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Phillip Cutter

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  • Why Money Matters Really Matter

    One of the most common struggles young adults face today is debt. What’s worse, the debt problems most face aren’t…

Phillip Cutter's blog articles

  • Odd Jobs and Creative Ends

    It’s still tough times for the young and unemployed. Even those who are lucky and find employment often end up…

  • A Generation Misinformed?

    “Today’s young people are uninformed, don’t listen, and just don’t know what’s good for them.” Any reasonable person should be…

  • Youth and the Future of Aboriginal Canada

    As Canadians, we are blessed with a relatively strong economy, a rich cultural heritage, and a vast, beautiful country. Below…

  • We Need Leadership on Unemployment

    If the recent spate of shootings in Toronto isn’t stark evidence of need to tackle the crisis of youth unemployment…

  • The Art of Marketing Your Skills

    You’re fresh off the podium with a new degree in hand, ready to take on the world and start building…

  • Creatures of (Bad) Habit

    As humans, we are naturally creatures of habit. We form these behaviours throughout our lives, but never more so than…

  • The Value of an Education

    “If I don’t use my degree in my future career, was it a waste?” It’s an all-too-familiar story: students head…

  • Remember Your Résumé

    When was the last time you sat down and re-wrote your résumé? It’s an interesting question because most of us…

  • Canada’s Demographic Quarrel

    The numbers are in—and they’re not good. The results of the latest national census were released by Statistics Canada last…

  • The Bold Generation

    It’s not easy being young these days. From the streets of Montreal to unemployment offices in Europe, new graduates and…

  • An Open Letter to the Students of Quebec

    Striking students of Quebec, There’s been a lot of news about you recently. Across the country, we’ve watched your situation…

  • When Immigration and Economy Collide

    Multiculturalism has been one of the cornerstones of Canada’s national identity throughout its history. Indeed, the country is often spoken…

  • I’m with the Strikers

    Quebec’s tuition-hike battle between striking students and the provincial government is now coming to a close, after making headlines across…

  • When the Students Push Back

    If you’re reading this from Montreal, you won’t be surprised at the subject. If you’re anywhere else in the country—you’d…

  • Entrepreneurs and the Fountain of Ideas

    Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Perhaps you’ve never even considered it, but it’s a question…

  • No, You’re Not A Multitasker

    “I’m an excellent multitasker.” Scan any young graduate’s resumé, listen in on any job interview or hiring seminar, and this…

  • The Opportunities Are Still There

    For all the doom and gloom we hear about a struggling economy, unemployment and the dearth of opportunities for young…

  • The Payback Generation

    We are the payback generation. We are the generation that has to work harder, longer and better, not only to…

  • It’s A Woman’s World… Right?

    More and more, it’s becoming a woman’s world—or, at least, that’s what we try to tell young girls. As the…

  • Where You Live and Play

    Our world is becoming ever more connected. Technology has increased our mobility and the options each of us has in…

  • A New, Assertive You

    Some people are natural extroverts, born with big, assertive personalities that give them an advantage in their every interaction. Whether…

  • A Change in Plans Can Make All the Difference

    In today’s competitive job market, it’s a basic fact that some people just can’t get what they want. Many fields…

  • Breaking the Stress Cycle

    Learning to manage stress is essential for anyone who wants to be productive and successful in work and life, and…

  • Educating Yourself about Student Debt

    Debt and large student loans are a reality for most people pursuing post-secondary education. As the cost of higher learning…

  • Thirty Years of Multiculturalism

    2012 is a year of anniversaries for Canada. From the War of 1812 to the signing of the Constitution Act…

  • The Perils of Tinkering with Social Services

    With a single speech at an economic summit in Switzerland this week, the Prime Minister has whipped up a media…

  • Messing with the Web

    Much of the world awoke to a very modern predicament this past week: the Internet had gone on a day-long…

  • To Change or Not: The Next Twelve Months

    We are entering the twelfth year of the new millennium, and the usual spate of predictions and tea-leaf readings is…

  • The Day Canada Failed

    This week, as the Durban 2011 Climate Summit wound down, Canada announced that it was withdrawing from the Kyoto Accord….

  • On Human Rights Day 2011

    Human Rights Day falls annually on December 10 in commemoration of the 1948 signing of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration…

  • The Great Renewal in Ottawa

    These are days of great potential in Canadian politics. For the past decade, if not longer, there have been consistent…

  • That First Job

    There are few milestones as momentous in life as completing your education. Years of work, thousands of dollars, and too…

  • Building a Better Canada through Compromise

    Canada has always been a shaky proposition: a vast, northern nation composed of many people with many different backgrounds and…

  • Liberal-Democrats: Maybe It’s Not Crazy Talk

    Canadian politics have a strange pattern of running fairly steady for a certain amount of time before a sudden, unexpected…

  • The World at 7 Billion

    There are 7 billion humans on this planet. Well, close enough, anyway—there’s no way to know exactly when the 7…

  • Overwhelming Economics

    The constant media coverage of the worldwide economic crisis has become nearly overwhelming. All the on-air babbling of economists and…

  • Bullying Is Only Part of the Problem

    Jamie Hubley’s tragic death this week seems to have struck a deep, emotional chord across Canada and even abroad. As…

  • The Government’s Got a Jobs Problem

    Nobody likes being unemployed. It’s one of life’s harder circumstances to face, and not just because of the pressure that…

  • The New Power on Wall Street

    The world’s media have been increasingly focused on a nascent socio-political movement in the past few weeks. Since the middle…

  • The Winds Are Shifting

    The signs are slow in coming and at times hazy, yet a movement in the realm of Canadian politics seems…

  • Tackling a Problem that Doesn’t Exist

    It is a curious thing, really, that despite campaigning heavily on jobs and economic issues, the first business our new…

  • The Young (Unemployed) and the Restless

    It’s an election year in Canada, and there’s one word dominating the national and provincial political discourse: jobs. Every major…

  • New Ideas for Immigration

    Immigration is always a delicate subject in Canada. Every government and politician must carefully weigh competing interests, needs, and public…

  • Medicine for the Medical System

    Canadians are known for being deeply attached to our universal health-care system. Governments have been made and broken over it,…

  • Chalk Drawings for a Better Country

    Canada seems to have a problem with civic engagement as of late—or, at least, it did. The strange events of…

  • Why Money Matters Really Matter

    One of the most common struggles faced by young adults today is debt. What’s worse, the debt problems most face…

  • Catastrophe of Their Own Making

    The explosion of riots in the United Kingdom this week has been alarming to observers around the world. The polite,…

  • Official Opposition to the (New) Leader

    With this week’s unfortunate news that newly minted Leader of the Official Opposition Jack Layton would take a leave of…

  • The Fight for Libraries

    The spectacle playing out in Toronto this week has been interesting, to say the least. In the city’s quest for…

  • Pieces of Norway

    As Westerners, we often feel a certain level of invulnerability in our lives and beliefs. When that sense, that shield,…

  • Silencing the Arts

    There is an often-repeated story that during the Second World War, when Winston Churchill was advised to cut funding for…

  • The Peril of Ignoring Quebec’s Young

    The events of May 2nd exposed political turmoil that had clearly been roiling across the country for some time, relatively…

  • Young and Royal and Out of Touch

    The coverage of this royal visit is massively lopsided toward Canada’s English speaking media. There is conspicuously little French coverage,…

  • Let’s Really Say YES to Young Workers

    Canada’s federal government really deserves a failing grade when it comes to tackling youth unemployment. That’s not to say that…

  • The New Class of Politicos

    Opinions regarding the new make-up of the federal government may vary widely, but most Canadians can agree on one thing:…

  • The Storm after the Rainbow

    Somewhere in Mississauga, a Catholic school has decided to ban rainbows. The statement itself easily demonstrates how ridiculous this decision…

  • The Most Stressful Event of Your Life: Entering the Workforce

    Entering the workforce for the first time is arguably one of the most stressful events in any young adult’s life….

  • A Future We Don’t Want: The Environmental Mess the Young Will Face

    Do you care about the environment? It’s a simple question that can elicit surprisingly complicated answers. For most people, particularly…

  • A New Government and a New Opportunity

    May 2, 2026 will surely be remembered as one of the most surprising and interesting days in Canadian history. It’s…

  • Young and Ignored

    Skyrocketing tuition costs, chronic unemployment, inaction on climate change… if you’re under 25, chances are these issues are some of…

  • Democracy Is For the Young, Refuse to be Silent

    If Canada were a person right now, it would be an intelligent but confused young adult. From our country’s infancy,…