Commentary

After a year of economic uncertainty, pandemic-related lockdowns and ongoing concerns over the spread of new COVID-19 variants, most Canadians welcomed 2021 with great anticipation and an expectation of a return to something resembling their pre-pand

Within six minutes Wednesday morning, emails arrived hailing the candidacy of Mark Marissen for mayor and the launch of ABC (A Better City) Vancouver as the vehicle Ken Sim will use for his candidacy.

As Cascadia Gateway Corp.’s initiative to expand Vancouver-to-Seattle fibre optic communications capacity illustrates, the digital highway is as important to economic progress as is the traditional asphalt highway.

Federal, provincial governments challenged with managing massive deficits and keeping Canada competitive

A speech from the throne is typically little more than a movie trailer without the money shots. Sure, there are spoilers – how the plot line aims to work out – but precious little of the narrative on how the plot unfurls.

British Columbians are headed to a tax season unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many members of the workforce to carry on with their duties from home.

I know we’re in April, and I know the next municipal election isn’t until October 2022, but Vancouver’s mayoral race is kinda, sorta already underway.

We are into the pandemic phase in which some of us are partly vaccinated, a few of us are fully vaccinated and most of us aren’t.

You know how your grandparents always said to save for a rainy day? Well, unfortunately for the last decade or so, this advice has not worked out so well.

Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the federal government’s carbon tax plan. In the 6-3 decision, the court stated that Ottawa is free to impose minimum pricing standards due to the threat posed by climate change.