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OP/ED: B.C.’s export troubles began well before the recent U.S. tariffs
The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on September 25,...
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OP/ED: Here’s how Canadian policymakers should respond to Trump’s tariffs
The following op-ed, co-written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Steven Globerman, was released by the Fraser Institute on August 24, 2026.
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OP/ED: Trump tariffs aren’t B.C. forestry’s biggest problem
The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on August...
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OP/ED: Population decline exposes B.C.’s growth problem
The following op-ed, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and the BC Economic Brief’s Ken Peacock, was first published by Business in Vancouver on...
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OP/ED: How do we deepen our U.S. trade but diversify, as well?
The following Fraser Institute piece, by Steven Globerman and ICBA’s Jock Finlayson, first appeared in The Financial Post on June 24, 2026.
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OP/ED: ‘Golden Triangle’ no longer? Mining, a new moratorium, and litigation in B.C.’s northwest
The following piece, by Karen Graham and ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, was published by The Fraser Institute on June 18, 2026.
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OP/ED: Storm clouds continuing to gather over Canada’s economy
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first appeared in the Toronto Sun on June 4, 2026.
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OP/ED: B.C. Is Losing More Businesses Than It's Creating — That Should Worry All of Us
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock (Substack HERE), was first published in...
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ICBA ECONOMICS OP/ED: ‘Canada Strong Fund’ Unlikely to Make Canada More Attractive
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first ran on Energy Now on April 30, 2026.
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OP/ED: Why B.C. may already be in a recession
The following op-ed, written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and consulting economist Ken Peacock, first ran in Business in Vancouver on April...