Commentary

Infrastructure spending is like time-release medicine. It brings relief eventually, but in the short term it’s ineffective. It also can be tempting, and harmful, to increase the dosage when results are unapparent.

Writing on the eve of the U.S. election, I share the widespread concern that regardless of which party wins, dangerous forces have been unleashed that will be hard to contain. The anger, alienation and frustration bubbling up from millions of U.S.

All British Columbians today benefit from the large generation assets that BC Hydro built a generation or two ago in our province’s north and Interior.

Wins for B.C. in the natural gas major leagues require a new game plan.

The province is about to impinge on the civic tax base, land-use authority and democracy by using development fees to fund transit and by making increased density zoning a requirement of transit funding.

At the risk of famous last words: it will be Hillary. For safety’s sake, it has to be. Unless there is a catastrophe, it will be.

How did energy projects in Canada become so controversial? Public protests over pipelines and hydraulic fracturing have become commonplace, and the National Energy Board (NEB) has had record numbers of interveners in pipeline hearings.

On September 1 B.C. raised $98 million with an issue of Indian rupee-- denominated bonds, also known as masala bonds. The issue bears a 6.62% semi-annual yield and a maturity date of January 9, 2020 (three-year term).

Earlier this year, Canada marked four decades since the abolition of the death penalty. Last July, Insights West looked at how Canadians feel about this issue and found some eye-catching results, both in policy and motivations.

Pricing risk Government moves to cool the housing market could lead to higher mortgage rates for those seeking refinancing.