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What are we reading? June 18, 2020

Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.
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Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.


 

Mark Falkenberg, deputy managing editor:

There has been a lot of recent writing about how the Conservative Party of Canada just needs to make a few centrist gestures to vault back into power. But while some lip-service to the political middle might have worked in the past, say analysts Frank Graves and Michael Valpy, the party’s wheel is stuck in a hard-right turn:

“It’s the face of authoritarian populism that is largely driving the new conservatism in Canada. Traditional progressive conservatives may yearn for the status quo conservatism of yore. The new base looks more like Trumpian populists than the Red Tories of the Charest era.” – Macleans

https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-conservative-partys-moderate-centres-have-disappeared/

Can B.C. become a wine “superpower?” This colourful feature suggests the answer is yes – but it will take time to continue to cultivate its wine-growing region as a destination:

“If British Columbia is to earn a spot in the [Great Wine Capitals], the Okanagan Valley … will likely need to evolve to become its main selling point.” – Walrus

https://thewalrus.ca/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-wine-superpower/

Timothy Renshaw, managing editor:

New report delves into drug development and access to new medicines in Canada and finds the country and its overall health-care system subpar on a host of fronts. – Macdonald-Laurier Institute 

https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pdf/20200609_Access_to_new_meds_Rawson_Adams_PAPER_FWeb.pdf?mc_cid=8465f1a567&mc_eid=fd2a2a6524

Today's pandemic dining recommendations include everyone's upcoming favourite: algae. – Entrepreneur

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/351224

Emma Crawford Hampel, online editor: 

There is no shortage of labour. Employers just need to improve their offer. Toronto Star

https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/2020/06/13/theres-no-shortage-of-labour-employers-just-need-to-improve-their-offer.html