Many British Columbians want car rides from Point A to Point B, and are willing to pay for somebody to drive them. Many other British Columbians have access to cars and are looking to earn some income by driving people between destinations. But the provincial...
If buzzwords were the path to prosperity, Canada would be growing like gangbusters. It is not, and the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI)—with an expansion announced in the federal economic statement—is a case of lofty words anathema to efficient and healthy...
The age of driverless automobiles is almost upon us. Most of the world’s car makers are working on prototypes and it is expected that by 2030 the autonomous vehicle market in the US alone will be worth approximately $87 billion. How will Canada deal with this...
The Sharing Economy: A story of creative destruction and the erosion of barriers to entry. It was a most unusual funeral. On April 29, 2017, 20 people walked mournfully through Toronto’s Kensington neighbourhood. Incense wafted from the front of the procession,...
Sitting on top of one of the world’s largest and richest natural resource warehouses is turning into quite a disconcerting distraction. While much of Canada’s population – the heavily urban part for whom “rural” means Whistler, Muskoka, or Mont Tremblant – likes to...
The economic upheaval now roiling over the world’s financial markets, rapidly lowering living standards, and even threatening to freeze Europeans this winter, is all directly related to the radical decision most western leaders took in March of 2020., when a new...
In order to keep up with world-leading developments in internet technology, Canada will need to create a policy climate that unlocks the innovation and solutions that only competition can bring.
Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, the United States and NASA have had to rely on Russia and the EU to refuel and resupply the International Space Station.
A new video from Belgium has been making the rounds on the internet this week trying to convince young people to stop texting while driving. It's a funny video, but will it succeed where law changes have failed, and actually change anyone's behaviour? The problem with...
Canada will need to adapt to the winds of change sweeping across the globe if t is to remain competitive in the challenging world of high speed internet. A close look at the international experience of several countries that are ahead offer some solid clues as to the path Canada should take.
Canada has fallen behind the times in the area of high speed internet, where it once was a leader. To recover our former place, this study argues, a policy framework that encourages competition and allow third party companies to challenge incumbents will be necessary.
The Economist has an interesting article this week on comparative advantage as it relates to manufacturing. It is worth the read. I agree with the central theme going through this article that the cost of manufacturing labour is becoming less of a factor in...
Is innovation about creativity, talent, skills or technology?
Apple and several publishers are being litigated in the US on anti trust charges. Meanwhile we still have to deal with bundled channels and tied selling on CATV.
Over the past year or two a great deal has been written about the demise of the existing business models in video distribution and broadcasting and declaring the irrelevance of the CRTC. As Internet video grows there have been more predictions of the end of cable and...