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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist British Columbia’s forest products sector has been struggling for several years, weighed down by a mix of dwindling fibre supply, high operating costs, U.S. duties on southbound lumber exports, and cumbersome...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, conflict typically ensues. So it is with the halting...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Amid President Trump’s mad-cap trade war, Canada’s economy has lost a step in the first few months of 2025....
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The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, first ran in the Calgary Sun on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist ICBA Economics has scrutinized the election platforms of the two main parties – Mark Carney’s Liberals, and...
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The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and BC Macro Brief author Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on April...
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The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, was first published by the Fraser Institute on April 3, 2025.
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The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson for the Fraser Institute, first appeared in the Calgary Sun on April 2, 2025.
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Evidence is mounting that the job market is losing steam just as the brewing Canada-U.S. tariff war signals a...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist In a previous post, we reviewed the broad implications of the brewing Canada-U.S. trade conflict and provided...