Today’s Speech from the Throne, the 150th such Speech since Confederation and Governor-General Julie Payette’s second, characterized COVID-19, and our response to it, as “our…
Speech from the Throne 2020 – Canada at a Crossroads: A Vantage PerspectiveRead more
After the machine used to open ballot envelopes malfunctioned, damaging several thousand voting cards and causing hours of delay, Erin O’Toole was announced as the new…
Beating the odds, Erin O’Toole comes out on top: A Vantage PerspectiveRead more
A Government knocked off course by the fallout of the WE Charity and looking to re-frame its agenda against a new Conservative leader and a…
A New Finance Minister, a New Parliament and a New Agenda: A Vantage PerspectiveRead more
Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled the government’s 168-page fiscal “snapshot”, the first formal economic update since the emergence of COVID-19. Here are the numbers: the…
Canada’s 2020 Economic and Fiscal Snapshot: A Vantage AnalysisRead more
The Covid-19 pandemic is causing massive cost overruns and very costly delays in public infrastructure projects across the country. The Canadian Construction Association estimates cost…
Over the next few months, restrictions on business will start to loosen and the Canadian economy will open up, but the way we work has…
There’s a time-tested bumper sticker in Alberta that reads, “please God, give me one more oil boom. I promise not to piss it all away…
Can Alberta and Canada Agree on Kickstarting Alberta’s Economy?Read more
We are entering week five of the biggest economic and health-related crisis the country has ever seen. No one knows when this ends or what…
How to Talk to Your Employees as Covid-19 ContinuesRead more
A massive increase in government spending to underpin impacted businesses and workers. A massive intervention in the private sector, closing non-essential businesses and appealing to…
From: Dwight Duncan To: Canadian Ministers of Finance Re: Extraordinary events call for extraordinary responses The Government of Canada did exactly what it should have done last Friday…
Extraordinary Events Call For Extraordinary ResponsesRead more
As social and environmental imperatives push their way onto the agendas of consumers and shareholders, businesses who aren’t keeping up, won’t stay up. Central bankers…
From Shareholder to Stakeholder – Doing Business DifferentlyRead more
Premier John Horgan’s morning began with chaos when pipeline protesters attempted to block him at his home and perform a citizen’s arrest. But by afternoon,…
British Columbia’s 2020 Budget – What You Need to KnowRead more
