Commentary

Set aside partisan sentiment for a moment: our municipal politics in Vancouver are broken not only because of the mishaps of the governing party.

My, my, my, my, what a mess. Sometimes politicians just do it to themselves. Let’s say that next time I leave a job—and I like this one, so don’t hold your breath—I’ll get together with like-minded colleagues, many of whom are also departing.

The BC NDP government’s efforts thus far in ensuring the wider world knows the province is still open for business have been uneven at best.

I subscribe to the view you should never put anything online you couldn’t stand to see on the newspaper’s front page. I’ve tried, anyway.

The BC NDP government is on the right track with its March 16 high-speed rail initiative announcement. Better Cascadian connections with Washington state and Oregon will accelerate development of the region’s innovation talent and tech-hub ambitions.

News flash, December 11, 2017: B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province will proceed with the Site C hydroelectric project, over the strenuous objection of his party’s partner in minority government, Andrew Weaver of the BC Green Party.

On the surface, the process of selling a business is much of what you’d expect: valuations, numbers, negotiations and legal documentation.

Beware the simple solution. Beware the slogan. Beware the spin. Our housing crisis is as complex as any medical mystery. Its diagnosis is difficult and the causes and prescriptions are nearly impossible to define and determine.

Imminent workplace disruption or long-term business bonanza? Those are among the automation acceleration outcomes coming sooner rather than later. Canada needs to prepare now if it hopes to maximize that equation for its economy.

Welcome to a new era of activist government. In the last two years, both the federal and provincial governments have outlined more ambitious policy agendas.