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Swings and misses in finance minister’s optimistic economic appetizer

Swings and misses in finance minister’s optimistic economic appetizer

Monday’s provincial economic update proclaimed the sky was not falling, but depending on your perspective, you’ll need special glasses to look for the sun.
Canada should prepare to call Trump’s bluff on NAFTA

Canada should prepare to call Trump’s bluff on NAFTA

Everyone who’s ever done business with Donald Trump knows his favourite tactic: don’t negotiate; intimidate.
How your staff can tell how you really feel

How your staff can tell how you really feel

Do you know that your team is constantly evaluating your emotions through cues in your body language – and that they can do so in a fraction of a second? At the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging at the University of Glasgow, researchers found that it
Proposed small-business tax changes could cost Liberals countrywide

Proposed small-business tax changes could cost Liberals countrywide

Far worse than Conor McGregor’s decision to take on this generation’s best boxer in his own sport, Finance Minister Bill Morneau has picked one dumb fight – even if he can smell the payday from the pending brawl.
Private equity might make sense now for the common investor

Private equity might make sense now for the common investor

With public markets at record highs, is it a good time to consider private investments for better long-term returns? Private equity has been around for more than 30 years but is still relatively unknown to most retail investors.
Editorial: Bring on the new NAFTA

Editorial: Bring on the new NAFTA

The refrain for Canada in the 2017 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations should be: bring on a new trade deal that opens markets, increases competition and sharpens innovative edges to compete internationally.
Proposed tax changes would be better for small businesses

Proposed tax changes would be better for small businesses

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently released a long and nervously awaited discussion paper that was met with near apoplexy in some corners. That reaction is misguided.
The prohibitive cost of living in Metro Vancouver

The prohibitive cost of living in Metro Vancouver

How can people afford to live in Vancouver?
Editorial: Prepare for automated unemployment

Editorial: Prepare for automated unemployment

Employment competition in the new job market will increasingly pit humans against robots, and the smart money is riding on the latter, because humans are shaping up to be no match for machines when it comes to entry-level employment opportunities.
Mural controversy paints poor picture of city arts initiative

Mural controversy paints poor picture of city arts initiative

If the world is truly sane, Amy Nugent and Jesse McKee are two Vancouverites the city ought not alienate: energetic, artistic, creative, committed cultural champions, in many ways the faces of the new and vibrant arts community.