The two faces of Quebec Premier Jean Charest
If re-elected, which Charest will it be: the fiscal reformer, or the solid administrator?
Who knew that an ad for certified management accountants could be funny? There's one currently running on French-language television (tinyurl.com/6s9pk5), in which a pair of corporate snake-oil salesmen make a pitch to a skeptical executive. The strategy consists entirely of some of the recent clichés peddled as miracle cures for business ailments: "Reorganization, restructuring ... synergy and convergence...