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Business Operations

The paper industry must retool
Diversification and innovation are necessary to succeed in emerging packaging applications

StatsCan panel to advise on labour force survey
Expert panel to provide independent advice and guidance

Transat shareholders approve sale to Air Canada
Deal made after different offer disclosed

Manufacturing sales edged up 0.3% in October
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales in October were unchanged

Husky shareholders back friendly takeover
Cenovus deal worth $3.8 billion in shares

Gig economy workers face racism, sexism on the job
Lower tips, poor ratings

Napoleon’s sizzle: Innovation and quality are part of the DNA
Hats off to a manufacturing dynamo for doubling revenues in five years.
Canadian CEOs more optimistic than global peers: KPMG
Growing recognition for emerging digital technologies to accelerate growth and drive resilience
Novartis pays $678M to resolve suit over sham doctor outings
Company splurged on speaking fees, exorbitant meals, and top-shelf alcohol to get doctors to prescribe Novartis’s drugs.
Trudeau pushes wage subsidy as another small business program delayed
CEBA to include companies with payrolls of less than $20,000 and with non-deferrable expenses.

Bombardier chairman defends $17.5M severance for former CEO
Beaudoin tells shareholders the board “respected the company’s contractual obligations” to the former chief executive.

BRP awarded $3M in damages after patent violation
Court also issued a permanent injunction that prevents Arctic Cat from selling snowmobiles that violate the frame patent.
Small businesses face troubling return to ‘normal’ from pandemic
Frustration over confusing messages, staggered deadlines for financial and rent support, and a lack of clarity around COVID-19 support systems.
Take baby steps toward restarting Canada’s economy
Governments rightly are cautious about moving too quickly, given how easily COVID-19 is transmitted.
More small companies are back to business: CFIB
Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick lead the way with companies fully open.