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NDP Platform Avoids B.C.'s Biggest Problems

The following analysis of the B.C. NDP 2026 election platform was written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock.

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Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?

Are you better off than you were in 2022? By the numbers, B.C. isn’t. Think of B.C.’s economy as a pie shared by everyone who lives here. In 2024,...

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Taxing Builders Slows Construction

David Eby made building homes his top promise. Three years later, B.C.’s construction industry has grown by exactly zero. It didn’t slow down. It...

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Provincial advance polls open

Advance voting opens today. B.C.’s lenders have already voted, and they have no confidence in David Eby. Under Eby, S&P has downgraded B.C.’s credit...

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Put Home Ownership Back Within Reach

Under David Eby, an average B.C. worker needs more than 12 years just to save a down payment on an average home.

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Productivity in Canada: A Snapshot

Productivity in Canada: A Snapshot

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