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ICBA ECONOMICS: Update on an Unwanted Trade War – Part 2
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist In a previous post, we reviewed the broad implications of the brewing Canada-U.S. trade conflict and provided...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Update on an Unwanted Trade War – Part 1
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff war with the United States that has...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Canada’s Faltering Transportation Supply Chain - The Case of Ports
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist A few years back, amid the chaos of the COVID pandemic, the federal government appointed a group of experts...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Key Trends in B.C. Building Permits
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Despite the B.C. NDP Government’s promises to ramp up housing supply, the latest building permit data tell a...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: What is and How Big is the “Clean/Green” Economy?
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist
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ICBA ECONOMICS: A Review of Major Projects in British Columbia
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As B.C. struggles to gain economic traction after a disappointing 2024, the outlook for project investment...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: 2025-26 Forecast
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As a new year beckons, Canadian policymakers and business leaders find themselves staring at an unsettled...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Snapshot of Labour Supply Challenges in the U.S. Construction Industry
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Over the past few years, the Canadian construction industry has been grappling with labour shortages,...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Measuring the Housing Capital Stock
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Canada is sitting on $7.4 trillion worth of fixed assets, yet we’re still grappling with a housing crisis and...
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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...