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Ian Tostenson (1:05), head of Ridesharing Now for B.C., discusses what the government’s slow rollout for ride hailing means for businesses in this province.

Then, the BIV tech panel (13:39) featuring Progressa’s Ali Pourdad and Gluu Technology Society’s Linda Fawcus discuss the latest ride-hailing update and how Facebook’s corporate governance may need a big shakeup.

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Canada-Europe Roundtable for Business executive director Jason Langrish discusses the latest Brexit news, what the new deal could mean for Canadian businesses and why major European economies have yet to ratify CETA.

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Oversupply concerns pushed oil prices to new lows this week. Ram Vadali (0:42), senior vice-president of energy at DBRS, examines how energy markets will respond, and where oversupply issues position Canada’s energy sector.

BC Real Estate Association government relations manager Norma Miller (13:13) analyzes where a wave of policy changes have left B.C.’s housing market at the end of 2018.

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Robert Lewis, former editor of Maclean’s and the chair of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, talks about his new book, Power, Prime Ministers and the Press, an examination of the relationship between the media and governments of the day.

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B.C.’s labour force is set to transform dramatically in the coming years through advances in automation. So how adept will workers be at weathering significant upheaval? David Williams (0:54) from the Business Council of B.C. examines the potential impacts within the province in a new risk assessment.

Leaders International partner Laurie Sterritt (14:07) discusses the upcoming Indigenous Women’s Leadership Summit and how her own experiences in the business world inspired her to develop more professional development activities for Indigenous women.

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Does the solution to B.C.’s housing crisis require smaller thinking? Small Housing B.C.’s Jake Fry (0:54) discusses how diminutive housing units could help densify neighbourhoods in an affordable and sustainable way.

Do investments in cannabis need a reality check? Michael Goldberg (15:29) from credit rating agency DBRS explains why the sector still may be a risky bet.

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Stewart Muir, executive director of Resource Works, discusses the vast economic opportunities for British Columbia with the massive $40 billion LNG Canada project.

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BIV’s weekly tech panel (1:31) featuring Ali Pourdad from Progressa and Linda Fawcus from Gluu Technology Society discuss the Google walkout over sexual misconduct, Gab’s return to the Internet in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and how the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 is exposing problems within the gaming industry’s workplace culture.

Then, Innovate B.C.’s William Johnson (17:12) discusses the upcoming B.C. Tech Summit following the announcement this week of its first two keynote speakers before reflecting on what the previous conferences have done to ignite excitement within the industry.

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