ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə ɡlˈoʊb ænd mˈeɪl tə ɹˈaɪt ɐ wˈiːkli kˈɑːlʌm ænd, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ɐ mˈʌnθli kˈɑːlʌm fɔːɹ ɪts ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ˌɔn bˈɪznəs mˌæɡɐzˈiːn wˌɪtʃ lˈæstᵻd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, wˌɛn hiː lˈɛft ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pɹətɹˈæktᵻd ænd bˈɪɾɚɹ ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ wɪð ˈɛdɪɾɚɹɪntʃˈiːf nˈoːɹmən wˈɛbstɚ.
In 1981, he returned to The Globe and Mail to write a weekly column (and, from 1985, a monthly column for its Report on Business Magazine) which lasted until 1987, when he left after a protracted and bitter exchange with Editor-in-Chief Norman Webster.