Jock Finlayson

OPINION: Tech-driven job displacement slow to gain labour market traction

OPINION: Tech-driven job displacement slow to gain labour market traction

Even as economic activity slows and the job market loses momentum, labour market conditions in B.C.…

September 22, 2022 - Insights

Some thoughts on B.C.'s job market for Labour Day

Some thoughts on B.C.'s job market for Labour Day

Labour Day 2022 is an excellent time to step back and assess developments in the job market. How…

September 02, 2022 - Insights

OPINION: B.C.’s export economy continues to cash in on its Cascadian connections

OPINION: B.C.’s export economy continues to cash in on its Cascadian connections

It is well known that the United States is British Columbia’s largest export market and number one…

August 17, 2022 - Insights

OPINION: The good news: renewable energy sources have gained ground

OPINION: The good news: renewable energy sources have gained ground

We are living through an extraordinary period in the evolution of international energy markets.…

August 15, 2022 - Insights

A look at manufacturing in B.C.

A look at manufacturing in B.C.

B.C. manufacturers are still struggling with fallout from the ongoing pandemic, including gummed-up…

July 27, 2022 - Insights

2021 Global energy data and key trends

2021 Global energy data and key trends

For most of the past three decades, fossil fuel use and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) have…

July 27, 2022 - Insights

OPINION: B.C. employment revival is rooted in the province’s public sector

OPINION: B.C. employment revival is rooted in the province’s public sector

We want to begin by acknowledging Premier John Horgan’s announcement that he will be stepping down…

July 21, 2022 - Insights

OPINION: Economic growth coming close to a dead stop by end of 2022

OPINION: Economic growth coming close to a dead stop by end of 2022

The threshold has been crossed. Canada’s largest bank, RBC Financial Group, just published a report…

July 12, 2022 - Insights

OPINION: B.C. well-positioned to avoid recession, but downside risks looming large

OPINION: B.C. well-positioned to avoid recession, but downside risks looming large

The past three months have brought a caravan of negative news about the global economy. Amid the…

June 17, 2022 - Insights

Global trade in health products and technologies

Global trade in health products and technologies

The COVID pandemic has brought considerable attention to international trade in health products and…

June 15, 2022 - Insights

OPINION: Policy-makers need to focus on Canada's commodity strengths

OPINION: Policy-makers need to focus on Canada's commodity strengths

In early June, the economics team at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) published a revised forecast…

June 14, 2022 - Insights

OPINION: Taming the inflation monster

OPINION: Taming the inflation monster

‘Canadian policymakers should support the Bank of Canada’s efforts to get inflation back to 2 per…

June 01, 2022 - Insights