Commentary

Yeeesh, what a shambles this Liberal government finds itself in with a minister who ought to be its most stalwart.

A big land averse to big thinking: welcome to Canada at 150. Energy East is its latest casualty. TransCanada Corp.’s $15.

Canada is a federation made up of provinces and territories with a significant amount of subnational autonomy.

Two weeks ago I sat down with a client who confided that he’d been approached by someone wanting to buy his business. He hadn’t been thinking of selling, but he was open to hear what the interested party had to say.

Sometimes you write a column and hope that by the time you press the Publish button events have rendered it dated. Let’s see how this goes in the next 700 or so words. These days there are impolite ways to react when you hear something incredulous.

The $640 million Parq Vancouver promises to add significant buzz to the city’s entertainment and tourism markets.

Dear Cannabis Dispensaries: You have won.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, residents will soon have food delivered to their doors by driverless cars as part of an intriguing socio-economic experiment.

What if there was no work? As automation and new technologies continue to reduce the labour force, economists and others are pondering this question.

The Washington Post ’s recently minted slogan, “Democracy Dies In Darkness,” arises from a long-ago U.S. court ruling on free-speech rights. But we in Canada can heed its message, too.