Commentary

We can take for granted the resources around us. Water, for instance, has a good case for feeling left out.

It might be a bitter pill to swallow in the short term, but the rigours of frugality being forced on Canadian businesses and consumers during the current bout of inflation could pay dividends down the road for the country’s economy.

In January 2021, when Research Co. and Glacier Media first asked Canadians about noise, we thought the situation was dire. More than a quarter of Canadians (27 per cent) told us that their city or town had become noisier in the past 12 months.

We can focus unduly about incompatibility and a lack of common ground.

There is a tech race going on in most industrialized countries to capture a material part of semiconductor (chip) manufacturing. While Canada has semiconductors top of mind, it hasn’t entered the chip race.

As British Columbians ponder their options in this year’s municipal elections, housing, homelessness and poverty remains the most important issue for 39 per cent of the province’s residents.

As the Conservative leadership race approaches the finish line, polls are starting to show a consistent pattern. Pierre Poilievre can win the Party , but only Jean Charest can win the country.

It is well known that the United States is British Columbia’s largest export market and number one international commercial partner.

Before I decided to run for Mayor of Vancouver, I met with residents of the Strathcona Park encampment to hear their stories Most of the folks who I spoke with had previously lived in one of Vancouver's notorious slum hotels at one point or another.

Climate change requires urgent action – but there are important steps we need to take to meet our climate goals. Here in B.C.