On Oct. 6, 2012, The Vancouver Sun published my opinion
piece headlined Eliminating barriers at home will help business compete
globally. In the piece, I stated that manufacturing companies that sell their
products on the international market, such as B.C.'s Catalyst Paper, often face
barriers at home that undermine their global competitiveness.
Having just exited creditor protection, Catalyst circulated
the article to local, provincial and federal officials to encourage elimination
of barriers to investment and export, like BC Hydro rate hikes which increased
Catalyst's hydro cost by $27 million.
