Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner is the president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), an organization deeply dedicated to representing the construction and responsible resource development sectors, promoting free enterprise values, and training the next generation of B.C. construction workers.
BC’s trades training system is overwhelmed – and about to get worse
With the construction industry facing an unprecedented labour shortage and…
Read moreThe sites of investment, jobs, and opportunity
Planning, by definition, involves anticipating the future and connecting dots…
Read moreTaylor Bridge funding should be tied to natural gas growth
In the age of COVID-19, it’s difficult for other news…
Read moreAn Apprenticeship Powerhouse
When it comes to trades apprenticeships in British Columbia, it…
Read moreTime to replace the Taylor Bridge
British Columbia has a new Transportation Minister, Victoria’s Rob Fleming….
Read moreStripping secret ballot from workers a bad idea
Even before the mail-in ballots were counted and the final…
Read moreWhat wasn’t said in the debate
Like many British Columbians, I watched Tuesday night’s leadership debate…
Read moreDeconstructing the NDP’s construction platform
As a second wave of the COVID-19 virus spreads throughout…
Read moreAll B.C. construction workers deserve opportunity to work on public projects
It has been two years since Premier John Horgan announced…
Read moreConstruction essential to public safety
Across the country, provincial governments are closing down major pieces…
Read moreHousing affordability requires national, provincial and local action
Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as “doing the same thing…
Read moreSlow permit processes undermine Canada’s competitiveness
It’s a PowerPoint slide I often show in ICBA meetings….
Read moreSeeking bold, visionary leadership? Don’t look to City Hall
It’s a story that may have got lost in the…
Read moreSpecial interests driving NDP agenda
Taxpayers, small businesses and those looking to put their investment…
Read moreWhy does Vancouver Council hate renters?
In the race for worst city council in British Columbia,…
Read moreTruth in training
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Decades after Mark…
Read moreCity Hall failing residents on affordability
Time and again, governments pull out of their policy hats,…
Read moreBeware the Government’s Back Room Deal with Big Unions
Hold on to your wallets, modern-day snake oil salesmen are…
Read moreBill C-69 will hurt Canada and Canadian workers
*Note – this story first appeared in the National Post,…
Read moreFairness matters – tell that to Victoria
No matter one’s political inclination, we expect those holding office…
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