ICBA NEWS RELEASE: ICBA Praises Falcon’s Decision to Suspend Campaign, Unite Free Enterprise Voters
ICBA Praises Falcon’s Decision to Suspend Campaign, Unite Free Enterprise Voters SURREY—Kevin Falcon’s decision to suspend the BC United campaign and endorse John Rustad’s Conservative Party of B.C. is a historic moment in B.C. politics and a turning point for this...
ICBA ECONOMICS: Mid-Year Update
ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson has just released a mid-year update on economic conditions in Canada, with a specific focus on British Columbia and Alberta. The analysis is sobering. By most measures of economic performance, Canada has been losing ground relative...Record Deficits Dim BC’s Economic Future: ICBA
Historic deficits brought on by unchecked government spending will cause long-term damage to the provincial economy and imperil B.C.’s competitiveness, says the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada’s largest construction association. The...ICBA ECONOMICS: No Course Correction in Sight — The Federal Government’s Fall Economic Statement
The following was written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson: There were few surprises in the Fall 2023 Economic Statement delivered by federal Finance Minister Crystia Freeland on November 21.[1] The Liberal government is not deviating from its well-established...Tweet ICBA!
🚨 WorkSafeBC just quietly killed its entire fraud investigation unit. 20 investigators - gone. The tip line goes to voicemail. B.C. now the only province with NO ONE investigating workers' comp fraud.
Guess who pays? Employers. Always employers.
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🌲⬇️ NEW from @icbabc’s Jock Finlayson & Ken Peacock: U.S. tariffs aren't BC forestry's biggest problem.
Softwood exports to 🇺🇸 were already down 42% before Trump 2.0. Exports to 🇨🇳? Down 80%. 🇯🇵? Down 60%. The real forestry crisis is made in Victoria.