A number of recent news stories, combined with some things I have heard from several business owners, has all led to the same conclusion – Canada is on a very problematic path at present. The stories from business owners are interesting but disturbing.

Dumping has been an ongoing practice in the international trade world for some time. Dumping is simply defined as the practice of a country or a company exporting a product to a foreign market at a price lower than the price charged for the product in its home market or below what would be considered a normal price. Sometimes exported goods are sent to other countries at lower prices than the cost of the raw materials that go into the manufacture of these goods.

The B.C. NDP government was first out of the gate among provinces in announcing their 2026 budget. Unfortunately, it was a truly terrible budget indeed.