David Williams

The calm before the storm – Canadian household debt servicing ratios are set to rise

The calm before the storm – Canadian household debt servicing ratios are set to rise

Canadian households are among the most indebted in the world (Williams, 2021a). They should brace…

September 21, 2022 - Insights

Taking stock of British Columbia's capital stock

Taking stock of British Columbia's capital stock

The accumulation of productive capital is a sure path to prosperity and higher average living…

September 01, 2022 - Reports & Research

What’s driving the growth in B.C.’s public sector infrastructure capital stock?

What’s driving the growth in B.C.’s public sector infrastructure capital stock?

A series of BCBC publications have examined long-run trends in capital investment (Williams 2022a),…

August 16, 2022 - Insights

Examining growth in B.C.’s infrastructure capital stock – where is the private sector?

Examining growth in B.C.’s infrastructure capital stock – where is the private sector?

Recent issues of BCBC’s Policy Perspectives examined trends in British Columbia’s investment per…

August 15, 2022 - Insights

Stuck in the slow lane: a closer look at capital investment trends in Canada and British Columbia

Stuck in the slow lane: a closer look at capital investment trends in Canada and British Columbia

Low and falling levels of capital investment per worker, along with comparatively low levels of…

August 02, 2022 - Reports & Research

Vancouver Sun: B.C.'s housing-addicted economy not sustainable, experts fear

Vancouver Sun: B.C.'s housing-addicted economy not sustainable, experts fear

[EXCERPT] The business council’s Williams generally agrees. A tremendous amount of B.C. money is…

July 16, 2022 - Media

Putting the inflation genie back in the bottle

Putting the inflation genie back in the bottle

Highlights Global GDP growth is expected to slow from 6.1% in 2021 to 3.6% in 2022 and 2023.…

June 01, 2022 - Reports & Research

Canada’s productivity performance over the past 20 years

Canada’s productivity performance over the past 20 years

The 2022 Federal Budget (pages 25-26) acknowledges that Canada’s economy has longstanding…

May 24, 2022 - Insights

CFAX The Adam Stirling Show: Interview with David Williams

CFAX The Adam Stirling Show: Interview with David Williams

The Business Council's David Williams, Vice President, Policy, discusses Canada’s poor GDP per…

May 12, 2022 - Media

CKNW: Why do Canadian wages never seem to go up?

CKNW: Why do Canadian wages never seem to go up?

The Business Council's David Williams, Vice President, Policy, joins The Simi Sara Show to Canada's…

May 11, 2022 - Media

Vancouver Sun: Why Canadian wages never seem to go up

Vancouver Sun: Why Canadian wages never seem to go up

COLUMN EXCERPT: Why, when the country’s GDP is expanding, have individual Canadians not been…

May 10, 2022 - Media

Ottawa instigated an epic credit boom, and the party is almost over. It’s time to focus on growing GDP per capita and real incomes

Ottawa instigated an epic credit boom, and the party is almost over. It’s time to focus on growing GDP per capita and real incomes

In a recent Globe and Mail article, business leaders across the country lamented that Ottawa’s…

April 28, 2022 - Insights