The 2021 Federal Budget: Key Takeaways
On Monday the Government of Canada presented its first Budget in almost two years. Not only that, it was the first Budget in Canadian history presented by a female Minister of Finance. Yay Canada! Unsurprisingly, the Government’s focus in this Budget was on post-Covid...
UBC’s Mission to Kabul Deepens Understanding of Veterans’ Trauma
With Remembrance Day upon us tomorrow, we are reflecting on the sacrifice that so many veterans have made, especially the trauma that many carry with them. Last April, Burrard Strategy joined the University of British Columbia’s delegation of veterans,...
#BlackLivesMatter & Racial Justice: Digital Corporate Social Activism on Facebook
A Burrard Strategy Special Series The world’s top corporate brands recently advertised their support for the #BlackLivesMatter cause on Facebook, but they dropped their ad campaigns as quickly as they started them. In our exclusive Burrard Strategy...
Coca-Cola makes political statement, runs first-time social issues ad authorized on Facebook, Ad Library reveals
Coca-Cola has taken to Facebook to lend its company brand and message to fight racism in America. The global soda giant is fizzing to the top of social media advocacy with its first-time spend on social issues and promoting social justice. Under Facebook’s new...
Canada Announces funding for over 60 conservation projects
Credit: TJ Watt Today, The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, over 60 conservation projects under development across Canada. Canada Nature Fund's Target 1 Challenge initiative is funding the projects and will help conserve Canadian nature. This year’s theme...
COVID-19: Three Important Pivots for Your Public Affairs Strategy
COVID-19 has changed everything. While governments at all levels work overtime to protect citizens from the spread of COVID-19 and its resulting economic shock, companies and organizations who require key decision-makers to engage with them are facing profound new...
Reed Awards: Burrard Strategy is finalist for four prestigious awards
We are pleased to learn that Burrard Strategy is a finalist for four prestigious Reed Awards, in the following categories: Overall - Best Online Video - Public AffairsInternational - Best International Campaign (Sub-national)International - Best International Online...
Minister Mandate Letters announced
This morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the mandate letters for his cabinet. They lay out the key objectives each Minister is tasked with accomplishing as well as providing the overarching goals of the government. In recent years these letters have become...
Canada’s Federal Election 2019
Burrard Strategy recognized for high-quality content for three winning local campaigns. “FOUR TOP PICKS” FROM THE 2019 FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN Burrard Strategy was proud to support three winning campaigns in the recent federal election.Our work centred around their...
Welcoming Simrath Grewal
Simrath Grewal, Senior Consultant We are very pleased to announce that Simrath Grewal has joined us as a Senior Consultant. Mr. Grewal brings experience in policy development, campaign outreach, and strategic communications to his work on the Burrard Strategy...
New university campus for 3,400 students to open at Vancouver House (Daily Hive)
When University Canada West‘s (UCW) new campus within the base of Vancouver House opens next year, it will mark the single largest new post-secondary institution expansion in downtown Vancouver in a decade.UCW is turning 90,000 sq. ft. of commercial space within the...
What To Do With Granville Island (CKNW)
LISTEN to Norm Hotson local architect, and Granville Island business owner explain how there's a mismatch in leadership with federal oversight of what has become a huge tourist draw.Guest appearance with, Evan Siddall, president of the Canada Mortgage and...
Roots of Empathy featured on NBC Today Show
How baby ‘teachers’ in classrooms are teaching older kids empathy Empathy and the ability to understand the cruelty of a mean comment or text can stop bullying in its tracks. But how do you teach it? TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones goes inside one Washington, D.C., school...
Vancouver’s Granville Island ‘fading,’ at risk of losing creative roots, warns new group (Global BC)
A new Vancouver group is warning that Granville Island is losing its creative roots and risks becoming an empty tourist destination.The Friends of Granville Island made its pitch in a new video and includes support from island artisans and merchants, along with key...
Vancouver Quadra Liberal candidate Joyce Murray posts most inspiring video of 2019 election campaign
Every once in a while a political campaign video commands your attention and forces you to watch. The most famous may have been Democratic presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson's "Daisy" advertisement, in which a little girl picks the petals off a flower. Moments...
