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More risky business for employers: new data breach regulations

More risky business for employers: new data breach regulations

To date, when they have suffered a data breach, B.C.-based employers have generally had to concern only themselves with asset protection. Notification of customers or the regulator has not been required by legislation.
No clear front-runners as yet in B.C.’s electoral reform debate

No clear front-runners as yet in B.C.’s electoral reform debate

At the end of this month, electoral packages will begin to arrive at households in British Columbia. The 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform will ask eligible voters two questions.
Questions answered, answers questioned in LNG Canada decision

Questions answered, answers questioned in LNG Canada decision

This much is clear: the formal Final Investment Decision of the LNG Canada megaproject is an extraordinary opportunity for Northern BC and for Canada and a test of our abilities to deliver our energy to the wider world.
Global vaccination awareness needs another shot in the arm

Global vaccination awareness needs another shot in the arm

A few weeks ago, the World Health Organization expressed great concern over the low rates of childhood immunization observed in some European countries.
U.S. bully lets Canada off with a light roughing-up in NAFTA deal

U.S. bully lets Canada off with a light roughing-up in NAFTA deal

The moral of the story: Bullies win. Often. Canada has little to show for its negotiation of a new trade pact with the United States and Mexico.
Editorial: Canadian capital investment alert

Editorial: Canadian capital investment alert

Another checkup on Canada’s business fitness has yielded another warning.
Trade disaster looms if PM has miscalculated NAFTA negotiation

Trade disaster looms if PM has miscalculated NAFTA negotiation

Any day now, I worry, we will hear that time is up on trying to graciously appease America’s appetite anew to claw further into our domestic policies – that the three-sided North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be bread put out of pique by
Resource stocks to the rescue of bursting B.C. real estate bubbles

Resource stocks to the rescue of bursting B.C. real estate bubbles

My father was born in Vancouver in 1930 and was raised in the city he loved. Until recently, Vancouver and Canada as a whole have suffered from the same affliction: having an economy that is dependent on the commodity cycle.
Residents increasingly share a dim view of real estate developers

Residents increasingly share a dim view of real estate developers

For the past three years, housing has consistently topped the charts as the most important issue facing most cities in Metro Vancouver.
Editorial: B.C. needs to revisit infrastructure spending sprees

Editorial: B.C. needs to revisit infrastructure spending sprees

Infrastructure spending needs to be a top priority in any provincial government review of BC Hydro.