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ICBA EconoBot | Canada's Entrepreneurial Drought: Six Quarters of Business Closures Outpacing Openings

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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OP/ED: Why B.C. may already be in a recession

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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ICBA EconoBot | Finlayson & Peacock: B.C. May Already Be in a Recession

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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B.C.'s Housing Slump Deepens as Alberta Powers Ahead

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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Shifting Sands: Interprovincial Migration Trends in B.C. and Alberta

By ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (see Ken's Substack HERE).

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Could B.C. Already Be in Recession?

Recent economic developments and data releases raise the possibility that British Columbia may have stumbled into an official “recession” – defined...

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OP/ED: Wealth and net worth — a bird’s-eye view of Canada

The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, first appeared in the Toronto Sun on March 24, 2026.

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OP/ED: B.C.’s forestry crisis goes beyond U.S. tariffs

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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Earnings, Income and Wealth in B.C. and Alberta

What can we say about the economic well-being of families and workers in Canada’s two westernmost provinces – British Columbia and Alberta? The...

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U.S. Tariffs Aren’t B.C. Forestry’s Biggest Problem

The following piece was co-authored by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock. Subscribe to Ken's Substack HERE.

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