I couldn’t agree more. Both with your take on how being straight with stakeholders is more crucial in today’s economic enviroment now more than ever, and with the need for a bit of levity and historical perspective that only the wisdom of age can bring to the table.

I watched Ontario’s budget anouncement and resulting coverage from afar for the first time in years yesterday and was entirely uninspired and unimpressed by it’s content and strategic communications story.

I am a former Ministry of Finance communicator who decamped to a warmer climate - temperature and taxation - last year and am glad to have left when I did.

Having said that, there is no place like home, and Toronto is it for me. I am looking to relocate there within the next year and want to revitalize my career using my skills, experience and enthusiasm for compelling communication to their maximum.

I have emailed by resume to your HR contact and hope to set up a meeting with her or some folks there when I am in town next week.

Keep on bloggin’

Marce Riddell