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Labour code changes would shift balance in favour of unions

Labour code changes would shift balance in favour of unions

On October 25, the B.C. government released the long-anticipated report on proposed Labour Relations Code changes.
Editorial: Canada’s financial illiteracy factor

Editorial: Canada’s financial illiteracy factor

Economic ignorance begins in the home. In Canada, more residents are clueing in to that reality.
Attitudes toward ride-hailing in B.C. stay within political lanes

Attitudes toward ride-hailing in B.C. stay within political lanes

There has never been an easier time to register a complaint. Two decades ago, negatively impacted consumers would leave messages in answering machines that were rarely acknowledged.
B.C. leading the land in opposition to creationism in schools

B.C. leading the land in opposition to creationism in schools

In Canada, debates about religious views in school have never been as polarizing as those in the United States. Dating back to the Scopes Trial of 1925, discussions about evolution and creationism in American classrooms have continued unabashed.
Editorial: Keep Asia-Pacific gateway competitive

Editorial: Keep Asia-Pacific gateway competitive

Canada runs a distant competitive second to America in many business arenas, but its Asia-Pacific Gateway is not one of them. B.C.’s transpacific trade entry points have become more than a match for their U.S. counterparts.
Mortgage mathematics not adding up for older generations in B.C.

Mortgage mathematics not adding up for older generations in B.C.

The main critique of BC NDP housing taxes has been that they breed attacks on the difficult-to-defend wealth of the longtime homeowner – that they are, in effect, thinly veiled class warfare.
B.C.’s housing-market taxes will have to prove themselves soon with voters

B.C.’s housing-market taxes will have to prove themselves soon with voters

In this year of municipal elections in British Columbia, housing was consistently the top-ranked issue for residents of Metro Vancouver – with the exception of Surrey, where public safety was deemed more important.
Natural gas lifts B.C. economy as housing’s contribution slows

Natural gas lifts B.C. economy as housing’s contribution slows

The B.C. economy grew by a surprisingly robust 3.8% (after inflation) last year. This is surprising because not only does it follow a strong 3.
Views on vaping regulations vary widely across the country

Views on vaping regulations vary widely across the country

For the past couple of years, vaping has become ubiquitous in certain urban areas across Canada. Some of the country’s residents have become enthralled with the idea of inhaling and exhaling vapour produced by e-cigarettes or similar devices.
New B.C. legislation tosses more regulatory roadblocks in front of ride hailing

New B.C. legislation tosses more regulatory roadblocks in front of ride hailing

Well, shame on us for wanting Uber and Lyft. The BC NDP government has shown our demands to be unnecessary.