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OP/ED: Population decline exposes B.C.’s growth problem
The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and the BC Economic Brief’s Ken Peacock, was first published by Business in Vancouver on...
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ICBA.ca Exclusive: The NDP Construction Philosophy – Unfair, Unaffordable, Unsustainable
By Jordan Bateman
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OP/ED: Developers didn’t ask for this condo bailout - David Eby did
This op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, first appeared in Northern Beat on June 29, 2026.
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OP-ED: The Bungled Massey Crossing – A Generation Wasted
The following op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, first ran in The Vancouver Sun on Thursday, June 25.
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OP/ED: B.C. should take note of Alberta's economic performance
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, was first published in Business in...
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OP/ED: Storm clouds continuing to gather over Canada’s economy
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first appeared in the Toronto Sun on June 4, 2026.
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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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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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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.