Commentary

Of all the radical initiatives put forward by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, the notion of blowing up international trade deals is the most popular. But tampering with globalization is risky.

“Hello. City of Vancouver Energy Future Information Hotline. How may I help you?” “Yes, hello, I’m calling to ask about the 2050 ban on natural gas in the city.” “Sorry, sir, you’re mistaken. There is no ban, as countless city officials have said.

When Vancouver’s residential housing market overheated and Greater Vancouver house prices climbed to stratospheric heights – unrelated to local salary levels and construction costs – high foreign demand was identified as the main cause.

A recent column in Business in Vancouver suggested that if the provincial government were to use development cost charges to pay for transit, and make increased density zoning a requirement of transit funding, it would be taking money that rightfully

One of the most common questions I get from CEOs is, “What are the biggest issues on the minds of other leaders right now?” Here are five topics that seem to be top of mind for the leaders I meet and work with. Brexit.

Donald Trump has been a topic of conversation at dinner tables for some time. Now, the American president-elect is poised to push up the cost of the food on those same tables. Policy proposals on immigration, trade and security dominated the U.S.

To those who shared the view that Justin Trudeau was all froth and selfie symbolism – a please-everyone politician and a leader of substantial non-substance – you must admit that last week our fearless leader put on the Big Boy Pants.

With a Donald Trump-led America set to abdicate its global leadership on the free trade front, challenges for corporate Canada will increase. But so will opportunities.

The election of Donald Trump could offer Canada a rare opportunity to reverse the southward brain drain of tech and other high-demand workers and to better compete for international talent entering our universities.

Aside from all the other issues bubbling in the media mix, what do pipeline expansions mean to Canada’s need to cut emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050 to meet the Paris agreement targets (the latest target, just released by Environment and Clima