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Legal Specs: The hidden pitfalls of reference clauses in trade contracts

Legal Specs: The hidden pitfalls of reference clauses in trade contracts

It is common for trade contracts to incorporate “by reference” the terms and conditions of the prime contract.
Businesses must act soon to avoid labour shortage consequences

Businesses must act soon to avoid labour shortage consequences

Media outlets, political leaders and financial markets have closely followed the number of jobs created and lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, but less attention has been given to the number of job openings going unfilled.
Landlords, renters seek relief from pandemic’s rental housing woes

Landlords, renters seek relief from pandemic’s rental housing woes

On September 20, Canadians elected a minority Liberal government with Justin Trudeau as the continuing prime minister.
Editorial: Work-life rebalance needed for B.C.

Editorial: Work-life rebalance needed for B.C.

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has permanently changed the way companies work and the way their employees want to work; there is less certainty, however, about the long-term effect of those changes on companies, their employees and the economy.
Canadians’ faith in the country’s health-care system still strong

Canadians’ faith in the country’s health-care system still strong

As Canadians enter the 19th month of life under the COVID-19 pandemic, our views on how governments have managed the crisis have gone through some changes. Quebec and British Columbia have usually been ahead of all other jurisdictions on management.
It’s time to overcome your fear of fundraising in the pandemic era

It’s time to overcome your fear of fundraising in the pandemic era

Many people fear asking for money.
Fight over who will foot city’s climate change bill is far from finished

Fight over who will foot city’s climate change bill is far from finished

The defeat at city council of a proposal to broaden parking permits in 2022 and introduce vehicle ownership fees in 2023 was a walk-back, a crawl-down, but not a back-down.
Pipeline project supporters outnumber opponents in B.C. by small margin

Pipeline project supporters outnumber opponents in B.C. by small margin

As Canadians were preparing to make their final decision before last month’s federal election, health care, the economy and housing dominated the landscape. In the final Research Co.
Editorial: A new measure of Canada’s COVID misery

Editorial: A new measure of Canada’s COVID misery

When it comes to economic and social misery, there is nothing quite like a global pandemic. Service industries across the country will attest to that.
Ill-timed Tofino holiday augurs early retirement for Trudeau

Ill-timed Tofino holiday augurs early retirement for Trudeau

To you and me, the decision by a national leader to hold a national day to build momentum for Indigenous reconciliation would mean that the national leader would, in fact, very obviously lead that national day.