The topic of residential construction has been garnering more than its share of headlines in this province for months as builders fight to find new business in a sea of inventory. The Home Builders associations have been especially vocal on this …
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Women nearing equal ground
Increasing the number of women in leadership roles has become a major theme in this country – from the number of women sitting on corporate boards to gender parity in the federal cabinet. The idea was to bring some new thinking to the table. Now we …
Nationalism in business
The push towards a more nationalistic approach by a growing number of countries seems to fly in the face of the reality of the way business is being done in the world these days. We’ve seen growing nationalism on a number of fronts – from …
Choose kindness
We don’t need an excuse to be kind to one another, but today brings extra incentive to choose kindness over everything else. Today is Pink Shirt Day across Canada. You’ll see tens of thousands of students and even a few adults wearing pink to …
Canadians love to spend
We Canadians have done a pretty good job of racking up debt – especially consumer debt – and it has caught the eye of the international financial community. …
Canada’s trading position enters positive territory
With all the talk around trade deals wrapped up in a blanket of tariffs and disputes, tracking the nation’s overall trading position has become a bit more mainstream. …
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Canadian exports not for sale?
Watching a country unravel in the face of failing leadership is not a pretty sight. We see it in Venezuela right now and, sadly, right here as well. …
Transformation to digital not improving Canadian newspapers revenues
The demise of the Moose Jaw Times-Herald, a longstanding member of Saskatchewan’s media community, is the embodiment of a bigger transformation that is gripping the traditional media. …
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Singapore an example for Canada on supporting middle class
There is probably no more powerful individual in political circles than a majority prime minister in the parliamentary system. And that is even more pronounced when the Senate is appointed. …
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