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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...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Snapshot of Energy Consumption in British Columbia
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist While some B.C. politicians and environmental activists trumpet the “energy transition” and present alluring...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Digging Into British Columbia’s Lopsided Job Market
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist July 2024 brought another downbeat report on the state of the B.C. labour market, confirming that the...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Alberta is Canada’s Energy Powerhouse
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist By any measure, Alberta is an energy powerhouse. In 2023, it produced 85% of Canada’s oil and accounted for...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Which Industries Drive Economic Growth in B.C.?
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada show that B.C.’s economy grew by a modest 1.6% after inflation...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: Corporate head offices are fleeing Canada
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, in his role as a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, was first published in the...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Mix of Canadian Construction Industry Statistics
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Construction is a big and unusually visible segment of our economy, one that in some of the industry’s...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Look Under the Hood of the B.C. Business Community
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist If one listens closely to what provincial government ministers and many other politicians have to say about...