Commentary

When it comes to Canada’s choices of pleasing or displeasing America or China, we are not caught between a rock and a hard place. We are caught under two rocks.

Sixteen years have passed since Ontario’s Court of Appeal issued a decision that effectively legalized same-sex marriage in Canada’s most populous province.

Recently, I had the pleasure of returning to Ottawa to attend a series of meetings with elected officials alongside an impressive delegation of Canadian entrepreneurs.

As the federal election draws near, political platforms will inevitably focus – at least for a few days – on environmental policies.

Employees do not always leave on good terms. The case of Booton vs. Synergy Plumbing and Heating Ltd.

If a local media outlet is a business with a community’s soul, a local sports franchise is a business with a community’s mood.

Cascadia could benefit from a high-speed rail link. No argument there. In Metro Vancouver’s case, it could benefit from any decent rail link to its fellow Cascadian urban centres. No argument there either.

As I watched hotel workers last week tearfully present to a city council committee on their disturbing job experiences – constant harassment, episodes of assault, indifferent employers – I had to put my head in my hands about another item on the city

The City of Vancouver council just passed the staff report on the process for a citywide planning program.

Money is the biggest stress in most people’s lives. Much of the stress stems from a lack of understanding, lack of planning and/or reckless behaviour when it comes to financial management.