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Press and politicians imperilled in the new age of rage and cynicism

Press and politicians imperilled in the new age of rage and cynicism

In the environment I’ve occupied for four decades, it has never been this unstable and unsafe, this disabled and distrusted.
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Survey: Growing number of British Columbians say health-care system in need of major rehab

Survey: Growing number of British Columbians say health-care system in need of major rehab

For many months during the COVID-19 pandemic, satisfaction with the performance of the provincial government in British Columbia was one of the highest in Canada.
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Anjali Appadurai’s campaign threatens to derail David Eby’s BC NDP coronation

Anjali Appadurai’s campaign threatens to derail David Eby’s BC NDP coronation

Could the politically unbelievable happen? Might we soon have NDP Premier Anjali Appadurai? Sources in the party say her campaign has persuaded significantly more British Columbians to buy NDP memberships than did rival David Eby’s campaign by the Se
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Editorial: Lower outcomes from higher education in Canada

Editorial: Lower outcomes from higher education in Canada

Canada has a serious diversity problem in a place that should be a cultivator of diversity: The halls of academe. Places of higher learning, it appears, are increasingly becoming places of learning what to think, not how to think.
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Bikeshare station against public art depicts a city arguing with itself

Bikeshare station against public art depicts a city arguing with itself

A quintessential Vancouver debate emerged a few days ago, this one with an unexpected twist, a turn so sharp that it likely caused city officials pause, confusion, and panic. Full disclosure. This column relates to one of my projects.
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Canadians leading the politically correct parade in North America

Canadians leading the politically correct parade in North America

Canadians and Americans take to social media every day to register their displeasure about politics, sports and entertainment.
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Canada moving at geological speed in tapping its resource riches

Canada moving at geological speed in tapping its resource riches

This ought to be Pierre Gratton’s moment. The 11-year CEO of the Mining Association of Canada, by any objective measure, ought to be beaming at the confluence of events making possible an historic boom in the sector he represents.
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Survey: Popularity of Royal Family picks up in Canada

Survey: Popularity of Royal Family picks up in Canada

Six and a half months ago, Research Co. and Glacier Media asked Canadians about the monarchy . Our annual survey gauges the perceptions of Canadians on our head of state and the constitutional present and future of the country.
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Tech-driven job displacement slow to gain labour market traction

Tech-driven job displacement slow to gain labour market traction

The final week of summer is a good time to step back and assess developments in the job market and how it has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic relative to expectations that prevailed before 2020.
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Industry hit with widespread job losses in B.C.

Industry hit with widespread job losses in B.C.

BC employment fell sharply in August, but the labour market remained tight with the unemployment rate little changed. Employment fell by 28,100 persons or 1.0 per cent, to shave the number of employed workers to the lowest level since February.
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