Commentary

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.

OIL: three little letters that evoke incredible emotion in B.C., Alberta and around the world. Oil has been used in the construction of walls and towers in Babylon and has been used for heating by the Chinese for more than 2,000 years.

Listen, John Horgan, we thought you at least knew we wanted to have fun. Sure, you were going to tax the bejeezus out of us. Sure, you were going to confuse us with your one-day-for-Site-C, one-day-against-Kinder-Morgan thing.

A few weeks ago we wrote on how many businesses in our neighbourhood here at Business in Vancouver felt the formation of a business improvement association (BIA) was being thrust upon them, along with a surtax to finance it. In B.C.

Last week the provincial government surveyed ticket buyers about how to improve the much-criticized system of online sales. We obtained an early draft of its survey we believe to be authentic.

Leaders who are willing to change direction based on women’s input are more than twice as likely to tap into winning ideas. This research is from a Harvard Business Review study called How Women Drive Innovation and Growth . Think about it.