Economy, Law & Politics

Premier Christy Clark yesterday elaborated on her plan to invest $76 million on child care during the next three years – a proposal mentioned in the February 19 budget.

The number of Canadians who expect to retire at age 65 has decreased by almost 50% since 2008, according to the results of an annual Sun Life Financial survey released this morning.

Canadian wholesale trade fell by 0.9% in December 2012 when compared with the previous month, according to Statistics Canada data released yesterday.

Income determination is not as simple as creating the conditions for hard work

Dwight Yochim described his industry as "doing better, but still fragile." The head of the Truck Loggers Association gave the BC Liberals a cautious thumbs-up for making efforts to diversify markets and harvesting.

The B.C. government’s budget forecasts for natural gas should be lowered, according to a just-released report by economist and B.C. government consultant Tim O’Neill.

Technology was still an emerging industry in 2001, according to Bill Tam, CEO of the BC Technology Industry Association.

Rising commodities prices, combined with largely mining-friendly public policy, have driven major mining industry gains in B.C. since the BC Liberals came to power in 2001, according to the local explorers association.

While welcoming a balanced budget, B.C. business groups are warning that the just-released budget won’t provide a needed boost to B.C.’s competitiveness to offset the return to PST April 1.

If there has been one industry that has struggled in the past decade, it's the province's manufacturing sector. Faced with a rising dollar, its global competitive advantage has eroded as the loonie appreciated to (and for a time above) par with the U.S. greenback.