Commentary

This year’s delay in the release of B.C.’s year-end fiscal reports likely had red lights flashing in more than the offices of auditor general Carol Bellringer. As they say in high finance circles, bad news travels slowly.

For entrepreneurs thinking about selling their company, maximizing after-tax sale proceeds is a key objective.

Last year, as discussions about the future of the Insurance Corp. of British Columbia (ICBC) intensified, our province achieved a dubious distinction.

U.S. taxpayers and workers won a big victory recently, with the Supreme Court of the United States ruling 5-4 in Janus vs.

In past decades, the developments of the past week would have been enough to bring down sitting governments.

Add this atop Canada’s to-do list: improve productivity. It’s fundamental to the country’s ability to raise its wages and standard of living.

In many sectors of our economy, the cost of operating a business has risen significantly over the past several years due to provincial government policy decisions.

I was stirred into sadness last week when I started to read the 112-page federal report Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy . The data about distress drained me. I was infuriated by the time I concluded it.

A few days before British Columbia Attorney General David Eby made public an independent report into money laundering in the province’s casinos, 76% of residents polled by Research Co. expressed support for a public inquiry into this matter.

In a perfect world, managers would have the time, resources and ability to provide constant feedback to their teams. After all, this is what the research shows works best when it comes to creating great cultures and effective teams.