Commentary

Prosperity is in the eye of the beholder. It can mean wealth. It can mean health. It can mean abundance. It can mean joy. Or all these things. Or something else.

In my work as a consultant, I get to support all kinds of clients across Vancouver – and the world – in making their workplaces more inclusive.

My first interaction with Sarah happened on social media. Other Twitter users were complaining about the way she had interfered in their daily lives. At first glance, I thought they were exaggerating. Then it happened to me.

The public unrest in Hong Kong dominated international headlines for most of the summer. A series of protests that began over the proposed imposition of an “extradition bill” has continued for more than 100 days.

For the value it adds to B.C.’s economy and the share it shoulders of the province’s vital export inventory, forestry gets precious little love from the provincial government.

Across the world, governments are striving to stimulate innovation to help accelerate economic growth, increase productivity and reduce the environmental impact of industrial and other types of human activity.

If there is a visceral Liberal fear in this election campaign, it resembles the Conservative slogan about the prime minister: Not As Advertised.

Last month, the identity of the British Columbian who won the largest lottery prize in the province’s history was revealed.

Were I still writing reviews, I would hardly know where to start in panning the Vancouver Music Strategy.

Some elections in Canada are all about change. In Quebec, only diehard fans and misguided academics expected the Liberal party to somehow stay in power after the 2019 provincial ballot.