On Today's BIV podcast, reporters Tyler Orton and Patrick Blennerhassett sit down with senior real estate analyst at the Real Estate Investment Network, Don Campbell to discuss why housing affordability measures taken by various levels of government will struggle to make a dent in the current market.

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On Today's BIV podcast, reporters Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin discuss the not so splashy federal budget. The pair looks at what the government's third budget will mean for the country and for B.C.

Later, Tyler and Hayley discuss troubles Mountain Equipment Co-op is facing after consumers realized they were selling products associated with an American gun and ammo manufacturer.

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On Today's BIV podcast, journalists Tyler Orton, Hayley Woodin and Kirk LaPointe sit down with experts to discuss the federal budget and what companies can do to improve cyber security.

First, Tyler and Kirk talk with Rhys Kesselman, a professor at Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy and the Canada Research Chair in Public Finance, about what the latest federal budget means for Canadian businesses and the national economy.

Later, Tyler and Hayley sit down with Ketan Kapadia, vice-president of identity and access management at the Herjavec Group, to uncover some of the biggest cybersecurity risks facing businesses.

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On Today's BIV podcast, reporters Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin discuss how restaurants plan to handle the minimum wage increase. Owners that BIV talked to said they'd rather raise prices than cut jobs or hours.

Later, Tyler and Hayley discuss a new partnership between Wal-Mart Canada and SPUD that will allow customers to get groceries delivered to their home.

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BIV's Tyler Orton, Hayley Woodin and Kirk LaPointe sit down with experts to discuss B.C.'s 2018 budget.

First, Hayley and Kirk are joined byJock Finlayson, chief policy officer for the Business Council of B.C. to talk about what he considers to be the big surprise of the budget, the employer payroll tax.

Later, Tyler and Kirk are joined by Thom Armstrong from the Co-Op Housing Federation of B.C. to discuss whether the province’s newly unveiled housing strategy will be enough to help affordability throughout the region.

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BIV’s Tyler Orton is joined by Patrick Blennerhassett to discuss the future of fashion. Vancouver-based Aedelhard is teaming up with a Toronto tailor, Michael Nguyen, to make suits designed change with the wearers body. Nguyen has fitted custom suits for LeBron James and wants to make a suit that both athletes and others can wear and feel comfortable.

Later, the pair discusses B.C.’s new supercluster and what it means for industry and universities in the province.

Finally, BIV’s reporters discuss the boardroom battle that’s taking place in public at the Vancouver-based Payfirma. The battle has entangled some of Vancouver’s most notable names in business and has ended with the approval of the sale of the company that sparked the clash. In the wake of the sale the founder of the company has agreed to leave the company.

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On Today's BIV podcast, reporters Tyler Orton and Hayley Woodin discuss how Shaw got more than it bargained for after offering its employees a buyout. 3,300 Shaw employees, or 25%, took the buyout, five times more than the company was expecting.

Later, Tyler and Hayley discuss how a West Coast-led consortium featuring Telus Corp. won its bid for a supercluster in B.C. The project aims to facilitate collaboration between the public and private sectors.

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Uniserve CEO Nicholas Jeffery joins BIV on Roundhouse to discuss the federal government’s new Smart Cities Challenge, why Vancouver and Surrey should go in on a bid, and why it’s not altogether negative that the country lags the world when it comes to developing connected and cognitive cities.

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Newly minted BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson joins BIV on Roundhouse to discusses the B.C.-Alberta pipeline spat, recreational cannabis and whether ICBC can be fixed.

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DDB Canada CEO Frank Palmer joins BIV on Roundhouse to reflects on his decades-long career and trends in the advertising industry as he discusses his newly released biography, Let’s Get Frank.

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