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OPINION: Pandemic, inflation, labour are key challenges for B.C.’s economy

OPINION: Pandemic, inflation, labour are key challenges for B.C.’s economy

As we approach the two-year mark of the global pandemic, several developments look likely to…

January 14, 2022 - Insights

Vancouver Sun: Conversations That Matter: Canada’s investment crisis

Vancouver Sun: Conversations That Matter: Canada’s investment crisis

[EXCERPT] A recently published C.D. Howe Institute Study, “Declining Vital Signs: Canada’s…

December 10, 2021 - Media

Coal in the spotlight at COP 26

Coal in the spotlight at COP 26

The recently concluded international climate change conference held in Glasgow – COP 26[1] – saw…

November 30, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Some Thoughts on B.C.’s New Paid Sick Leave Policy

OPINION: Some Thoughts on B.C.’s New Paid Sick Leave Policy

The NDP government’s decision to introduce a mandatory paid sick day requirement through a change…

November 26, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: B.C.’s biggest export industry hit hard by NDP’s old-growth plan

OPINION: B.C.’s biggest export industry hit hard by NDP’s old-growth plan

The NDP government’s recent announcement that it intends to defer logging in 2.6 million hectares…

November 23, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Canadian export industry at risk in shift to low-carbon economy

OPINION: Canadian export industry at risk in shift to low-carbon economy

In its new report Transforming Canada’s economy for a low-carbon future, the Canadian Institute for…

November 12, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: WorkSafeBC overhaul could have huge employer cost implications

OPINION: WorkSafeBC overhaul could have huge employer cost implications

WorkSafeBC is a complex organization that plays a very important role in today’s economy. According…

October 21, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Tourism must regain its place as one of B.C.'s most vital and visible economic engines

OPINION: Tourism must regain its place as one of B.C.'s most vital and visible economic engines

Two insights from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are: the high risks facing industries that rely on…

October 13, 2021 - Insights

Vancouver Sun: Working out a global rethink: COVID-influenced work from home phenomenon likely to stick

Vancouver Sun: Working out a global rethink: COVID-influenced work from home phenomenon likely to stick

[EXCERPT] “The big question for the future when the pandemic is finally behind us is: How does…

September 25, 2021 - Media

OPINION: Canada’s debt load a burden on the country’s financial well-being

OPINION: Canada’s debt load a burden on the country’s financial well-being

An unnecessary election call followed by a dispiriting campaign hasn’t created a favourable…

September 23, 2021 - Insights

The work from home phenomenon - will it stick?

The work from home phenomenon - will it stick?

Across much of the developed world, COVID-19 has led to hundreds of millions of people working…

September 08, 2021 - Reports & Research

Time for a ‘health check’ on the tourism industry as summer winds down

Time for a ‘health check’ on the tourism industry as summer winds down

As the summer winds down, it’s an opportune time for a ‘health check’ on the tourism industry, one…

August 26, 2021 - Insights