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Is Vancouver’s housing crisis really gutting the population of young people living in the city? A new report from RBC re-examines some of our preconceptions about how real estate prices are affecting local demographics, senior economist Robert Hogue (1:36) discusses.

Retail Insider’s Craig Patterson (10:18) dives into the latest industry news, including grocery store expansion in B.C., Lululemon venturing into the footwear game and the return of Coastal Contacts founder Roger Hardy to the eyewear business following the failure of Shoes.com.

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Dress for Success equips women with attire and the tools to help them secure and advance in their careers. Amy Robichaud, the new executive director of the Vancouver chapter of the organization, talks about the impact of its programs on the economy and on gender equality. She is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, BIV's editor-in-chief.

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Armature Collective founder Kate Bouchard discusses how freelancing and the gig economy is transforming the nature of work.

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Vancouver based department stores Army & Navy turns 100 and seasoned business woman Jacqui Cohen sits down with Business in Vancouver editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe to discuss her and her grandfather's century long journey.

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Kids Code Jeunesse chief operating officer Indra Kubicek (1:34) discusses efforts to educate children on the ethics of artificial intelligence.

Then the BIV tech panel featuring Progressa CEO Ali Pourdad and Gluu CEO Linda Fawcus (11:48) dive into the 996 work system being espoused by some tech executives in China, the delayed launch of Samsung’s highly anticipated foldable phones and how the U.S.-led campaign against Huawei over security concerns isn’t hitting its bottom line.

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On BIV Today…   The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index underscores Canadians’ deteriorating financial situation: insolvency fears continue to grow, optimism around debt is down and borrowing is still on the rise.   Lana Gilbertson (2:25), senior-vice-president of MNP in Vancouver, discusses the index’s implications, and explores findings from B.C., where British Columbians are significantly less optimistic about their financial future.   From New Ventures BC, executive director Angie Schick and Rachel Burns (18:55), Innovator Skills Initiative grant program manager, discuss opportunities to support the next generation of tech talent and tech startups.   Hayley Woodin hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

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On BIV Today…   Jeff Reeves, vice-president of research at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, examines the outcome of Indonesia’s presidential elections.   In the latest Asia 360 segment, Reeves explains why Indonesia could become the most important sub-regional actor in Southeast Asia, and what that means for Canadian businesses.   Hayley Woodin hosts, see more at https://biv.com/.

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The British Columbia Real Estate Association has joined forces with other organizations to make recommendations to government and their industry to combat the presence of money laundering in their business. BCREA CEO Darlene Hyde joins BIV editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe to discuss the challenges for realtors as the provincial and federal governments focus on the impact of money laundering on real estate.

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On BIV Today…   Disney’s new streaming service may be ‘too cheap to fail,’ but will it draw consumers away from Netflix?    Gluu Technology Society founder and CEO Linda Fawcus and Terence Sawtell, founder of the design agency Goat, discuss who will win the streaming wars.   This week’s BIV tech panel also examines Uber’s play beyond ride-hailing, and the implications of Apple’s legal battle with chip-maker Qualcomm.   Hayley Woodin hosts.

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Desjardins CEO Guy Cormier (1:43) discusses why we should be looking at economic indicators other than GDP to judge economic performance.

Then, Retail-Insider.com editor-in-chief Craig Patterson (14:50) dives into the curious status of Vancouver’s International Village, Canada Goose’s global expansion plans and the pressure shoppers feels to make donations when they’re at the till.

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