Insights
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Automation: resistance is futile, our workforces must adapt
Nearly 50% of the Canadian labour force is at high risk within the next two decades, so how should we prepare?
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Retooling NAFTA and some harsh economic truths
Canada has a weak hand, more attention on export challenges is needed.
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BC Greens should support Site C dam
Aboriginal rights must be balanced against other competing, critical interests.
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Top six selling bloopers (and how to avoid them)
It’s mostly about listening, good manners and respect.
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Sinking the west coast oil tanker traffic myth
The expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline system, to ultimately move Alberta crude oil by tanker through the Port of Vancouver, was a high-profile issue in the May 9 BC election. Liberal premier Christy Clark agreed to support…
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Interesting times, be prepared
Topping the list of troubling factors is trade disruption as NAFTA goes under the knife and the possibility of a border tax.
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Focus must broaden as we push for innovation
More attention needed on how we develop and fund innovation talent in Canada.
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To deal with Trump, Trudeau should look to Chrétien
Proposed US cuts to tax rates would reduce Canada’s competitiveness in attracting investment, workers and entrepreneurs.
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Not business as usual
Reinvigorating NAFTA must be left to politics, clearer heads and fate, but whatever the outcome, companies should direct their attention to issues over which they have some control.
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Surviving friendly fire
Five tips for dodging bullets when dealing with employees.
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Trump creates serious headwind to Canada’s competitiveness
Stripping environmental regulations creates a serious disadvantage.
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Four ways to reduce productivity
…while watching your business go down the drain
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Continuous improvement isn’t enough: Industry 4.0 sets a new bar
Technology allows manufacturers to consider their processes differently, and drastically improve upon them.
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Carbon pricing a triumph of ideology over reason
There couldn’t be a worse time to hand another competitive advantage to the Americans.
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Living in interesting times
Now that Donald Trump is officially ensconced in the Oval Office, we can turn our attention to how he intends to disrupt North American trade, and the ramifications for Canadian manufacturers in the automotive sector. Although Canada’s position in global…
