Reading Time: 3 minutes Life is not about always being right, it’s about being on good terms with others, and willing to listen and learn
Month: August 2016
Bio-fuels one of man’s greatest blunders
Reading Time: 3 minutes The zero-emissions bio-fuel myth ignores the horrible environmental impacts of its production and the dramatic impact on world food stocks
Two reasons why average families in Vancouver can’t afford housing
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Vancouver area’s sky-high real estate market looks even more inflated when seen in conjunction with the city’s below-average incomes
Electoral reform fraught with unintended consequences
Reading Time: 3 minutes PR, for example, leads to more government spending and higher deficits, and disproportionately empowers voters from one-issue fringe parties
Foreign purchase tax ignores crucial source of housing unaffordability
Reading Time: 4 minutes A tax on foreign buyers may seem like an easy fix but it ignores the fact the housing supply is not keeping up with demand
Political twitter warriors all thumbs no action
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jason Kenney is the worst kind of Twitter troll: all bluster when typing with his thumbs, no action when he’s in a position of power
Could legal pot finally liberate Canadian booze?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The final vestiges of a moral crusade against booze could finally be buried by legalized marijuana
A candidate’s (ghost-written) words are not enough
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ideology and anecdotal content can’t save a politician’s speech if the candidate doesn’t have the oratory skills to sell it all
Make your current employees your hiring allies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Your current workers can do a good job finding suitable workers for free or for a small cost
British Columbians need action to curb high taxes, not more study
Reading Time: 3 minutes Continued inaction ultimately means fewer opportunities and less prosperity for British Columbians