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A Look Back at the Economy in 2025
Statistics Canada regularly produces information on an array of economic indicators of interest to business decision-makers, investors and...
Economics
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Pipelines Pay: Alberta Crude to China Up 159% as Carney Heads to Beijing | ICBA EconoBot
Build the pipe and the barrels follow: a full year of Trans Mountain and first LNG from Kitimat pushed Canadian energy exports to a record as Carney...
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Banks Flip to Hike Calls as Alberta Votes to Stay (ICBA EconoBot)
Banks flip to hike calls ahead of the Oct. 28 Bank of Canada decision as oil nears US$110, and Alberta votes to stay in Canada. What it means for...
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OP/ED: B.C. government must tackle youth employment decline
The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on October 21,...
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NDP Platform Avoids B.C.'s Biggest Problems
The following analysis of the B.C. NDP 2026 election platform was written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock.