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Public pay and pensions are much in the news. Unions representing B.C. teachers, municipal workers and most provincial employees are out looking for more. The more that they want is from the pockets of private-sector taxpayers.

The increasing cost of providing health-care services is an issue of growing significance for governments, businesses and the public.

Rize in transit

It's a good thing that politicians are held to account for raising taxes. There is a lot of waste in the public sector, and it's easy to hide it.

Longtime restaurateur Bud Kanke has operated 11 restaurants in 41 years but none as long as the 27-year-old Joe Fortes in downtown Vancouver

People are increasingly using mobile devices for web browsing, email, social networking, watching videos, reading books, playing games and even – now and again – as work tools. Maybe even for a phone call or two.

A decade ago, when an investor was looking for income, the solution was a “ladder” of government bonds. By spreading your money among bonds of various durations (typically one-tenth portions of one- to 10-year bonds), you could minimize interest rate risk. Each year, when 10% of the portfolio matured, you’d simply buy new 10-year bonds and continue on.

Jason Kenney’s crusade to bring “transformational change” to Canada’s immigration system is beginning to look more like the virtual elimination of the system as we know it.

The logo for their North Vancouver sports agency is a red maple leaf in a stylized aboriginal dream catcher. But the mother/daughter duo of Connie and Annalise deBoer also want to be dream launchers.

When you start working on the action plans for your strategic objectives for the year, one of the most important steps is to understand the order of priority of your objectives.