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OP/ED: Carney’s ‘500,000’ housing starts target more fantasy than reality

Jock Finlayson: Oct 7, 2026, 3:00:00 PM

The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first ran in The Toronto Sun on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Op-ed

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OP/ED: B.C.’s export troubles began well before the recent U.S. tariffs

Jock Finlayson: Sep 25, 2026, 4:06:13 PM

The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on September 25,...

Economics Op-ed BC

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OP/ED: Build Faster, Cheaper, Smarter

Chris Gardner: Sep 15, 2026, 9:09:23 AM

The following op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, first appeared in the Journal of Commerce on September 15, 2026.

Alberta Op-ed BC

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OP/ED: Here’s how Canadian policymakers should respond to Trump’s tariffs

Jock Finlayson: Aug 25, 2026, 7:52:46 AM

The following op-ed, co-written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Steven Globerman, was released by the Fraser Institute on August 24, 2026.

Alberta Economics Op-ed BC

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OP/ED: Trump tariffs aren’t B.C. forestry’s biggest problem

Jock Finlayson: Aug 24, 2026, 9:28:41 AM

The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on August...

Economics Op-ed BC

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ICBA.ca OP/ED: Cabinet Nimbyism Yet Another NDP Hurdle to B.C. Prosperity

Jordan Bateman: Jul 28, 2026, 2:19:17 PM

The Tilbury LNG plant has been making liquefied natural gas on the Fraser River since 1971. That’s 55 years. It was fuelling B.C. homes and industry...

Op-ed BC

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OP/ED: Population decline exposes B.C.’s growth problem

Jock Finlayson: Jul 14, 2026, 12:23:39 PM

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...

Economics Op-ed BC