UPDATED Justin Trudeau’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: What You Need to Know


Culture Counsel is a monthly column focusing on the intricacies of law through the lens of pop culture and business. On March 18, the Canadian government issued an $82 billion Economic Response Plan, factoring in health, employment, tax and social justice issues. This constitutes 3 percent of Canada’s GDP. Since then, this has been subsequently […]
Facebook Announces $100M Relief Funding Initiative for Small Businesses


[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Facebook invests $100 million in financial support initiative for small businesses around the world. The donation is in response to growing concerns surrounding loss of revenue for small businesses due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Facebook has come forward as the latest corporation to initiate relief funding to pump revenue back into the […]
Toronto’s Spirit of York Just Turned Its Distillery Into A Hand Sanitizer Production Facility


One of the silver linings of challenging times is seeing who will step up to the plate in the community to help others. In the case of Spirit of York, local leadership is an initiative that they’re tackling head-on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, the Toronto-based spirits company announced that they would be […]
Aisle CEO, Suzanne Siemens, on the Importance of Listening to Customers


[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”As Aisle goes through a transformation, Suzanne Siemens, speaks to the importance of having open dialogue between a businesses and their customers.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Suzanne Siemens, CEO of Vancouver-based period-wear brand Lunapads, recently rebranded as Aisle, the name of the game has always been evolution inspired by respect. The brand, which was founded in […]