Joy's pick for "2008 best radio segment"

It is the time of year for "picks", is it not? :-)

I heard Stephen Jarislowsky on the radio earlier this week. His clear-sightedness & straight talk made it a very inspiring piece.

Jarislowsky is a Canadian billionaire & philanthropist in Montreal, and an officer of the Order of Canada. He's in his 80s & a humble man--his mindset reminds me of the late Mirvish. One of Canada's unsung heroes, I believe.

From Wikipedia:
"Apart from his personal business pursuits [the investment management firm Jarislowsky, Fraser], he is an outspoken defender of business ethics (and a critic of ethical breaches). In 2002 he co-founded (with Claude Lamoureux) the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance to further this cause, focusing on such contemporaries as Frank Stronach and Conrad Black for their corporate excesses.

"In several magazine and newspaper articles between 2002 and 2004, Jarislowsky correctly predicted the deep economic recession which began in 2008 in the United States and spread around the world. On December 16, 2008, in an interview on CBC's The Current, he opined that the current recession will last at least two to five years and may last much longer if corrective measures are not taken by governments and the general public. He further argued that inflation is the only solution in the circumstances to reducing the enormous debt loads held at all levels of society and that massive government spending is also needed immediately to stimulate the economy."

I'm giving the green gift this year of inspiration, and shared with gratitude that we have what it takes in this country! Love to all, Joy