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BIV podcast (episode 74): Sharing may not be caring when it comes to the economy

Is the BC NDP cabinet leaning too heavily on its Vancouver MLAs? BIV reporter Tyler Orton and guest Albert Van Santvoort discuss the composition of the new government’s cabinet.
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Is the BC NDP cabinet leaning too heavily on its Vancouver MLAs? BIV reporter Tyler Orton and guest Albert Van Santvoort discuss the composition of the new government’s cabinet.


Later, the pair take a look at whether the loonie’s sharp rise over the past few weeks will harm or help the Canadian economy. Answer: it depends.


And is Sears Canada ever going to be able to dig its way out of its current situation? The #BoycottSearsCanada campaign looks to be hurting whatever goodwill was left for the brand.
In this week’s feature interview, Simon Fraser University professor Katherine Reilly takes a deep dive into her new paper examining the sharing economy. Are companies like Uber and Airbnb actually doing more harm than good by cutting out the middleman?