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This content was originally published in the Globe and Mail as "Want lower cellphone prices? Expect lousy quality" on July 8. This version adds supporting figures and tables. Everybody seems certain that Canadians pay too much for cellular services. The “Wireless Code of Conduct”, the blocking of Telus’ acquisition of Mobilicity, and new restrictions on […]
During BC’s election campaign, Adrian Dix, Leader of the BC NDP, announced opposition to the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline. Mr. Dix has been quoted in the media as saying “We do not expect Vancouver to become a major oil export port as appears to be suggested in what Kinder Morgan is proposing.” […]
For two days next week, the US and Chinese Presidents will meet near Los Angeles for a historic ‘get to know you.’ There is much to discuss but pre-meetings last September in China involving Secretary of Defense Panetta and more recently on May 28th with US National Security Adviser, Tom Donilon, suggest five key points. The […]
Canada, like many other nations, supports business R&D through the tax system; but Canada stands out in being unusually generous to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An international comparison of tax assistance for R&D showed that: SMEs undertaking R&D in Canada receive a subsidy through the tax system of just over 40%, the highest in […]
Another election; another “shockwave” and another round of mea culpas. The May 14 election in British Columbia caused consternation among the punditry and, coming just a year after a similar surprise in the Alberta election results, led to another round of calls for pollsters to explain themselves and to account for their (alleged) incompetence. Not […]