quickly, but not before Jean helps a very sick Covid patient.

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A Woman's Work

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:43 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
On a trip to Afghanistan in 2009, Bob and Jean see for themselves the suppression and maltreatment of women, especially widows with orphans. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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Broke, In More Ways Than One

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:43 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The Catholic Church in Canada owes millions to compensate for their role in the Residential Schools tragedy, yet despite being a wealthy organization, have neglected to pay their full tally. Bob looks at what they will have to do to pay up. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com

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The Beautiful Game

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:42 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Fresh off the Canadian women's soccer team gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympics, Bob takes a stand to support the creation of a pro women's soccer league in Canada. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

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The Anti-Everything Inquiry

RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:42 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
As the Alberta government spends millions to "fight misinformation related to oil and gas", Bob wonders if it will be the Premier (and not foreign actors) that will, in the long-run, be viewed as harmful to the province. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.