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ICBA EconoBot | Factory-Gate Prices Jump 13.5% as Diesel Soars 75%
Factory-gate prices jump 13.5% as diesel soars 75%; contractors pay the bill.
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Canada’s September 2026 Retaliatory Tariffs – A Construction Industry Perspective
Last week, ICBA sent a letter to the federal Minister of Finance commenting on the latest suite of Canadian “counter-tariffs” imposed on...
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Canada Has the Energy. It Doesn't Have the Sovereignty.
ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson has a new paper out, in his role with the Fraser Institute. Jock wrote Strategies to Secure Canadian Energy...
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OP/ED: Carney government’s ‘export’ plan relies on Canada’s natural resource sector
The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, first ran in The Toronto Sun on September 10, 2026.
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SUBMISSION: 15 Ways Budget 2026 can get Canada Building
Canada has $650 billion of major projects on the books in B.C. and Alberta alone. What it lacks is a system that can get them built.
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ICBA EconoBot | BoC Holds at 2.25% and Cracks the Door to Hikes
The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% — and cracked the door to rate hikes.