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June 21, 2021 - The front of the BC Legislature's Parliament building designed by architect Frances Rattenbury. Don Denton photograph

Uzelman: B.C. Budget focuses on increased expenditure- disregards growing real income

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Mar 20, 2023

 

The Canadian dollar coin, the Loonie, is seen in Montreal, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Uzelman: The economic follies of the Government of Canada – Real incomes will decline

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Mar 8, 2023

 

Smart technology and home automation are changing our relationships with our machines. (Pixabay.com)

COLUMN: Computers and machines are not people

Home automation technology uses human names

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau cottage in Ottawa, on Friday, March 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Uzelman: The threat to democracy from China and from within

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Mar 1, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau cottage in Ottawa, on Friday, March 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld.

Uzelman: Is everything broken? Pierre Poilievre believes it is

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Feb 22, 2023
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld.
Hotel Lytton, in Lytton, BC. 1920 from the Bill Barlee collection

Uzelman: Lytton – A look back in time and a glimpse of the future

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Feb 14, 2023
Hotel Lytton, in Lytton, BC. 1920 from the Bill Barlee collection
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COLUMN: Angry outbursts won’t bring about change

People don’t change their minds because they’ve been insulted or belittled

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Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.

COLUMN: Unplugging before bed actually works? What a horrible discovery

No TV before bedtime? Thanks, I hate it.

Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.
The Bank of Canada is shown in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The Bank of Canada will announce its interest rate decision this morning as economists widely expect the central bank to opt for a quarter percentage point rate hike. The Bank of Canada is shown in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Uzelman: “The Dismal Science” and sustainable fiscal policy

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Feb 3, 2023
The Bank of Canada is shown in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The Bank of Canada will announce its interest rate decision this morning as economists widely expect the central bank to opt for a quarter percentage point rate hike. The Bank of Canada is shown in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Liquid natural gas bubbles. (Pixabay)

Uzelman: Trudeau is deaf to Japan’s request for LNG

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jan 27, 2023
Liquid natural gas bubbles. (Pixabay)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, United States President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador walk to a meeting at the North American Leaders’ Summit in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 2021. The trio will meet again this week as the so-called "Three Amigos" summit series resumes in Mexico City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Uzelman: 3 amigos summit and opportunities For Canada and Mexico

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jan 17, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, United States President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador walk to a meeting at the North American Leaders’ Summit in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 2021. The trio will meet again this week as the so-called "Three Amigos" summit series resumes in Mexico City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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COLUMN: Success should speak for itself

The word “success” is about goals, wealth or prestige, but defining accomplishments is subjective

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Uzelman: What immigration can, and can not do, for the Canadian economy

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jan 11, 2023
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Sandon B.C. (Bruce Uzelman)

Uzelman: Sandon B.C. And the king of the silver city – John Morgan Harris

Reforms to taxation, regulatory and project review policies are essential

  • Jan 11, 2023
Sandon B.C. (Bruce Uzelman)
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during Question Period on Friday, November 18, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Uzelman: Incompetence and indifference in federal politics

Reforms to taxation, regulatory and project review policies are essential

  • Jan 11, 2023
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during Question Period on Friday, November 18, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Columnist Cheryl Witter

COLUMN: Head and shoulders, knees and toes…

Vernon physical therapist Cheryl Witter runs down, in list form, some treatment options for body pains

Columnist Cheryl Witter
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Uzelman: Exciting export opportunities for Canada and B.C. how to exploit them

Reforms to taxation, regulatory and project review policies are essential

  • Dec 30, 2022
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COLUMN: The poetry of artificial intelligence

Sophisticated computer technology is nothing new, but until a few days ago,…

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Bruce Uzelman. (File photo)

Uzelman: Incompetence and indifference In federal politics

New column from Bruce Uzelman

  • Dec 19, 2022
Bruce Uzelman. (File photo)
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Uzelman: Federal provincial governments are jeopardizing Canadians’ incomes

Reforms to taxation, regulatory and project review policies are essential

  • Dec 13, 2022
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