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Canadians ambivalent about NAFTA as Trump takes office

Canadians ambivalent about NAFTA as Trump takes office

In his first week after he became the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump effectively killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Editorial: Canada’s other pipeline problem

Editorial: Canada’s other pipeline problem

Here’s another major pipeline issue that Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberal government needs to resolve: goods flow. In Canada, it needs attention now if the country is to grow as a global trader.
Caution needed when levelling TV’s commercial playing field

Caution needed when levelling TV’s commercial playing field

Live sports television is why I don’t cut the cord on cable.
Fossil fuel fictions and other realities of living in a post-truth world

Fossil fuel fictions and other realities of living in a post-truth world

Despite the hundreds of billions of dollars invested, wind and solar provide only 1.5% of global power One of the unfortunate legacies of 2016 is the frequency of “post-truth” communications.
Finding new markets will ease impact of U.S. protectionism

Finding new markets will ease impact of U.S. protectionism

One of the reasons the new U.S. president is generating so much nervousness around the globe is the fear that he is not connected to the realities of how the global economic system works. For example, there is no such thing as a truly American car.
Trudeau’s biggest economic challenges: Trump, taxes and energy

Trudeau’s biggest economic challenges: Trump, taxes and energy

When Justin Trudeau shuffled his federal cabinet last week, it signalled he’s taking the next United States president seriously. Finding the right mix of people to work with White House officials is important. But government policies also matter.
Time to curb urban car violence and pedestrian death toll in B.C.

Time to curb urban car violence and pedestrian death toll in B.C.

Never mind calling back Mayor Gregor Robertson from Mexico to clear our icy sidewalks. We should be asking him to stay home in January and protect seniors from being killed by cars.
Editorial: Consternation over Canadian compensation

Editorial: Consternation over Canadian compensation

Compensation packages in Canadian boardrooms and further down the country’s corporate operational flow charts need major revision.
Taking the temperature of Trudeau’s tactical Trump team

Taking the temperature of Trudeau’s tactical Trump team

In business, as in life, you can worry yourself into a curled fetal position under the desk. You can vent and bay at the moon about the cruel circumstances of commerce. You can decry and vilify to salve the wounds of loss and harm to your initiative.
The government’s latest effort to address B.C.’s affordable housing crisis amounts to little more than a drop in the bucket

The government’s latest effort to address B.C.’s affordable housing crisis amounts to little more than a drop in the bucket

Governments like to brag. It’s part of their DNA. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the B.C. government wants to highlight the fact that it has completed close to 24,000 new units of affordable housing since 2001.