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Campaign financing change shakes things up

Campaign financing change shakes things up

The NDP government has just made next fall's municipal election more interesting. The province plans to introduce legislation that will ban corporate and union donations to individuals running for mayor or city councillor across B.C.
Some entrepreneurs are all talk, no action

Some entrepreneurs are all talk, no action

Wendell is a swell guy with a big heart and a large mouth, and can Wendell ever talk. I had the opportunity to work with Wendell lately at a volunteer project.
BCUC steering B.C. away from Site C

BCUC steering B.C. away from Site C

The B.C. Utilities Commission looks to be steering the NDP cabinet toward cancelling the Site C power project on the Peace River. There are no direct recommendations to that effect.
Liberal insider parts ways with Dianne Watts' campaign

Liberal insider parts ways with Dianne Watts' campaign

There's good news and bad news for Dianne Watts and her bold bid to win the B.C. Liberal leadership. The good news: She's way ahead in a new opinion poll (that she commissioned herself).
The end of analog infrastructure

The end of analog infrastructure

Part 2 of 2 Dire Straits fans who listen to the band's seminal 1985 album Brothers In Arms in any digital format - on their phone, on a streaming radio service or on satellite radio - are listening to the music exactly the way Mark Knopfler and the b
Geothermal power underused

Geothermal power underused

Our modern world requires a lot of energy, much of which is not apparent. For example, a smart phone requires 0.25 GJ of energy to produce (along with a variety of precious metals, petroleum and an amazing amount of water). Given there are 1.
A trio of tax-saving tricks

A trio of tax-saving tricks

In the late seventies my dad was in his early sixties, divorced and often sad and lonely. The two of us lived in a modest condo in Burnaby next to a train track and a busy freeway.
Pathetic turnout mars referendum

Pathetic turnout mars referendum

Last Saturday was the final opportunity for residents of Prince George to voice their opinion whether to allow city Hall to spend up to $15 million on a fire hall to replace Fire Hall No.
Mixed signals on Site C

Mixed signals on Site C

With decision day approaching on Site C, the project team at B.C. Hydro has posted one of its fortnightly updates on what is happening at the most controversial construction site in the province.
The sunk costs of Site C

The sunk costs of Site C

Part 1 of 2 Behavioral economists have shown conclusively - and handed out Nobel Prizes to the pioneers of the idea - that people don't behave rationally once their own cash and pride is on the table.