The Man Who Invented Christmas! A Must See Film!
Elevation Pictures brings us another priceless gem just in time for the holidays, opening across Canada this Friday, November 24! The Man who Invented Christmas features the what is behind the work of...
View ArticleCanada’s Health-Care System Fails to Account for Senior Migration
Migrating seniors pay most of their lifetime taxes in one province and then consume most of their health care in another The recent meeting of G7 health ministers should provide a wake-up call for...
View ArticleAWOL From B.C.’s Opioid Crisis
It’s a story all too common in British Columbia. Here’s how CTV News reported it: “Police believe a drug overdose is the cause of death for two men, apparently in their fifties, who were found lifeless...
View ArticleA Starry Night
2017 UBCP/ACTRA Awards Anther Red Carpet rollout! From 6 to 68 years old and everyone in between last Saturdays’ 6th Annual UBCP/ACTRA awards was an all out smash! As he night started and the actors...
View ArticleSeniors Migration Costs B.C. $7.2 Billion In Health-Care Expenses
Migrating seniors are likely to have paid most of their lifetime taxes in one province while consuming most of their health care in another An imbalance in health-care funding caused by the migration...
View ArticleThe Day I Was Mistaken For Robert Mugabe
My first instinct was to reverse rapidly out of the courtyard and melt away into the busy streets. But when was I going to get another shot at these guys? It happened just after I arrived in London to...
View ArticleIncredibly Strong Jobs Report in November
Q3 GDP Growth Slowed On Weak Exports and Housing Vancouver, B.C. – The highly anticipated November Labour Force Survey, released this morning by Stats Canada, surpassed all forecasts breaking...
View ArticleThe Turning Point
The dulling of our natural instinct to protect a fellow human is opening a painful wound from the last century. Does our collective humanity learn from our mistakes? As I reflect on another year...
View Article‘Fairness’ Rhetoric Masks an Income Tax Imbalance
Not only does the top one per cent pay a disproportionate share of Canada’s taxes, its share has increased over the past two decades For months, the Trudeau government has used the term “tax fairness”...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau Stands Tall in China
You’d have thought conservatives would have rejoiced at a Liberal standing up for Canadians. But no, they slammed him t’s not very often that I’m really proud of being Canadian, but Justin Trudeau made...
View ArticleCan Globalization Sustain The Economic Tide That Raises All Ships?
Despite its status as an economic superpower, it is the U.S., under Donald Trump, that is shaping the narrative on the abuses of globalization Modern globalization is creating a large number of...
View ArticleDoes Getting Older Mean You’re Wiser?
The untrained, uncontrolled mind can ruin our precious relationships and harden our hearts. Don’t listen to it I attended a funeral recently where everyone felt uncomfortable. The atmosphere was thick...
View ArticleThe Battle Against Airbnb Flies In The Face of Freedom of Choice
Everyday people who want to make money from their homes are opposed by unions protecting their members from competition “There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation,” Pierre Trudeau,...
View ArticleNew Mortgage Rules Boost November Home Sales
New Mortgage Rules Coming Jan 1 Boost November Home Sales Vancouver, B.C. – So here we are in the lead-up to the January 1 implementation of the new OSFI B-20 regulations requiring that uninsured...
View ArticleDon’t Bury Globalization, Resurrect It
Globalization takes the blame for the world’s many economic and social failures. In fact, it’s the mechanism that can improve life for everyone Economic globalization faces a clear and present danger....
View ArticleSite C’s Bill of Goods Carries a Hefty Price Tag
Difficult to imagine them getting caught dead in the same room a few weeks ago, but to paraphrase William Shakespeare, “Site C acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” The list of supporters includes...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Almost Nothing–Non-Resident Ownership of Housing
Vancouver, B.C. – Statistics Canada, in conjunction with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released their first report this morning from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP),...
View Article‘Fairness’ Rhetoric Masks an Income Tax Imbalance
Not only does the top one per cent pay a disproportionate share of Canada’s taxes, its share has increased over the past two decades For months, the Trudeau government has used the term “tax fairness”...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau Stands Tall in China
You’d have thought conservatives would have rejoiced at a Liberal standing up for Canadians. But no, they slammed him t’s not very often that I’m really proud of being Canadian, but Justin Trudeau made...
View ArticleCan Globalization Sustain The Economic Tide That Raises All Ships?
Despite its status as an economic superpower, it is the U.S., under Donald Trump, that is shaping the narrative on the abuses of globalization Modern globalization is creating a large number of...
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