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Canada's current trade relationship with the United States is front and centre in the national conversation — and for good reason. With ongoing tariff pressures and renewed calls to diversify Canada's export markets, it's worth asking: have past...
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PLEASE NOTE: We are presently testing an ICBA EconoBot -- a twice-a-week, AI-led curation of economic news important to ICBA members in B.C. and...
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The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on April...
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PLEASE NOTE: We are presently testing an ICBA EconoBot -- a twice-a-week, AI-led curation of economic news important to ICBA members in B.C. and...
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With housing market developments still featuring prominently in the news across some parts of the country, now is a good time to check in with the...
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By ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (see Ken's Substack HERE).
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Recent economic developments and data releases raise the possibility that British Columbia may have stumbled into an official “recession” – defined...
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The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, first appeared in the Toronto Sun on March 24, 2026.
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The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, was first published in Business in Vancouver on...
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What can we say about the economic well-being of families and workers in Canada’s two westernmost provinces – British Columbia and Alberta? The...