Commentary

The B.C. government has amended the Employment Standards Act (ESA) to require employers to pay their employees for time taken off work to get the COVID-19 vaccine. These amendments raise a number of questions for employers across the province.

As more than half of Canadians await an appointment to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, public perceptions on the process to inoculate the country’s residents have become decidedly rosier. When Research Co.

The Justin Trudeau government’s sprawling 2021 federal budget clocks in at almost 750 pages. The government has not tabled a budget in more than two years, so the document provides much-needed details on its finances and fiscal plan.

The road to a cleaner energy future does not run in a straight line through a black-and-white world.

In April, the John Horgan government announced plans to provide an additional $2 billion in development financing through HousingHub (a division of BC Housing) to finance the construction of thousands of new homes for middle-income families.

As Canadians await their chance to be inoculated against COVID-19, the past couple of weeks have featured more public demonstrations from residents who have consistently downplayed the threat of the pandemic.

Kevin Falcon wants to lead a political party. Just not the BC Liberal Party. To clarify: he wants to lead the people who belong to the BC Liberal Party, just not a party that names itself that.

Back in the Great Recession, real per capita GDP in B.C. fell for two consecutive years so that by 2009 it was 4.7% lower than in 2007.

Over the past few years, several European countries have discovered the benefits of hydrogen-powered trains for railway service.

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how critical reliable access to the internet is. It has also exacerbated digital privilege and deepened the digital divide.