Jock Finlayson

OPINION: Canada is good at sharing, but not growing, the economic pie

OPINION: Canada is good at sharing, but not growing, the economic pie

It can be tempting to follow U.S. news and assume that Canada faces the same challenges as our…

August 05, 2020 - Insights

OPINION: How the world can best meet rising demand for electricity

OPINION: How the world can best meet rising demand for electricity

There’s no getting around it: the world is consuming more energy than ever, notwithstanding a…

July 29, 2020 - Insights

OPINION: Morneau’s grim economic update highlights Canada’s deluge of debt

OPINION: Morneau’s grim economic update highlights Canada’s deluge of debt

It arrived like an unwanted and disorienting thunderbolt. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s…

July 24, 2020 - Insights

Black Press: $5 billion fall tax bill too much for B.C. business, NDP told

Black Press: $5 billion fall tax bill too much for B.C. business, NDP told

[EXCERPT]The Business Council of B.C. has not endorsed the idea of a tax holiday, but it is calling…

July 16, 2020 - Media

Vancouver Sun: B.C. faces calls to extend business tax deferrals to help in pandemic

Vancouver Sun: B.C. faces calls to extend business tax deferrals to help in pandemic

[EXCERPT]The B.C. Business Council says Finance Minister Carole James should push off a Sept. 30…

July 15, 2020 - Media

Vancouver Sun: B.C. to run a $12.5-billion deficit this year due to COVID-19, says finance minister

Vancouver Sun: B.C. to run a $12.5-billion deficit this year due to COVID-19, says finance minister

[EXCERPT] But economists from across the spectrum said James’s numbers match their projections,…

July 15, 2020 - Media

CBC: Radio West Interview with Jock Finlayson

CBC: Radio West Interview with Jock Finlayson

BCBC Chief Policy Officer and Executive Vice President Jock Finlayson was interviewed on CBC's…

July 14, 2020 - Media

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

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

Statistics Canada’s June employment report confirms that the unprecedented pandemic-induced job…

July 13, 2020 - Insights

Business in Vancouver: Fumbled pandemic response in U.S. hits key B.C. exports

Business in Vancouver: Fumbled pandemic response in U.S. hits key B.C. exports

[EXCERPT]The COVID-19 virus may have originated in China, but the United States has eclipsed it and…

July 13, 2020 - Media

Vancouver Sun: Business Council says June job growth a one-time surge

Vancouver Sun: Business Council says June job growth a one-time surge

[EXCERPT]The 118,000 jobs added to the B.C. economy in June were slightly more than the Business…

July 10, 2020 - Media

Times Colonist: Greater Victoria's unemployment rate at highest level since 2001

Times Colonist: Greater Victoria's unemployment rate at highest level since 2001

[EXCERPT]While the services sector has shown the largest number of job losses, the accommodation…

July 10, 2020 - Media

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

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

The Minster of Innovation, Science and Industry, Navdeep Bains, in May announced a new industry…

July 02, 2020 - Insights

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