Shivers Up the Spines of Taxpayers
06/07/2019 9:49 AMAccording to the late Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, when it comes to spending there is a culture in the federal bureaucracy that avoids responsibility. Just look at the Federal governments' Phoenix pay system, F35 fighter jets program or botched cyber security...
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The Gas Flaring Crisis in the US Oil Patch
06/07/2019 8:46 AMIn its relentless pursuit of oil, the shale industry continues to burn more and more gas into the air. The rate of flaring in the Permian basin reached a record high in the first three months of this year, averaging 661 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd), according to...
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Tesla Pickup Truck to cost less than $50,000
06/07/2019 8:35 AMTesla’s CEO has previously sought suggestions for features to add to the Tesla truck under development and he revealed some planned features, like an option for 400 to 500 miles of range, Dual Motor All-wheel-drive powertrain with dynamic suspension, as well as...
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Spring Hasn’t Sprung for Vancouver’s Real Estate Market
06/06/2019 9:32 AMEitel Insights: May’s average sales price was $1.586 for Greater Vancouver’s Detached Market. The lowest such price for May in the past 5 years. Far from the peak of the Market in May 2017 when prices were at 1.830 Million. As Eitel Insights has predicted the...
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Crypto Market Outlook Downgraded to ‘Uncertain’
06/06/2019 9:16 AMThe current outlook for the cryptocurrency market has been downgraded from mildly bullish to uncertain, SFOX’s latest volatility report concluded on June 6. While the report acknowledged that crypto prices recovered substantially last month, the authors described...
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EV Sales Are Set To Soar 540%
06/06/2019 9:12 AMThe United States’ electric vehicle market is amped up and surging ahead full throttle. While EVs have truly revolutionized the global automotive sector since their inception about a decade and a half ago, for all their pomp and verve, EV sales currently make up just...
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Not A Hard Knock Life Anymore: A Look At Jay-Z’s Billion Dollar Empire
06/06/2019 9:03 AMJay-Z has become much more than a rapper, taking an Empire State of Mind as he’s built a portfolio of companies and real estate that led Forbes to estimate this week that he’s now worth $1 billion, the first hip-hop artist to hit that mark....CLICK for complete...
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Michael Levy Shares A Personal Story About Gasoline
06/06/2019 6:15 AMIn driving from Calgary to Vancouver there is no way to avoid the big difference in gas prices between the two...
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Famed Economist Nails What Wrong With Politics
06/05/2019 10:55 AMNo accountability, no responsibility and no consequences is not a recipe for sound decision making but that's how it's...
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Assessing the Impact of Minimum Wage Increases
06/04/2019 10:07 AMYou can't assess the impact of a minimum wage increase without including all the other costs that government is adding - property tax increases, employer expanded CPP contributions, higher holiday and employment insurance...
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