Commentary

It arrived like an unwanted and disorienting thunderbolt. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s Economic and Fiscal Snapshot 2020, delivered on July 8, can fairly be described as breathtaking – just not in a positive way.

Whether your topic of choice is international relations, the economy or health care, you are bound to run into a social media post that refers to a Canadian politician as the “worst prime minister.” This month, Research Co.

It is baffling and bound to be punishing. Most businesses are in no position to soon resume regular activity, yet the crucial federal backing to make payroll and retain or restore jobs is about to be sliced with no government recovery plan in sight.

The federal government has provided Canadians with its pandemic fiscal snapshot; now it needs to deliver a road map out of the country’s deep and debilitating debt valley. B.C.

Canada is currently engaged in an important conversation about its future. In the midst of an expected economic recovery following the COVID-19 lockdown, the country is starting to take a long hard look at its fabric. Earlier this month, Research Co.

Champions are hard to build, harder to replace, and the wisest ones know in their hearts when it is time to step aside.

Marijuana has been legal in Canada for just over one and a half years.

COVID-19 is not just an episode of struggle and negativity. It has also provided the homebuilding sector the opportunity to become a catalyst and accelerator of change in the business of building new homes for Vancouverites and British Columbians.

National governments have a tendency to overreact immediately after they are forced to face an unexpected challenge.

Statistics Canada’s June employment report confirms that the unprecedented pandemic-induced job losses recorded in March and April are now firmly in the rear-view mirror. B.C.