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