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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...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff war with the United States that has...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist A few years back, amid the chaos of the COVID pandemic, the federal government appointed a group of experts...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Despite the B.C. NDP Government’s promises to ramp up housing supply, the latest building permit data tell a...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As B.C. struggles to gain economic traction after a disappointing 2024, the outlook for project investment...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As a new year beckons, Canadian policymakers and business leaders find themselves staring at an unsettled...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Over the past few years, the Canadian construction industry has been grappling with labour shortages,...