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ICBA.CA EXCLUSIVE OP/ED: NDP Mismanagement of WorkSafeBC Costing Billions
By Jordan Bateman, VP-Advocacy, ICBA
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SUBMISSION: Build Canada. Build It Now.
Canada is finally talking about building again. On May 8, the federal government released a package of discussion papers that would cut major project...
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OP/ED: B.C. Is Losing More Businesses Than It's Creating — That Should Worry All of Us
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (Substack HERE), was first published in...
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OP/ED: Build Communities Strong – Not More Expensively
This op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, was first published in the Journal of Commerce on May 6, 2026.
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Remembering EXPO 86
Forty years ago this week, EXPO 86 opened on the shores of False Creek and the world came to Vancouver. Twenty-two million visits over five months. A...
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No Third Strike: ICBA's Submission on Federal Labour
Two years. Two summers of West Coast port shutdowns. One rail work stoppage that needed federal back-to-work intervention. Twenty-four days of...
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ICBA to Ottawa: New Federal Trades Money Must Reach the Whole Industry
SURREY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada's largest construction association, is welcoming the federal Spring...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: ‘Canada Strong Fund’ Unlikely to Make Canada More Attractive
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first ran on Energy Now on April 30, 2026.