I'm still curious as to what makes Vancouver possible.
Our manufacturing is small scale. This from a person that went to school for manufacturing.
Logistics is big.
Resources are huge.
Tourism...yeah? Ish? Maybe. Sure-lets say we make some new money off tourism.
I just don't see, other than resources, where we are selling to other markets and bringing bank home to BC.
So tell me, someone wants to tell me how sustainable the economy is GOING to be...I don't even get what sustains us now.
**edit: found this list which lists the largest employers of 2005 in Vancouver.
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/compa...loyer.html#van
Most of them just trade a large amount of their money around in BC. Not sure how much Jim Pattison does outside of BC. Health costs us money. Canada Post costs us. ICBC is all internal(which is better than having it go to an outside company) UBC would bring some money in-again, I couldn't hazard a guess as to how much. UBC also drives economic growth through loans.