Commentary

We wait too long in our community to have important conversations.

A couple of weeks ago, BC Hydro announced a new idea that caught our attention at the BC Chamber of Commerce. It’s an idea that will create jobs and power businesses in downtown Vancouver. BC Hydro is calling the idea “seed.

Given all the uncertainty and risk in the business environment, you would think most companies would do everything they could to reduce the uncertainty in their own business.

It has scored points for red tape removal in the lead-up to Red Tape Reduction Day, but the BC Liberal government still falls short in demystifying the province’s liquor regulations.

Could it be that the leading industry in B.C.

Uber drivers in Ontario have launched a class-action lawsuit against the ride-sharing company asking the court to find that they are Uber employees rather than independent contractors.

The hotel industry is just getting back on its feet after some lean years following the 2010 Winter Olympics and is seeing an improvement in gross operating income back to more historical levels.

Everyone cheers when unemployment rates are low. After all, high employment is positive news for our economy.

I think we get it now: the BC Liberals don’t see the 2017 version of the NDP as serious election threats. Nearly one-third of the province doesn’t know who the NDP leader is – John Horgan, for those not in on the secret.

B.C. businesses need to ask whether the BC Liberal government’s 2017 budget released February 21 is the right game plan for the province and its business community now or merely the right game plan for the BC Liberals’ re-election aspirations.