Commentary

The end of the holiday season brings British Columbians hurriedly back to the regular routine. After many days of homecooked meals, residents may be eager to try something new to eat.

If you were an investor in 2018, you participated in a little bit of history. This bit of market trivia hasn’t happened since 1972. Ned Davis Research puts markets into eight asset classes ranging from U.S.

Eventually, we find, true colours do shine through. Like this case: The fix was in, the powerful continue to cut up the cash, and the consumer gets the shaft.

Granville Island is regularly featured in documentaries and “top 10” lists that discuss Metro Vancouver’s best tourism attractions.

Twice a year I moonlight as a tour leader for small groups of international travellers. It’s a dream job, really. For a few weeks in the spring and then again in the fall, I get to travel to some of the world’s most incredible places.

Word has it that the federal government now has a short list of companies bidding to replace the financial fiasco that is the Phoenix payroll system.

I am reminded of the old joke about the restaurant: “Waiter, what’s this fly doing in my soup?” “The backstroke, I believe.” If you don’t find that funny – understandable if not – there is a local similar situation even less amusing.

Midway in a mandate is when a government’s impact is finally felt and its direction usually made clear.

Last month, about 200 governments around the world agreed to set newer targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland.

Here’s what would provide British Columbians and their fellow Canadians with a profitable start to 2019: begin cultivating a better appreciation of how much natural resource riches contribute to Canada’s economic and political stability.