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Gravity Always Wins: Why Diversifying Canada's Trade Is Harder Than Ottawa Admits

Prime Minister Carney has promised to double Canada's non-US exports within a decade, backed by a $10-billion Trade Diversification Corridor Fund. A new Fraser Institute study, co-authored by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Senior Fellow...

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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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Household Incomes in Canada – Alberta (Still) Leads the Way

It’s well-established that Alberta leads the country on most measures of economic prosperity. Statistics Canada’s latest estimates of household...

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ICBA EconoBot: Manufacturing Holds the Line, but Input Prices Spike to Four-Year High

TOP STORY Manufacturing Holds the Line, but Input Prices Spike to Four-Year High Canada's manufacturing sector kept expanding in May. TheS&P Global...

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The AI Revolution and the Demand for Labour in the Construction Industry

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The onward march of artificial intelligence (AI) is drawing intense interest from investors, business...

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Goldman Sachs on Construction Productivity

By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist

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