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ICBA ECONOMICS: Sluggish Building Construction in Most of Canada
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Nationally, investment in building construction fell slightly in January 2024. Investment was lower (-1.4%...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Canada’s Prosperity has Flatlined since 2014
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Canada’s economic prosperity is stagnating, at best. Many readers may feel this, based on their own...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Damn the Fiscal Torpedoes! Assessing the 2024 B.C. Budget
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Any lingering doubts as to whether government is now the principal “growth industry” in British Columbia can...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Income Trends Key To Creating Affordability
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist At a time when affordability and the cost of living have emerged as top-of-mind issues for many Canadians, it...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Building Permits Slowing as Economy Softens
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist In the waning weeks of 2023, Canadian building permits turned lower, consistent with a stagnant national...
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ICBA ECONOMICS: B.C. Forestry Being Chopped Down By Government
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ICBA ECONOMICS: Analyzing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of B.C.'s 2023 Job Data
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