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Canada needs politicians who can pass a basic energy facts test

Canada needs politicians who can pass a basic energy facts test

Should there be an energy version of the SAT for aspiring Canadian politicians? We’ve all heard about aspiring American high school students sweating their SATs (formerly the Scholastic Assessment Test).
City of Vancouver needs treatment for its overbuilding addiction

City of Vancouver needs treatment for its overbuilding addiction

The City of Vancouver has finally admitted that it has an addiction problem. The addiction is increasing density through rezoning that has been inflating land values.
Editorial: NDP needs to remove LNG export obstacles now

Editorial: NDP needs to remove LNG export obstacles now

B.C.’s LNG Dream 2.0 is at the far end of the street today, but the provincial government should be preparing now to ensure it has a better chance of becoming reality than LNG Dream 1.0. As reported in “ The B.C.
Ottawa’s housing strategy falls short in fight against homelessness

Ottawa’s housing strategy falls short in fight against homelessness

There is nothing so cruel in politics as a broken promise to the vulnerable. In fixing things, politics can help people fix themselves. But a broken promise is further trauma, insult to injury for those too familiar with disappointment.
Brexit withdrawal; interest rates up; more transatlantic business

Brexit withdrawal; interest rates up; more transatlantic business

Brexit: politics The U.K. government has tabled a European Union (EU) Withdrawal Bill, which sets March 29, 2019, as the date for the U.K.’s departure, and aims to turn EU laws into U.K. laws. The aim: a smooth transition.
Scheer determination needed to refloat Tories’ big blue boat

Scheer determination needed to refloat Tories’ big blue boat

Phase 2 of national party leadership is when the real slog begins, when you broaden your listening from the last race to get the job to start listening to the wider country in the next race for the big job.
Amazon flirtation good practice for B.C.’s high-tech talent pool

Amazon flirtation good practice for B.C.’s high-tech talent pool

Some might criticize Vancouver’s recent bid to land Amazon HQ2, but I’m not one of them. We shouldn’t be disillusioned that Amazon’s decision seems to be rapidly narrowing in favour of northeast U.S.
Editorial: Sounding Canadian financial illiteracy alarms

Editorial: Sounding Canadian financial illiteracy alarms

November has become synonymous with the Movember campaign to raise awareness of the threats to male health from prostate and testicular cancer.
How government can help build bigger businesses in B.C.

How government can help build bigger businesses in B.C.

To build a more prosperous economy, new businesses have to be created and some existing firms must grow.
Amazon flirtation good practice for B.C.’s high-tech talent pool

Amazon flirtation good practice for B.C.’s high-tech talent pool

Some might criticize Vancouver’s recent bid to land Amazon HQ2, but I’m not one of them. We shouldn’t be disillusioned that Amazon’s decision seems to be rapidly narrowing in favour of northeast U.S.