Reading Time: 4 minutes The U.S. is eager to grab new business, which underscores the urgent need for Canada to secure access to offshore markets for our oil and gas
Category: Eye on BC
Seniors migration costs B.C. $7.2 billion in health-care expenses
Reading Time: 3 minutes Migrating seniors are likely to have paid most of their lifetime taxes in one province while consuming most of their health care in another
Attacks on hydraulic fracturing in B.C. defy settled science
Reading Time: 3 minutes A public inquiry will simply play into the hands of those who oppose energy production in B.C., depriving the province of significant economic benefits
Ramping up immigration without a broad-based plan disastrous
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government’s plan to substantially increase new arrivals requires close co-ordination with provincial and municipal officials
Stick to the facts to protect old-growth forests in B.C.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Debate on Vancouver Island’s old growth forests must be based on facts, not just conjuring up feelings of nostalgia, awe and respect
Ottawa’s Supercluster initiative a mess of monumental proportions
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Liberal’s Great Supercluster Screw-up just another drain on Canadian taxpayers
How to avoid tyrants claiming the highest government offices
Reading Time: 3 minutes The NDP’s ‘confidence and supply agreement’ with the Green Party in B.C. shows us how we can avoid a Trump triumph in Canada
Serving up an unpalatable business model
Reading Time: 4 minutes Restaurants are struggling to find staff and keep profit margins healthy. But automation and careful management can help
Energy debate stuck in a rut – and what we can do about it
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s increasingly clear we need to step outside the echo chambers that shape Canada’s polarizing energy narratives
New NDP government puts B.C. finances back on shaky ground
Reading Time: 3 minutes The B.C. government has sent a troubling signal that big spending, tax increases and deficits are back as the prevailing fiscal policies