Talking with a dragon
If there’s one thing I have learned from interviewing entrepreneurs and executives, it’s that business is extremely easy to depersonalise. You can have conversations around topics such as mergers, profits, losses and V-shaped recoveries without learning anything about your fellow interlocutor. And while the ‘it’s-not-personal-it’s-just-business’ ...
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Embracing a growth-oriented tax systemAdvances in communications and information technologies, and liberalization of trade and investment policies are accelerating the pace of global economic integration. Skilled workers, businesses and capital move easily across national boundaries, seeking the best economic opportunities. In response, even as the recession ravaged public finances, ...
Canada’s Oil Sands
Advancing activity in the westBy all accounts, Canada’s oil sands have contributed to the growth of the national economy, currently producing about one million barrels of oil per day, and providing many in the west with employment. Though many environmental groups say that all of that production, and growth, ...
Clean 15 Series:Sustainability just makes good business sense
By Dwayne Matthews Wal-Mart recently announced that it was going to cut its emissions by 20 million metric tonnes by 2015. This means in five years the company plans to cut the equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road, or all ...
Loonie, meet greenback
Dollar ParityEarly in the morning on April 6, our beloved loonie reached par with the U.S. dollar. It continued trading around that level throughout the day, but closed below parity. On April 14, Canada’s dollar finally closed above parity. This is the first time in two ...
Yellowknife
Northern Star - Yellowknife shines as North America’s diamond capitalThe word ‘resplendent,’ meaning shining brilliantly, must be the best single word that can describe a city whose diversity is so great that it is difficult to contain in just any adjective. Yellowknife has undergone tremendous positive change in the past few decades, shedding its ...
Fort St. John
The Energetic CityLocated along the Alaska Highway, Fort St. John has come a long way since its debut as a trading post in 1794 (as the oldest non-native settlement in the province). Still a relatively small city in north-eastern British Columbia—with a population of 20,000—Fort St. John ...
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