Commentary

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The Trans Mountain pipeline soap opera is much more than a boxing match between governments fighting to maintain office. It is the latest advertisement to the world that attempting to execute any major project in Canada is tough and getting tougher.

A breath of fresh air People typically leave a company for one of three reasons (or a combination of them). The first is a disconnect between the company’s purpose and their personal contribution.

We've seen remarkable change in our lifetimes, but what we’re experiencing now is different. It’s not just evolutionary change; it’s transformative change that requires us to alter our patterns of behaviour and learn new skills.

The bad news keeps piling up for Tim Hortons. Leger and National Public Relations recently released their annual report ranking Canada’s most admired companies.

As part of our effort to monetize content here at Business in Vancouver , we wish this week to set aside the space normally reserved for this column to provide our new classified advertisements feature.

Canada is edging toward a constitutional crisis. Kinder Morgan’s decision to halt all non-essential expenditures on its Trans Mountain expansion project has thrust the debate on the project onto the national stage as an issue of national unity.

The legal-risks landscape for Canadian companies will get more complicated in 2018, and that complexity is going to divert time and money from the business of building Canada’s economy.

“It will be built.” These words will define Justin Trudeau’s first term in office, and very possibly whether it is his last.

The irony isn’t lost on anyone. The globe’s premier social sharing platform failed to share in the crucial days following a crisis. Instead, executives remained silent, allowing the media to tell the story.