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Mining more municipal minutiae for data diamonds in the rough

Mining more municipal minutiae for data diamonds in the rough

Transparency and the City of Vancouver are distant cousins, if that. Even the most sophisticated recreational genomic tests might not prove the relationship.
Editorial: More housing availability options needed here

Editorial: More housing availability options needed here

BC’s housing affordability conversation needs more voices if the province is to find a viable long-term solution to runaway real estate costs.
Digesting hard truths about Canada’s subpar trade performance

Digesting hard truths about Canada’s subpar trade performance

Canada is a mid-sized economy, responsible for less than 2% of global output. Closer to home, we represent about 8% of all economic activity across the United States, Canada and Mexico combined.
Chronicling key variables in the trustworthiness equation

Chronicling key variables in the trustworthiness equation

We all know that trust is the cornerstone to any healthy relationship, personally and professionally. But when it comes to building trust, it becomes a little less cut and dry.
Plotting the right course for Christy Clark’s life after politics

Plotting the right course for Christy Clark’s life after politics

It was apparent when Christy Clark left Judith Guichon’s residence in late June without the answer she wanted that the hourglass had been flipped, that the sand was sifting and would soon stop.
Editorial: Wanted: better business risk management

Editorial: Wanted: better business risk management

Risky business doesn’t have a seat at many Canadian boardroom tables, and that threatens to further dilute the competitive juices of the country’s enterprise.
Canadians about to learn hard truths about soft economic policy

Canadians about to learn hard truths about soft economic policy

Over the past few months, the Bank of Canada has faced a terrible dilemma: keep interest rates low or raise them to combat potential inflation.
Main reasons why you’re not as influential as you think you are

Main reasons why you’re not as influential as you think you are

You might not be as influential as you think you are. This may be a bold statement, especially because you don’t know me.
Maastricht visit yields multiple lessons in municipal management

Maastricht visit yields multiple lessons in municipal management

For all the excitement about travelling, there are times you yearn for the pleasures of home. Then again, in some places, there are times you yearn that these pleasures were your home.
Editorial: A positive power shift at BC Hydro?

Editorial: A positive power shift at BC Hydro?

Businesses and residents concerned about BC Hydro’s rising debt and energy rates will be hoping that recent leadership changes signal a new game plan for the Crown energy corporation and its Site C dam project.