Restaurants face a great reset, thanks to COVID-19
Canada’s food service industry has suffered. But the pandemic may be exactly what it has been waiting for to make things better…
Municipalities have options to cut taxes
One solution to help struggling businesses and families would be to cut property taxes…
Transit opens door to startup’s germ-killing innovation
Pilot project by Outbreaker Solutions is testing antimicrobial door-push plates made of compressed salt in select transit stations…
As Canadians flee cities, rural living gets its mojo back
Starbucks will close 300 restaurants in Canada by March. Other chains will likely follow suit. But have no fear, chains will surely open other stores but certainly not in city centres…
The congested logic behind congestion taxes
Vancouver is considering a tax on vehicles entering the downtown. It may well reduce pollution, but at what cost?…
The government is not our mom
The ruinously expensive spring lockdown just delayed the inevitable, yet leaders are ‘locked’ into a lockdown model that does more harm than good…
Second time’s the harm when it comes to lockdowns
It’s not the headlines that kill, it’s the many burdens caused by lockdowns that render small businesses unprofitable…
Alberta’s rising crime rate begs more policing, not less
The ‘defund the police’ movement provides opportunistic politicians with a moral high ground while doing nothing to address the root causes of criminality…
We’re too quick to condemn policing and its officers
The ugly realities of humanity that we would rather believe belong in someone else’s world are the realities police officers encounter daily…
Installing insulation can be hazardous to your health
Use of less hazardous materials, personal protective equipment and regular health checkups recommended…