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Showing respect for Indigenous priorities can pay dividends

Showing respect for Indigenous priorities can pay dividends

"When the law is the foundation of the relationship, there’s little consideration of anything else."
Why Canada needs to develop its Zinc deposits

Why Canada needs to develop its Zinc deposits

Zinc is a critical ingredient in a variety of products, including soap. In the midst of a pandemic, we need to ensure supply.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Premier Us vs. Them

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Premier Us vs. Them

Where did all the dad jokes go?
Deconstructing the NDP's construction platform

Deconstructing the NDP's construction platform

Chris Gardner: Construction was designated an essential service during the pandemic - and yet, the NDP's platform is corrosive for 85% of the industry.
First step to economic recovery: a Canadian Common Market?

First step to economic recovery: a Canadian Common Market?

If the European Union with 27 very diverse countries and many languages can do it, why can't Canada?
Understanding future demand for heavy oil

Understanding future demand for heavy oil

Blair King: Why the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project is a good economic bet.
COVID-19 job losses concentrated in urban BC - especially Metro Vancouver

COVID-19 job losses concentrated in urban BC - especially Metro Vancouver

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.
In praise of bold thinking

In praise of bold thinking

Chris Gardner: COVID-19 has ravaged the economy. PST relief will mean household savings, but also boost projects, and the jobs they create.
Improved batteries will narrow the price gap between EVs and gas-powered cars

Improved batteries will narrow the price gap between EVs and gas-powered cars

The emergence of cost-effective electric vehicles will have a noticeable effect on crude oil consumption.
Here comes the 'Netflix Tax'

Here comes the 'Netflix Tax'

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