By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist While some B.C. politicians and environmental activists trumpet the “energy transition” and present alluring visions of a low-carbon future that supposedly lies around the corner, the facts around energy use tell a different...
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #166: Back-to-School Blues
If you’re on any kind of social media, you’ve no doubt seen dozens of photos of your friends’ kids, ready for the first day of school. Even three decades after my last Back to School, I still couldn’t help picking up a new shirt and a few other items. ’Tis the season,...
TRAINING THURSDAY: Blueprint Reading for Construction Projects
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA’s latest featured course. Blueprint Reading for Construction Projects Live Online | 3 hours/week X 4 weeks September 19 – October 10, 2024...
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...
WELLNESS WEDNESDAY #165: Keanu Reeves Helps Canadian Mental Health
It’s a legendary story in Windsor, Ontario: a teenaged Keanu Reeves was THISCLOSE to making the local Ontario Hockey League team as a goalie, but an injury kept him from his tryout. Keanu, of course, did just fine for himself and went on to be a huge movie star and...
ICBA OP/ED: Canadians weary after years of brutal inflation
The following piece, by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson (in his role for the Fraser Institute), first appeared in the Toronto Sun on Aug. 28, 2024. The last four-plus years have been a rollercoaster for millions of Canadians. The pandemic, which began in early...
ICBA ECONOMICS: Inflation Added 18% More Cost For Canadians
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist The past four plus years have been a rollercoaster for much of the world. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 quickly led to mass layoffs (most temporary), business closures, and unprecedented disruptions to normal life....
ICBA OP/ED: Bigger Government is Crushing Free Enterprise
The following, co-authored by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of British Columbia Chief Economist Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on Aug. 23, 2024. The B.C. economy is flagging. Business investment is falling, job creation...
TRAINING THURSDAY: Painter and Decorator Interprovincial (IP) Red Seal Exam Preparation
Are you an experienced painter/decorator? Want your Red Seal but can't afford 6 weeks off to attend a Lower Mainland school? Kerry and Jordan talk today about a program that's a game changer for working painters -- no time off work...