Commentary

It’s been an eventful 12 months, and anyone asked to identify the biggest economic stories of the year faces a cornucopia of choices. To my mind, four stand out – three are “external” to B.C., while the final story unfolded within the province.

In 2016, a major debate was reignited around the ethics of our political finance rules that allow unlimited corporate and union money to flow into party coffers As we come to the end of 2016, I have found myself thinking about the reasons that I chos

In 54 published pages last week, a federal task force set out to demolish our history of demonization of those who use and produce cannabis.

Just two years ago, as the final decision was being made to start construction of the Site C Clean Energy Project, a real consideration was whether it could trigger a skilled labour shortage in B.C.

Justin Trudeau’s recent Western Canada pipeline decision needs to be followed up now with a long-term energy game plan for the entire country. That will test far more than political will out West.

You may be qualified and ready to run your business. But that doesn’t mean you’re qualified and ready to write your own business plan.

Of all the radical initiatives put forward by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, the notion of blowing up international trade deals is the most popular. But tampering with globalization is risky.

“Hello. City of Vancouver Energy Future Information Hotline. How may I help you?” “Yes, hello, I’m calling to ask about the 2050 ban on natural gas in the city.” “Sorry, sir, you’re mistaken. There is no ban, as countless city officials have said.

When Vancouver’s residential housing market overheated and Greater Vancouver house prices climbed to stratospheric heights – unrelated to local salary levels and construction costs – high foreign demand was identified as the main cause.

A recent column in Business in Vancouver suggested that if the provincial government were to use development cost charges to pay for transit, and make increased density zoning a requirement of transit funding, it would be taking money that rightfully