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Editorial: Canada’s insolvency anxiety rising

Editorial: Canada’s insolvency anxiety rising

Darker clouds are forming on Canadian debt horizons. Combined with other economic forecasts, the country could be in for rough fiscal weather sooner rather than later. MNP Ltd.
Canada needs a serious debate now on tax reform at all levels

Canada needs a serious debate now on tax reform at all levels

Our inequity, our demography and our comparable station in the world demand it. But our current statistics, our employment situation and our complacency about our challenges resist it.
Courts seek to answer question of how old is too old to find a job

Courts seek to answer question of how old is too old to find a job

In negotiating a severance package for an employee in his or her late 50s or early 60s, the availability of alternate employment is a significant factor to consider.
Cannabis legalization has been better for California than for B.C.

Cannabis legalization has been better for California than for B.C.

San Francisco and Vancouver share a long and rich parallel history.
No reason people shouldn’t cull their old social media posts

No reason people shouldn’t cull their old social media posts

In the latest Research Co. survey of Canadians, only 29% of respondents acknowledged that they rarely experience someone being rude or impolite when using social media.
Cannabis edibles open a new frontier for Canadian entrepreneurs

Cannabis edibles open a new frontier for Canadian entrepreneurs

Last October’s legalization of recreational cannabis brought opportunities and challenges to licensed producers (LPs) and future entrepreneurs who want to sell cultivated and edible products.
A new city plan will set the course for Vancouver’s future

A new city plan will set the course for Vancouver’s future

Vancouver is at a watershed moment in its history.
Don’t bet on Alberta turning off the oil tap any time soon

Don’t bet on Alberta turning off the oil tap any time soon

Game on. The taps won’t be turned off soon. But the tap-dancing has begun. Jason Kenney, barely through his first cup of coffee as Alberta premier, has proclaimed a law that may be proven lawless.
Technology throwing work-life balance out of whack in B.C.: poll

Technology throwing work-life balance out of whack in B.C.: poll

Take a quick look at any recent political speech – federal, provincial, municipal or international – and the word “jobs” is certain to appear in some form at some moment.
Editorial: A positive start to cut B.C. truck stops

Editorial: A positive start to cut B.C. truck stops

Removing one long-standing thorn in the side of Vancouver port operations bodes well for the continued reliability of cargo movement through Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway. But implementing recommendations from the B.C.