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How Canada Can Help Combat the 'Resource Curse'
Recently, Canada's Parliament introduced the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, which could have a huge impact on people around the world experiencing the "resource curse." More than 60 per...
View ArticleWhy You Should Turn Off Technology and Listen When People Talk
Many of us have experienced conference-call hell. That's where a bunch of people do their darnedest to be heard from, doing little, if any, listening to anybody else on the call. I recently had one of...
View ArticleTransLink Should Focus On Restoring Public Faith In The Organization
Like a tossed, leaky rowboat desperate for any hope of safe harbour from the storm, TransLink cheerleaders were falling over themselves after Seattle voters approved a tax hike for their bus service....
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Masterchef Canada's Alvin Leung, Eric Chong To Open R&D Restaurant In Toronto
It wasn't long ago that "MasterChef Canada's" Alvin Leung was judging eventual winner Eric Chong in the heat of the kitchen. Now, the two are preparing to open R&D, a restaurant to be located on...
View ArticleB.C. First Nations Crowdfund Over $200K To Oppose Northern Gateway
Some of the strongest legal challenges against the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline come from B.C.'s First Nations, and supporters from across B.C. are digging into their pockets to help ensure those...
View ArticleKinder Morgan Begins Survey Work On Burnaby Mountain As Protests Continue
BURNABY, B.C. - First Nations vowed to stand in unity with protesters as police kept up arrests Friday in a Metro Vancouver conservation area where crews resumed survey work for the proposed Trans...
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Canada's 'Ultra-High Net Worth' Population Getting Larger And Richer Faster...
Canada is seeing its population of super-rich grow faster than the U.S., and Canada’s super-rich are getting faster than their American counterparts as well, at least this year. That's according to the...
View ArticleDear Rich Kinder, All I Want Is A Safe Place To Call Home
I am a 16-year-old Vancouverite and I am outraged by what CEO Rich Kinder of Kinder Morgan allowed to happen in my backyard of Burnaby, B.C. on Thursday. Over 20 protesters were arrested for refusing...
View ArticleOntario, Quebec Vow 'Competitive Low-Carbon Economy,' Form United Front On...
TORONTO - Ontario and Quebec are promising to co-operate on trade, alcohol sales, climate change and TransCanada's Energy East pipeline following a joint meeting of the two provinces' Liberal cabinets...
View Article#StrongFamilies: Public Servants Asked To Promote Tory Tax Cuts On Twitter
OTTAWA - Public servants were asked to use official government Twitter feeds to promote Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recently announced tax measures, using the slogan "Strong Families."A senior...
View ArticleMutual Fund Purchase Options Are Not All Equal
Take a look at your most recent investment statement. Do you see the acronym DSC on any of the pages? If you do, you'll want to keep reading. I recently met with a couple who moved to British Columbia...
View ArticleFourth Corner Credit Union About To Become Legal Marijuana Industry's First Bank
DENVER — Colorado has granted a charter for the first financial institution to serve its cash-only marijuana industry. However, before it can open permanently for business, action is also required by...
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Tofino Restaurants Heat Up Flourishing Food Culture
Bamfield seafood salad from Wolf In The Fog (Christopher Pouget Photography) The town of Tofino, population 1,800, has been causing quite a stir in Canada with its flourishing food culture. Tofino...
View ArticleNot All Is Well In B.C.'s Woods
It might surprise you to learn that there is a place just a few hours from Victoria, B.C. that is home to Canada's version of the American redwoods. It's a place where you can walk amongst groves of...
View ArticleCanada's Internet Needs to Join the 21st Century
In the beginning of November, CRTC Chairman JP Blais delivered a comprehensive speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade. The topic was a familiar one: trust the regulator to succeed in its quest to seek...
View ArticleWhy You Should Care About Education Savings Week
November 16-22, 2014 marks the first ever Education Savings Week in Canada. CST Consultants Inc. is proud to be one of the many organizations that helped bring this idea to life. For months, we worked...
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Fort McMurray Luxury Home Listed For $1,299,950, But Can It Sell? (PHOTOS)
There's good living available near the oilsands. The question is, can it sell? A single family home at 105 Chestnut Way in Fort McMurray was the subject of a walkabout tour by The Globe and Mail late...
View ArticleNetflix CEO Reed Hastings Says Broadcast TV Will Be Dead By 2030
The current model of TV programming distribution will be broken and non-existent within the next decade and a half, the CEO of streaming media company Netflix says. Speaking at an industry event in...
View ArticleWhat It's Like Inside the CBC, Post-Ghomeshi
It's difficult to talk about what bothers you. But it's those very things that can nag and fester over time. When you're finally able to bring it up, it can come out in blurts or gushes, in anger or...
View ArticleSubsidizing Electric Cars Is a Waste of Money
There's no doubt that electric cars are hot. From the beginning of 2012 to the beginning of 2014, the number of them on the road around the world quadrupled from 100,000 to 400,000. This impressive...
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