The December 2019 edition of ICBA’s Construction Monitor looks at the status of major projects, including Site C, LNG Canada, Woodfibre LNG, the Massey Tunnel replacement, and the TransMountain pipeline expansion. Plus a look at what’s slowing business here: union monopolies and ridiculous red tape.
Click HERE for the full Monitor.
ICBA ECONOMICS: 2025-26 Forecast
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By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist As a new year beckons, Canadian policymakers and business leaders find themselves staring at an unsettled economic landscape that renders the task of forecastin...
ICBA OP/ED: B.C.’s government will face extraordinary economic challenges in 2025
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The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first appeared in Business in Vancouver on Dec. 19, 2024. As the clock ticks down on a turbulent 2024, Premier David Eby and his recently ins...
🇨🇦 Canada's economy is struggling, and we're nervous.
We see housing starts staying close to recent levels (but not growing) and business investment remaining sluggish.
Read Jock Finlayson's 2025-26 forecast for more insights on Canada, BC & Alberta.
https://www.icbaindependent.ca/2024/12/19/icba-economics-2025-26-forecast/
Dave Eby and his freespending, anti-growth ways have put B.C. in an economic pickle. We're not ready for the storms ahead.
Jock Finlayson of @icbabc lays out the challenges in @BIVnews.
