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Sandy Garossino

Sandy Garossino is a former prosecutor and former owner of three Metro Vancouver taxi companies, which together formed the largest privately held fleet of taxis in Western Canada.  She is active in private investments and incubating businesses through global partnerships, primarily in Asia.  A long-time advocate for the arts, Garossino is a guest writer for VO.

Articles

TED tales: it's all in the audience
Opinion
Sandy Garossino
Feb 12th, 2013
The TED conference isn't valuable just for the talks themselves: great things can happen when brains, influence and power meet in the same room in a city like Vancouver.
M-O-N-E-Y: Why government investment in culture pays off
The Scene
Sandy Garossino
Jan 24th, 2013
Investing in arts and culture brings in millions in revenue to the city: lessons for Vancouver.
Vanishing point: how police forgot the women they couldn't see
Commentary
Sandy Garossino
Dec 22nd, 2012
A former Crown prosecutor familiar with police investigations, warrant applications and the criminal charge approval process explains why the Pickton investigation went horribly wrong.
Dear Sheryl Sandberg: Stop child predators from using Facebook for cyberstalking
Commentary
Sandy Garossino
Nov 14th, 2012
Amanda Todd's mother, Carol, along with children's singer Raffi and other concerned citizens urge Facebook's COO to fix systemic design defects to protect children from predators.
The John Furlong defamation case and Canadian libel law
Commentary
Sandy Garossino
Oct 1st, 2012
Why John Furlong has an uphill battle in the courts.
Peter Lougheed: back to the future
Political Junkie
Sandy Garossino
Sep 15th, 2012
You couldn't even say the word 'liberal' back then, but the changes made by Peter Lougheed were enlightened and forward-thinking.
Alpha Liberals help Democrats roar back to life
Political Junkie
Sandy Garossino
Sep 7th, 2012
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton stomp all over the stereotype of the "weak" and ineffective Democrat.
Blunderdome: silence in the house
Commentary
Sandy Garossino
Aug 21st, 2012
It didn’t come as much of a surprise last week when we learned of David Podmore's upcoming resignation as board chair of PavCo. No one represented PavCo’s face more than David Podmore, and he, more...
"Truthiness" and the right's attack on Canada's charities
Commentary
Sandy Garossino
Jul 9th, 2012
Canadian charities should employ "truthiness" to their own advantage, instead of letting the Harper government and Conservative pundits wield it against them.
Canada upside down
World
Sandy Garossino
Jun 14th, 2012
A deep look at the strategy behind the Harper government's attack on the world's most respected foundations, organizations which a short time ago, the government regarded as important...
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