Commentary

Amazon is intent on becoming the world’s most powerful retailer, with the help of food sales. Amazon’s US$13 billion takeover of Whole Foods isn’t shocking. It’s been rumoured for months.

Much as her foes disbelieve there is a sincere Christy Clark somewhere in there, last week’s throne speech of necessary directional change was one she had to authorize and be comfortable with delivering should an election ensue.

During my time as a graduate student at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, there was always a not-so-subtle criticism about our business school friends across the river. Business per se was not the problem.

The federal government’s plan to legalize marijuana is another nail in the coffin of Canada’s expensive and wasteful war on drugs.

The C.D. Howe Institute makes some compelling arguments in its recent report on privatizing the operations of Canada’s major seaports.

Insights West asks Canadians every year about their views on a wide range of professions.

"Put your money where your ethics are.” For many people, that’s asking a lot. Most of us invest money to survive, educate our children or get us through retirement. For many people it’s more important that the money is growing than that it’s “clean.

It was 5 p.m. on a hot summer day in May, and we were cashless in India. My family and I stayed in Shiridi, a city north of Mumbai.

Memo to: GreeNDP MLAs. From: Premier-in-Waiting-Way-Too-Long-Now. Subject: Solidarity Forever. Welcome to the Co-operative Allied Coalition Assembly (I know, not the best acronym).

Financial concerns in Canada are rising – or they should be – and not just in households but also down at your local politician’s constituency office.