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Today City Council begins deliberating what stays and what goes in the combined capital and operating budget: Action Plan 2015-2018. The Action Plan, currently in draft form, provides a road map outlining expenditure and revenue estimates over the multi-year capital plan (2015-2019) and operating budget (2015-2018). The capital plan, at $7.6 billion over five years, […]
In my last blog post on the subject of gasoline vs. hybrid cars, I compared a conventional gasoline powered Honda Accord to the new 2014 plug-in hybrid version and examined the total KM driven (and associated age of the vehicle) before average consumers could expect to save enough on gasoline purchases to be able to […]
Written by: G. Kent Fellows
The government of British Columbia released its liquefied natural gas (LNG) tax regime on Tuesday, October 21st. At first glance, it is complex and relatively confusing. This blog post is an attempt to explain the pertinent features and quirks. Interested and patient readers can look at the details here. Suppose you’re a new LNG facility […]
Originally, hybrid cars were marketed primarily to environmentally-conscious consumers. Manufacturers and their marketing departments expected these consumers, who have a stated preference for reduced hydrocarbon emissions and increased environmental protection, to pay a premium for increased fuel economy and lower emissions. Increasingly, hybrid cars are being marketed to a wider consumer base citing increased fuel […]
Written by: G. Kent Fellows
More choice, better service and lower prices are the objectives behind the federal government’s policy goal of increasing competition in wireless services in Canada. To realize this goal, a variety of polices, starting with set-asides of spectrums in the 2008 AWS Spectrum Auction, have been adopted, and the government seems to never tire of reminding […]