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ICBA ECONOMICS: Earnings, Income and Wealth in Alberta and B.C.
What can we say about the economic well-being of families and workers in Canada’s two westernmost provinces – British Columbia and Alberta? The...
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OP/ED: U.S. Supreme Court ruling makes CUSMA review even more critical
The following op-ed was co-written by Steven Globerman and ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, in their roles with the Fraser Institute. It was...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Where Alberta and B.C. Stand on Corporate Head Offices
Statistics Canada’s latest survey of corporate headquarters provides updated counts of head offices and direct head office jobs for each province as...
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Now is the Time for BC to Support Canada’s Energy Future
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) is welcoming the new Ottawa–Alberta Memorandum of Understanding on energy,...
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Looking West from Alberta has Never Been More Precarious
By Mike Martens, President, ICBA Alberta The following op-ed by ICBA Alberta President Mike Martens was first published in the Calgary Herald on July...
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ICBA Opposes Federal Oil and Gas Emissions Cap: ‘A Harmful Policy for Canada’s Economy’
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) has submitted a formal letter to the federal government expressing strong opposition to...
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ICBA OP/ED: A Tale of Two Provinces – One Leading Canada, the Other Lagging
The following op-ed, co-authored by Chris Gardner, ICBA BC President, and Mike Martens, ICBA Alberta President, was first published in Business in...
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ICBA Appoints Jock Finlayson as First Chief Economist
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), the country’s largest construction association, announced today the appointment of...
ICBA (BC & AB) OP-ED: Playing Monopoly with Public Projects and Taxpayer Money
Imagine looking at a provincial policy that increased construction costs, reduced bidders, and cut out 85 per cent of an industry’s workforce from...