Economics News

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Rate Hike Odds Build for Oct. 28, and Contractors Hold the Bill (ICBA EconoBot)

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OP/ED: B.C.’s spending problem is now a fiscal crisis

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

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Determination, not demonization, key to solving B.C.'s housing market woes

As the current B.C. election campaign got underway, Premier David Eby quickly advanced two promises related to the ongoing housing supply and...

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

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

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David Eby’s Mismanagement of B.C.’s Public Finances Continues

Two things are clear after digesting the First Quarterly Report released by the B.C. Ministry of Finance on September 14, 2026.

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