ICBA OP/ED: Secret Eby government land-use deals are ‘expropriation by stealth’
The following op-ed, by ICBA President and CEO Chris Gardner, first ran in Northern Beat on January 9, 2026. “When a government quietly experiments with new forms of “co-title” and “consent-based decision-making” over big chunks of B.C…. it’s playing Jenga with the...
ICBA ECONOMICS: The Competitiveness of Canada’s Major Ports
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The Carney government has pledged to double Canada’s exports to markets other than the United States over the coming decade. That’s a tall order – especially in a world of rising protectionism and mounting geopolitical tension....TRAINING THURSDAY: Tough Talks That Work in Construction
Jordan and Kerry talk about ICBA’s latest featured course. On a construction site, tension comes with the territory — tight timelines, tough conditions, and strong personalities are part of the job. Conflict is inevitable. The real question is: do you handle it in a...
ICBA ECONOMICS: A Snapshot of Trends in Canadian Health Care Spending
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist Health care stories have become a staple of the daily news, with millions of Canadians struggling to find a doctor, hospital emergency rooms frequently overwhelmed, and the country’s once vaunted “public” health care services...Tweet ICBA!
If you like your rants of the epic/political variety, this is the episode of Coffee and Construction for you.
On today's ICBA Coffee & Construction, I talk GDP, Alberta's rebound, and the state of B.C. politics and economy, and why the thing that has to matter most is defeating David Eby and the NDP.
B.C.'s future is in grave risk every day he is in office.
A guest? On Training Thursday? IN THIS ECONOMY?!?
Shams Hirani joins @KerryVital & @jordanbateman to talk about his upcoming ICBA course, Construction Sales: Selling Beyond Price and Chasing Prospects.
https://icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/793-construction-sales-selling-beyond-price-and-chasing-prospects
https://youtu.be/3Zm9c0wtKes