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ICBA ECONOMICS: Growing Wear and Tear on Canada’s Public Infrastructure
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist In the last decade, the quality and adequacy of Canada’s public infrastructure has been attracting more...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Some Priorities for the New B.C. Cabinet
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Confronted with a string of record budget deficits, a soaring provincial debt, and a business community that...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Canada’s Productivity Decline: A Call for Action
Earlier this year, a senior Bank of Canada official described Canada’s stagnant productivity as an “emergency.” ICBA’s Chief Economist, Jock...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Look Back at the Economy in 2023
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Statistics Canada’s recent release of the official national accounts data for 2023 provides an updated look...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Closing the Books on a Tough Year for Construction
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As temperatures cool and winter approaches, the Canadian construction industry may welcome the looming end of...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Construction Prices Still Rising Faster than Overall Inflation
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The Canadian construction industry has been forced to navigate fast-rising costs and a more complex operating...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: Canada could capitalize as global electricity demand continues to rise
The following, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson in his work with the Fraser Institute, first appeared in the Calgary Sun on October 30,...
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ICBA Economics OP/ED: Poor policy decisions have helped B.C.’s forestry decline
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of B.C. VP Ken Peacock first appeared in Business in Vancouver on...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: A return to massive deficits will bring fiscal austerity to B.C.
The following op-ed, co-authored by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of BC VP Ken Peacock, first ran in Business In Vancouver...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Thinking about Canada’s Comparative Advantage
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Canada is a mid-sized economy that relies heavily on trade in goods and services to sustain our still high...