Corporate
Directors are in the crosshairs of corporate climate litigation
Even if corporate climate litigation cases are unsuccessful, they have implications for directors’ fiduciary duties.
UN watchdog critical of delays with new Canadian corporate ethics ombud
Further legal review, due in June, assessing what the ombudsperson’s powers should be.
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Beware the walking dead
Zombie companies are a drag on national productivity.
Gender pay gap widest at top of the corporate ladder: report
Women earn about 68 cents for every dollar made by their male counterparts.
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Mobile banking: Your face is the password
HSBC offers corporate customers iPhone facial recognition.
Corporate Canada is having a quiet Me Too reckoning
Navigator survey finds nearly 40% of Canadians polled say there is some or a lot of sexual harassment in their workplace.
Corporate climb: Stalled progress for women in Canadian C suites
Top-earning women still paid less than men, numbers in top roles have shrunk compared to five years ago.
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Canada must escape the corporate welfare trap
…to restore Canada’s business tax advantage over the US.
Federal firewall: budget plan is for long term resilience, not stop gaps
Morneau all but ruled out specific measures that respond to the US direction on tax reform.
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Asleep at the wheel on US tax reform
Clear warning signs yet Ottawa and many of the provinces have done nothing to respond.
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Time has come for national big data strategy, tech leaders tell governments
Canada, despite its size, is well positioned to be a legitimate global data player.
US tax reforms could hurt Canada more than NAFTA pullout: business groups
Bank of Canada warns NAFTA uncertainty and the tax reforms would encourage firms to divert investment to the US.
Corporate Canada urged to up its game in promoting NAFTA with Americans
Too many leaders keeping quiet to avoid highlighting their status as non-American entities.
Feds create ombudsman to keep tabs on corporate behaviour abroad
Will work towards resolving conflicts between local communities and Canadian companies.
Operating profits top $100B thanks to financial sector strength
Manufacturing profits up 11.2% from the second quarter to $14.4 billion.
