For decades, systems – from newsrooms to police departments – have treated some disappearances as more newsworthy, more urgent, and more deserving of public attention than others.

CPE Media & Data Company recently revealed that U.S. parties accounted for 60% of venture capital investment in Canada in 2025, the highest share since 2017.

A 2026 study found AI-generated personas can overemphasize racial markers and reduce complex identities into stereotyped cues.

An important part of any law is who gets to decide what the words mean. When definitions change, institutions change and capital moves. That ultimately influences who remains investable, fundable, employable, insurable, and contractable.

The need to resolve work-family conflict has long been considered the central reason women pursue entrepreneurship after becoming mothers. New research suggests that’s only part of the picture.

Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and Goldman Sachs blocked account holders from directing grants to the SPLC through their donor-advised funds, citing internal policies that suspend grantmaking during criminal proceedings regardless of whether the charges have merit.

Participation in certain sports (e.g., skiing, cycling, rowing, and football) often serves as a proxy for merit.

In the spring of 2025, two DOGE employees used ChatGPT to cancel more than $100 million in federal humanities grants that were deemed to conflict with the U.S. administration's agenda.

In the late 1950s, NASA faced a problem no one had solved before: how does the human body adapt to weightlessness? 

The Rooney Rule was introduced in 2003 by the National Football League after mounting evidence that qualified Black coaches were being overlooked despite strong performance. 

Communication difficulties between autistic and non-autistic people are mutual.

Pushback is not a signal to retreat. It is evidence that the ground is shifting and that the work needs to continue.

Where you're born in Canada shapes where you'll end up.

Imagine you lost your wallet in a dark alley. Where would you search first: where you dropped it, or under the streetlight where you can see?

Investors tend to favour companies with names that are easier to pronounce, easier to remember, or appear earlier in alphabetical listings.

Representation inside venture firms is improving.

In 2021, the federal government committed $172 million of initial funding over five years for Statistics Canada’s Disaggregated Data Action Plan. 

The University of Alberta’s proposal to eliminate equity, diversity, and inclusion language from hiring policy is framed as a move toward "institutional neutrality" and merit-based hiring.

The share of venture capital (VC) dollars allocated to Black founders across Canada is the lowest it has been in five years. 

Pay yourself first, that’s the advice entrepreneurs hear all the time.

Biased AI recommendations don’t just skew decisions, they change how people make decisions themselves.

An overlooked driver of inequity is decision fatigue. 

Many Canadian firms are still expanding the circle of those who gets to shape investment decisions.

Many Canadian firms are still expanding the circle of those who gets to shape investment decisions.

Happy Holidays 2025!

Progress deepens when we see and fund those beyond our immediate line of sight.

The real threat to progress isn't a single catastrophic decision - it's inertia.

Our sector’s tendency to fund narrowly and briefly puts us at a disadvantage against movements that are playing the long game.

What a day of insights, inspirations, and hope!

Pushback happens because we are making progress.