Does it pay to leave Canada for tax reasons? Experts weigh the pros and cons
There can be big upfront costs and sticky logistical practicalities that negate any tax-saving rationale for leaving. Continue reading
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Calgary firms looking at layoff alternatives
Companies in the ailing oilpatch are looking at ways to avoid layoffs — or at the very least to forestall or minimize them. Continue reading
2 provinces, 2 environmental disasters, 2 very different responses
Why the huge difference in responses to the Mount Polley tailings breach in B.C. and the Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. bitumen spills in northern Alberta? Continue reading
Mount Polley tailings breach: Who is Imperial Metals’ Murray Edwards?
He’s one of Canada’s most prominent billionaires – co-owner of the Calgary Flames, creator of oilsands giant CNRL – and main shareholder of Imperial Metals, whose mine spewed millions of cubic metres of tailings into the environment this week. Continue reading
A closer look at Imperial Metals Corporation and the Mount Polley Mine
Imperial Metals Corporation has been a part of the BC economy for 55 years, since it was incorporated in 1959. It’s now the central figure in what locals are calling an environmental disaster. Continue reading