The Common Share

The Co-operatives First team travels across western Canada raising awareness of the co-operative business model and exploring business opportunities in rural and Indigenous communities. We attend a...

Recently, Twitter made headlines with news a group of shareholders are calling for the company to investigate the feasibility of turning the social media giant into a co-operative. The process of a...

The co-operative business model is versatile and can succeed in any industry. The model can also be shaped to suit the unique needs and characteristics of a community. Innovative co-operatives are...

Senior Partner, Omar Yaqub of ALIF Partners

On Thursday, April 13 the federal government introduced legislation that provides some regulation for the production, sale and possession of marijuana. This follows several years of promises from...

On Wednesday, April 5 the Government of Canada unanimously accepted Motion M-100 signalling support for Canada’s co-operative sector.

Co-operatives mean business

Many people associate co-operatives with social development. The co-operative model certainly can be used to structure and govern daily operations of organizations focused...

The day to day operations of a co-operative business are governed by its board of directors. These courageous folks are co-operative business shareholders willing to serve the business in a...

Travelling across farming communities in western Canada, we experience three distinct recurring themes: