Business

BUSINESS – Why NAFTA and Canada are important to the U.S. economy

May 22, 2017 // 1 Comment

An open letter to President Trump from the Business Council of British Columbia as the U.S. prepares to renegotiate NAFTA By JOCK FINLAYSON Executive Vice President Business [Continue]

TRADE – U.S. slaps heavy countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber

April 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

Here’s a media release issued tonight (April 24, 2017) by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources on countervailing duties imposed today by the U.S. on [Continue]

ELECTION – Beware of politicians bearing gifts come campaign time

April 18, 2017 // 1 Comment

By ROSLYN KUNIN Economist IT’S ELECTION season in B.C. Parties and candidates are tying themselves in knots to dangle before us pleasing and promising prospects in hope [Continue]

MEDIA – Community newspapers feel the pressure of staffing shortages

April 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

Editor’s note: The names of the editors quoted below have been changed and their publications not identified in order to protect them. By JOHN STEWART Troy Media LOCAL [Continue]

BUSINESS – Canada’s greatly over-hyped clean-technology revolution

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

By JOCK FINLAYSON Executive vice-president Business Council of British Columbia THERE’S NO EVIDENCE that “clean-tech” innovation is about to reshape Canada’s [Continue]

THE MEDIA – Community papers survive by staying true to their roots

April 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

IN THE MANY thousands of words that have been written about the collapse of Canadian daily newspapers, there is a parallel good news story that has been untold. There are [Continue]