MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 1, 2024 – NORTHERN BC
News Influencing Decision Makers in Northern BC PRINCE GEORGE Ann Marie Hak is joining the Northern BC Tourism Association as a marketing coordinator. The Prince George Chamber of Commerce is...
STATS CAN RELEASES SURVEY OF INNOVATION & BUSINESS STRATEGY 2022 RESULTS
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada recently released the results of the Innovation and Business Strategy survey, 2022. Innovation activities encompass all developmental, financial, and commercial efforts...
FORTISBC PROPOSES SHORT-TERM SOLUTION FOR EXPECTED GAS SHORTFALL IN OKANAGAN
KELOWNA - FortisBC Energy Inc. recently filed an application with its regulator, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), for the Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project (OCMP). This project...
THE VERDICT ON VACANT HOME TAXES
OTTAWA – The verdict is in: Vacant home taxes can improve housing availability, but not affordability, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Ripple Effects: The Impact of an Empty-Homes...
CAPITAL GAINS TAX HIKE: LESS REVENUE THAN ANTICIPATED, AT THE EXPENSE OF ENTREPRENEURS AND THE MIDDLE CLASS
OTTAWA – The increase in the capital gains inclusion rate will bring in less money for Ottawa than the government had projected, points out a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute in...
OPINION: IT’S TIME TO FIND A PIN AND POP OTTAWA’S BALLOONING BUREAUCRACY
Trudeau Has Added Over 108,000 Bureaucrats To The Federal Payroll Since Becoming Prime Minister OTTAWA - Bureaucrats love to think of themselves as “public servants,” but who is really serving who...
