Month: September 2019

Youth voices

Sep 27

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters Greta Thunberg’s recent fiery address to the UN Summit on Climate Change is the most compelling five minutes of advocacy for immediate action to save the world. If you haven’t seen it, stop now and watch the entire speech. I’m not going to browbeat you about the environment. What I want to focus on...
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Letting go

Sep 20

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters My kids are overprogrammed. For my wife and me, our life outside work is a mad blur of activities: coordinating, registering, driving, finding new gear when old gear is too small or worn out. The boys rotate between baseball, soccer, skating, skiing, swimming, music, piano, tutoring, and church. And that’s the winter...
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BGC Canada respectfully acknowledges that its national team office is situated in Treaty 13 territory, the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is the home of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. BGC Canada’s mission statement is to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, and develop confidence and skills for life. We recognize that these values are impossible to attain without the ongoing guidance and partnership with Indigenous peoples.