Commentary

I was asked recently, as part of a Canada 150 initiative, about my favourite place in our country. I’d liken this deliberation to the impossible conundrum of choosing a favourite child.

Taking stock of the landscape on the eve of 2018, it is evident that the Mining Association of BC (MABC) has an important task for the year ahead.

"May you live in interesting times.” It’s supposed to be an ancient Chinese curse (though in truth, its first recorded use was in England in 1936). But, regardless of its origin, it’s an apt expression as we head into 2018.

Legislative illumination should be applied to the darkness that shrouds ownership of property in Canada and the offshore outflow of business revenue.

The arrival of the holiday season and approach of a new calendar year provides an opportunity to look back and evaluate economic conditions and developments over the past 12 months. For B.C.

At least Andrew Weaver is clear: he will keep opposing the party he will continue to support. The BC Green Party leader is rather like the dog that chews your slippers out of fury, then brings them to you out of unconditional love.

John Horgan never said he would kill the Site C hydroelectric project. Never.

Justin Trudeau is fond of lauding Canada’s long-standing role as a trading nation. But the country’s prime minister has yet to provide much evidence that he is the leader to ensure Canada builds on that tradition.

Brace yourself for another Industrial Revolution. It combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics in fields as diverse as manufacturing, genetics and biotechnology.

Making the decision to fire an employee is never easy. Neither is it easy to navigate the mechanics of a termination. The first difficult decision in many cases is whether the termination will be for just cause or without cause.