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 standard of living. Exports support jobs and provide external sources of income that circulate throughout the economy,...
ICBA OP/ED: BC Resource Sector on NDP Land Restrictions
The following op/ed was first published in Business in Vancouver on Sept. 27, 2024. Picture a BC where we no longer harness the power of water to generate clean electricity. A BC where the backcountry is off-limits—no fishing, camping, hiking, or hunting. Imagine a BC...
ICBA Submission: Opposing Metro Vancouver DCC Hikes
The following letter was sent by ICBA to the Metro Vancouver Board Directors on September 28, 2024: September 26, 2024 Chair Hurley and the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board Metro Vancouver Metrotower III, 4515 Central Boulevard Burnaby, BC V5H 0C6 Via email to:...
ICBA OP/ED: Canada should play to its trade strengths
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and the Business Council of British Columbia’s David Williams first appeared in the Sept. 25, 2024 edition of the Globe and Mail. Canada is a mid-sized economy that accounts for only 2 per cent of global...Follow ICBA on Facebook
🏠 What sounds like a better idea to address housing: faster approvals and permitting, or “more like Lego?” This isn’t the time for toys.![]()
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Dave Eby wants to play with housing. John Rustad wants to solve the crisis.![]()
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From the carbon tax, to addiction and mental health treatment, to taxes – you can either vote NDP and hope they’ve learned their lesson… or trust the party whose ideas they rushed to grab. ![]()
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Dave Eby flips 🩴, John Rustad leads 💪.![]()
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Missed ICBA's Construction Innovation Summit? Check out this Construction Record podcast -- Journal of Commerce editor Warren Frey interviewing CIS speakers Bill Ferreira (Buildforce Canada) and Tessa Lau (Dusty Robotics).![]()
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Thrilled to welcome baseball (and business!) legend Billy Beane to day 2 of our Construction Innovation Summit. Billy and CKNW’s Jas Johal are chatting about how analytics can help construction companies succeed.![]()
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Moneyball comes to construction! Moneybuild, anyone?
As events in the Middle East cause heartbreak and fear for many British Columbians, it’s worth remembering one of David Eby’s cabinet ministers flagged rising anti-Semitism both in the province and within the NDP – and he fired her for it. ![]()
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Only the NDP would increase taxes during an affordability crisis.![]()
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🤕 ⛽️ The pain at the pump you feel -- it's due to David Eby NDP policies jacking up the cost. 💸![]()
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