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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada show that B.C.’s economy grew by a modest 1.6% after inflation in 2023, down sharply from almost 4% the year before. The pattern of growth varied significantly...
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The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, in his role as a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, was first published in the...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Construction is a big and unusually visible segment of our economy, one that in some of the industry’s...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist If one listens closely to what provincial government ministers and many other politicians have to say about...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Earlier this year, the Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada took the unusual step of publicly...
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ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson has just released a mid-year update on economic conditions in Canada, with a specific focus on British Columbia...
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Signs are multiplying that the once red-hot Canadian job market is cooling, fast.
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Employment in the B.C. construction industry is closely tied to developments and trends in the wider economy....