Business

Chris Gardner: Surrey’s industrial lands are key to our regional economy. We need both vision and leadership to capitalize.

Rashid Husain Syed: The push and pull of conflicting factions may be providing some relief to consumers.

A Canadian Standards Association study calls for a national standard in asbestos management among jurisdictions in the country.

Cultured meat could succeed but it won’t be easy. The industry will need to learn from what’s happening with the electric car, says Sylvain Charlebois.

Ryan Berlin: The main real estate story in Metro Vancouver has been, and continues to be, all about supply - or lack thereof.

Jack Middleton: Rising prices and dependence on unreliable sources are already causing strain – which is a shame, because it doesn’t have to be this way.

A global energy crunch could help propel oil prices above US$100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 and spur a global economic crisis.

In the meantime, landlords are left holding the bag in B.C., say Mark Goodman and Cynthia Jagger.

Did Canada have more restaurants than it could support before COVID-19? This may be a golden opportunity for the industry to reflect on its future, says Sylvain Charlebois.

Peter Caulfield: Excess capacity in global markets is bad for the financial health of Canada’s steel sector.