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Dawn of a new era

Peter C. Newman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:06 -0400

In the past 25 years of Report on Business, we’ve seen recessions come and go, politicians elected and disgraced, heroes formed and villains unveiled. Two-and-a-half decades is really just a long series of moments. It’s what we learn from those trials that prepares us for the changes ahead. Over the next 25 pages, we look back at the most important events, businesses and characters that shaped the past generation of business, starting with Peter C. Newman’s take on the quarter century’s watershed moment

The Awards

Steve Brearton — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:02 -0400

Celebrating the most fascinating characters of the past 25 years in Canadian business

Is the seal hunt worth it?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:58 -0400

It makes meagre revenues and costs a fortune of goodwill abroad

The champagne of fuels

Fabrice Taylor — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:45 -0400

When the economy rebounds, natural gas will have lots of fizz

The Maverick, Act II

Jennifer Wells — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:38 -0400

Ian Delaney has never played by the rules. Which may be why he’s CEO of Sherritt—again

Bay Street then and now

John Daly — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:32 -0400

What did Canada's financial capital look like in 1984? It cast fewer shadows, that's for sure

Memorable moments

Steve Brearton and Carol Toller — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:11 -0400

Can you remember what you were doing 25 years ago? Take a tour through a quarter century of Canadian business through the pages of Report on Business magazine

'They absolutely killed us': 10 business veterans on hard lessons

GORDON PITTS — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:40 -0400

Ten veterans of Canadian business name the biggest change of the past 25 years—and reflect on lessons learned

Work hard. Play hard. Die hard

Sinclair Stewart — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 2:00 -0400

Gordon Capital is long gone, but you can see its influence everywhere on Bay Street. There’s the ranks of powerful alumni, the pre-eminence of the bought deal—and, of course, the sex in the bathroom

Appetite for destruction

John Daly — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 2:00 -0400

Derivatives may have got us into this mess, but guess what? We’re going to need them to help get us out

a GM dealer

Interview by Dawn Calleja — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 2:00 -0400

GM dealer Doug Airey tells us what it was like the day after the axe fell

Who was the best CEO of the past 25 years?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:04 -0400

Here's your chance to name the most influential executive of the past quarter century

Design our cover

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:59 -0400

We asked some of Canada's best designers to take a crack at our cover this month. Here's a look at our favourite entries from the competition.

Our greatest covers

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:43 -0400

Can you really judge a book by its covers? We certainly hope so. As Report on Business magazine reaches the quarter-century mark, take a look back at 25 of our best shots. (Click covers to read more)