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NEWS RELEASE: B.C.'s Economy has gone from Leader to Laggard

SURREY – British Columbia's economy has been disproportionately kept afloat by hefty government spending while its private sector stalls, its export...

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OP/ED: Population decline exposes B.C.’s growth problem

The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and the BC Economic Brief’s Ken Peacock, was first published by Business in Vancouver on...

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Storing Up Trouble: Financial Trends at WorkSafeBC

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist

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ICBA ECONOBOT: Is Canada Climbing Out of Its Slump after GDP Posts Strongest Month Since Last Summer?

Editor’s note: there will be no EconoBot briefing Thursday, July 2, due to the holiday. Have a great Canada Day, and we will be back July 7. TOP STORY

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OP/ED: How do we deepen our U.S. trade but diversify, as well?

The following Fraser Institute piece, by Steven Globerman and ICBA’s Jock Finlayson, first appeared in The Financial Post on June 24, 2026.

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