Hi all, This report examines key Live, Work and Invest indicators to better understand the province`s economic position and healh. They also assess its economic foundation and what this could mean for the future. In order to provide context, BC`s progress levels were compared to those of...

Hi all, An article from the November 14th edition of the Globe and Mail (Globe Investor). Excerpts: It`s that kind of prescience that gets guys labelled "guru" - a tag Mr. Groppe long ago earned in his almost six decades predicting the oil market. The soft-spoken Texan cemented his...

Hi all, An article from the October 25th-31st edition of the The Economist. Excerpts: Two features of housing finance make the crisis hard to resolve. The first is "no-recourse" home loans, which are standard in America (though not elsewhere). If a borrower defaults, a bank can claim back the...

Hi all,An article from the October 31st edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business). Excerpts: Markham`s economic success, especially in the tech field, is partly thanks to its lower-tax and growth policies, and the fact that it leveraged IBM`s locating there in the 1980s to attract...

Hi all, An article from the November issue of Report on Business Magazine. Excerpts: 1 - Rebrand Alberta 2 - Create the Heritage Fund for the Arts, Culture and Social Sciences 3 - Run a bullet train between Calgary and Edmonton 4 - Establish a task force on the oil sands 5 - Move a major...

Hi all, The cover story from the November 1st edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business Weekend). Excerpts: Feeling house-rich, in other words, has the effect of pouring accelerant on the economy. Benjamin Tal, senior economist at CIBC World Markets Inc., has often referred to this...