Commentary

Among all advanced economies, Canada imposes one of the heaviest income tax burdens on highly skilled people The federal budget presented last month offered a timely reminder of something that many Canadians might not realize: a huge slice of Ottawa’

If United Airlines’ CEO didn’t know this before, he does now: crisis response can break a company’s bottom line.

So, where are we in British Columbia as the campaign starts? There are certainly pockets of concern for the ruling party In the past two years, two long-standing governing dynasties in western Canadian provinces came to an end.

Much ado has been made about the new rules that say employers can’t require women to wear high heels at work.

Back-slapping among provincial trade ministers aside, meaningful congratulations for the recently announced Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) will have to wait until internal trade barriers are really removed in this country.

B.C.’s success in cultivating economic diversity is Step 1 in securing a robust fiscal future for the province. Step 2 is building intensity: a concentration of industry and innovation to establish more than a startup culture.

What is clear is that the U.K. will no longer be a member of the single market or customs union. What is not clear is the future of the four freedoms: movement of people, capital, goods and services Brexit: the breakup begins The U.K.

BC Hydro’s Site C project has operated on the principle that it is better to ask forgiveness than permission.

The legislation is soon upon us. Regulation is to come. Legalization beckons. Meantime, the unsanctioned annual 4/20 smoke-in/smoke-out is Game On. We get it. We aren’t stuck in the 19th century. We are stuck, though.

Canada can’t expect to improve its economic growth without a better understanding of who is responsible for growth.