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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, and Ken Peacock, Consulting Economist Metro Vancouver is home to more than half of B.C.’s population and is one of three large Canadian metros where a majority of new permanent Canadian immigrants settle (the...
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A new report from ICBA Economics delivers a stark warning: B.C.’s CleanBC climate plan will do more than 2.5 times the economic damage to our...
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The following op-ed, by ICBA Chef Economist Jock Finlayson, first appeared in the Toronto Sun on June 3, 2025.
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The following piece, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on...
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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...
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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...