Economy, Law & Politics

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending April 17. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Debt elimination and a freeze on taxes are core elements in the BC Liberal Party's election platform, which Premier Christy Clark unveiled April 15.

The provincial government has launched a PST education program that businesses can use to help ensure their accounting and reporting systems are set up to comply with PST laws.

Pollster Ipsos Reid Corp. is suing former senior vice-president Catherine Dawson and her new company, Insights West Marketing Research Inc., over her departure from Ipsos to compete with the company.

A scathing report by the B.C. branch of the Consumers’ Association of Canada (CACBC) says the Liberal government turned ICBC into a cash cow that has driven insurance premiums higher in B.C. than they need to be.

Taxpayers footed a $15.2 million bill for equipment installed in BC Place by Telus, which was paid for services that were originally meant to be included in the 2011-renovated stadium naming rights deal, Business in Vancouver has learned.

The Office of the Auditor General denies the termination of four employees on April 11 was connected to the recent report questioning the B.C. government's claims of being carbon neutral.

The April 30 tax deadline is approaching quickly, and most Canadians will file their taxes because “it is the right thing to do,” according to a BMO Nesbitt Burns study released this weekend.

If elected, the NDP will raise corporate taxes to 12% and extend the carbon tax to cover more emissions, the party announced in a press conference this morning.

The B.C. government has transferred 428 properties for First Nations people living off reserve to three aboriginal housing organizations.