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60,000 Jobs Gone. Tomorrow, BC Votes. | ICBA Coffee & Construction #45
Tomorrow BC votes. A $14-billion deficit. Zero growth in new homes. A PST hike that's "paused." So Jordan brought in the boss — ICBA president Chris...
Election Tomorrow: Vote for Change for B.C.
Tomorrow, B.C. decides. It’s easy to forget, but B.C. used to lead this country. For more than 20 years, our economy grew at least as fast as...
B.C. has a Spending Problem, not a Revenue one
If your family ran its budget like David Eby, you’d be in serious trouble. Under Eby, government spending has jumped 22%. Revenue is up just 4.6%....
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OP/ED: B.C. government must tackle youth employment decline
The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on October 21,...
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Bill C-39 Gets the Diagnosis Right. Now Finish the Cure.
Twenty-four days. That’s how long the West Coast ports and the rail behind them were shut down in 16 months of 2023–24. About $19.2 billion in cargo...
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OP/ED: Natural gas must be top of mind for B.C.’s next government
The following piece, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on...