Business

Where did all the dad jokes go?

Chris Gardner: Construction was designated an essential service during the pandemic - and yet, the NDP's platform is corrosive for 85% of the industry.

If the European Union with 27 very diverse countries and many languages can do it, why can't Canada?

Blair King: Why the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project is a good economic bet.

Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock: COVID-19 job losses have hit Metro Vancouver especially hard. Absent a vaccine, recovery is likely to be sluggish and uneven.

Chris Gardner: COVID-19 has ravaged the economy. PST relief will mean household savings, but also boost projects, and the jobs they create.

The emergence of cost-effective electric vehicles will have a noticeable effect on crude oil consumption.

Peter Menzies: The federal government is apparently preparing massive regulation of the Internet, pandering to niche lobby groups.

Jordan Bateman: Knocked flat by the pandemic, small business needs help.

Mark Goodman and Cynthia Jagger: Rumour has it Ottawa may hike the capital gains tax. Here’s why it's a bad idea.