Statement: B.C. Business and Community Leaders Take a Stand Against Racism

As business and community leaders, British Columbians, and human beings we cannot sit idly by. What we condone, we accept, and we cannot accept the growing racism and hate directed at people because of their ethnicity, culture, or faiths. Racism must be called out and it must stop now!

OPINION: Canada has some reason for optimism on the jobs front

OPINION: Which private sector industries ‘pay the bills’ for Canada?

The COVID-19 pandemic has punched a significant hole in Canada’s economy. That hole needs filling, quickly.

The 2020 Shutdown: How Deep is the Economic Hole?

In our Q2 forecast, we find that for both Canada and B.C., the 2020 downturn is shaping up to be the deepest in 100 years

OPINION: B.C.’s economy devastated by pandemic – and the measures taken to contain it

Although B.C. has done a good job flattening the curve of COVID-19, the province’s economy has been devastated by the pandemic and the measures taken to contain it. For 2020, the Business Council forecasts that economic output (GDP) in the province will drop by almost 8 per cent, which is far greater than the GDP losses experienced in previous recessions.