Category: Politics
From: Indigenous Services Canada Media advisory Richmond, Traditional Territory of the Musqueam Indian Band, BC — Please be advised that the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, will speak at the Indigenomics Conference. The Conference is held by the…
Investing in transportation infrastructure is critical to connecting communities, helping our businesses compete, and creating a strong economy and middle class. Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia, and…
The BC Conservative Party introduced their new leader on April 8th in the Oceanview Suite at Pan Pacific Hotel. It is the first time since 2016 that the party has had a permanent leader. They have named Trevor Bolin from…
Over the past 50 years, the world’s wildlife populations have declined by 60%. In Canada, 521 species have been identified as being at risk under the Species at Risk Act and the list is growing. Recent assessments by the Committee…
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency The Government of Canada is working to protect the environment while growing the economy and creating good jobs for Canadians. Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced that the proposed Blackwater Gold…
Investments in Simon Fraser University will help attract the best and the brightest talent March 15, 2019 – Burnaby, British Columbia Discoveries made in research labs across Canada are leading to cleaner, greener, healthier and more prosperous lives for all…
From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Media advisory March 8, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau, will be in British Columbia (B.C.) as part of the Minister’s First Agriculture Tour to meet…
While Canadians may embrace buying Canadian food products in retaliation for the trade dispute with the U.S., it won’t come cheap By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Canadians are encouraging one another to go “Trump-free” –…
The government should stop kicking the can down the road and reduce federal spending now to avoid future tax increases By Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre The Fraser Institute The federal government ran a $19.4-billion budget deficit in 2017-18, according…
B.C. government sending all the wrong signals to investors, which could lead to a rude economic awakening By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre & Ashley Stedman The Fraser Institute Consumer spending and a hot real estate market have helped buoy British…