Mar 8, 2016

International Women's Day 2016: Gender equity in the workplace and beyond

Each year International Women’s Day gives us all the opportunity to reflect on both the important progress made toward gender […]

Dec 17, 2015

The best of the season to you all

As I prepare to put a very busy 2015 to bed, I find myself particularly reflective as I take stock […]

Dec 11, 2015

Thoughts on accrual based accounting, transparency and sustainability

While reading through the news a few days ago, I came across an illuminating article in Public Finance International and […]

Thoughts on another successful AGM

First of all, I’d like to extend my sincere appreciation to the 160 members of the FI Community that joined […]

Nov 10, 2015

On rhetoric and remembrance

A year ago this week I sat down to write my annual reflection on Remembrance Day with a heavy heart […]

Oct 16, 2015

Build a better future - show up at the ballot box

As most of you already know, last summer we had the pleasure of hosting Rick Mercer at our Funding Democracy […]

Thoughts on "ballot-box issues" as the election looms

As many of you know, I recently finished up a speaking tour across eastern Canada for FMI. This tour gave me the opportunity to reflect and to gather my […]

Presidential speaking tour

ACFO President Milt Isaacs will be hitting the road this fall for a speaking tour. Mr. Isaacs has been invited […]

A tale of two sectors: On corruption, labour rights and the need for a global voice

Two items in the news recently have thrown into stark relief just how uneven the playing field is for those […]

Funding Democracy: Trade agreements

In the lead-up to the Funding Democracy summit, we have talked about a number of financial and policy challenges from […]

Reality Check: Collective bargaining, sick leave and Bill C-59

Historically, ACFO has avoided going into great detail about what transpires at the bargaining table in a public forum. We […]

Bill C-59: Our freedom of association matters

Since 1989, the Association of Canadian Financial Officers has represented the FI Community with the same sort of professionalism and […]