Cost and competency, two words that cut to the heart of the impact a monopoly can have when dominating a market. One such monopoly may be affecting consumers of financial …
One-On-One With BC’s Environment Minister Mary Polak
Squamish Nation issues an environmental certificate to Woodfibre LNG. Does this undermine the authority of the provincial regulator, the BC Environmental Assessment Office? The provincial government seeks to balance environmental …
Social License The Clash Of Could Vs. Should
Social license, it’s a term we frequently hear in public discussion around the regulatory approval process for large development projects such as pipelines, LNG plants and mining operations. But, what …
Veracity Behind The Vape
Vaping, you have most certainly heard about it. But, how certain are you in knowing that what you have heard is really true? There’s a lot of misinformation out there …
Strangulation By Regulation
Would you shed a tear for a stockbroker? You just might, if you are one of the thousands of Canadians working for companies that rely on venture capital funds raised …
Sea Ice Science Unsettled?
Arctic sea ice is melting. But, Antarctic sea ice is growing and the amounts are breaking all records. While it’s looking clearer that greenhouse gasses are at minimum partly responsible …
LNG Fear Mongering – Unpacking Dr. Eoin Finn
Fear mongering, that’s what some say is happening around the LNG tanker debate in British Columbia. Opponents are braying over the $1.6-billion Woodfibre LNG project, a modest sized liquefied natural …
Quebec Giveaway
Provincial insurance regulators dropped a bombshell on stakeholders in the private life insurance training industry, when they announced they had cut a backroom deal with Quebec to harmonize all training …