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The Carney government has embraced the goal of doubling Canada’s non-U.S. exports by 2035 to lessen dependence on the lucrative American market and expand Canadian trade and commerce with offshore economies in Asia, Europe and elsewhere. This is a...
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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.
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The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on August...
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The Canadian construction job market has cooled after a few frenzied years in the immediate aftermath of the worst of the 2020-21 COVID pandemic. Job...
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The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, was first published in the Toronto Sun on August 14, 2026.
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ICBA Alberta President Mike Martens recently joined Jordan Bateman on our Coffee & Construction podcast to review the bulging array of investment...
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Construction costs have been marching steadily higher over the past several years, aggravating the affordability challenges facing Canadian...
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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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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist
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The following Fraser Institute piece, by Steven Globerman and ICBA’s Jock Finlayson, first appeared in The Financial Post on June 24, 2026.