Reading Time: 3 minutes Without the necessary language skills, students will be left behind. But are they willing to put in the needed work?
Author: Roslyn Kunin
Dr. Roslyn Kunin is president of the Vancouver Institute and has been chair of the Vancouver Stock Exchange, WorkSafe BC, and Haida Enterprise Corporation. She has also been on the boards of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and the National Statistics Council.
Putting a price on the movement of people and goods
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introducing tolls on roads and bridges to help pay for transportation upgrades is an equitable solution to a vexing urban problem
Forest fires torching a province’s economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The long-term economic impact of the fires ravaging the British Columbia interior – including on the logging and tourism industries – will be devastating
A 21st-century guide to career success
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our hints to help you get started on a successful career in a world of contract, short-term and part-time work and where robots are replacing humans in the workplace
Canada’s next 150 years
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the face of changes and challenges, we can ensure a great future by using the hardiness, bravery and creativity that we have displayed throughout our history
Trudeau government’s hidden tax increases flaunt democracy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government wants to increase taxes on booze based on the Consumer Price Index, while denying the same right to revenue it provides to Canadians
Can B.C. put integrity and effectiveness ahead of petty politics?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can B.C.’s newly-elected MLAs make something positive out of the minority government mess that appears to be awaiting the province?
The hard facts on B.C.’s softwood lumber dilemma
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s time B.C. pushed hard to diversify its economy, improved its infrastructure, and looked for new and stable markets for its lumber products
The unsteady foundation of basic income proposals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many people, especially seniors, could see a drop in their incomes under a guaranteed annual income
Beware of politicians bearing (election) gifts
Reading Time: 3 minutes Candidates tie themselves in knots dangling a return to the good old days. Unfortunately, the past doesn’t offer any solutions to our problems