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Douglas P. Welbanks: Bankruptcy laws must be modified in this brave new videoconferencing world

A former director of debtor assistance and debt collection for the B.C. government is calling on banks to lower profits in hard economic times—just like everyone else.

Douglas P. Welbanks: Donald Trump's trade tirade speaks volumes about the Republican Party

It’s no longer just Trump flying off the handle. It’s the Republican Party as a whole that has egg on its face.

Douglas P. Welbanks: International Women's Day and May Gutteridge

She transformed a community by knocking down the walls of apathy and disinterest at Vancouver City Hall.

Douglas P. Welbanks: Mutant luxury logic raises its head in opposition to making Canada a tuition-free country

Student loans were introduced in the 1960s to provide access to university and colleges for middle- and lower-income families because only the wealthy could afford to attend...

Douglas P. Welbanks: An open letter to Attorney General David Eby regarding ICBC

The former director of debtor assistance and debt collection for the B.C. government thinks a lot more courtesy on the roads could go a long way toward addressing the Crown...

Douglas P. Welbanks: The politics of anger

The former head of the debtor assistance branch says that any time any government embraces anger to draft public policy to punish innocent bystanders in retaliation for a...

Douglas P. Welbanks: Thank you, Dave Barrett

The former NDP premier showed the world and reminds us today that people make a difference.

Douglas P. Welbanks: Conventional wisdom overrides logic when it comes to hiking Canadian interest rates

Dr. Jekyll prefers an increase to stabilize the economy, but Mr. Hyde knows that it's going to throttle debt-soaked Canadians and drive up the risk of a widespread credit crunch.

Douglas P. Welbanks: Tim Hortons spills coffee on workers' wage increase

Forty years of complacency and credit-funded affluence have softened the Robber Baron scar tissue of worker exploitation.

Douglas P. Welbanks: Banks reap huge profits with plenty of help from Canadian government

The Royal Bank of Canada generated a net income of nearly $11.5 billion in the last fiscal year, which was up 10 percent over the previous year.