Jock Finlayson

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

OPINION: Goods versus services: analyzing B.C.'s new export equation

OPINION: Goods versus services: analyzing B.C.'s new export equation

The recent release of the provincial government’s economic plan – and specifically the pledge to…

May 27, 2022 - Insights

Castanet: How recession resilient is B.C.?

Castanet: How recession resilient is B.C.?

[EXCERPT] North American investors are also clearly jittery, as evidenced by sharp stock market…

May 17, 2022 - Media

PRESENTATION: Economic Update for Members

PRESENTATION: Economic Update for Members

A May 2022 economic update for BCBC Members by Jock Finlayson, based in part on a presentation…

May 04, 2022 - Submissions & Presentations

Conversations That Matter: Is Vancouver a headquarters ghost town?

Conversations That Matter: Is Vancouver a headquarters ghost town?

[EXCERPT] “The numbers say no, but they also say we’re not doing well and the prospects of a…

April 22, 2022 - Media

OPINION: Federal 2022 Budget shortchanges productivity improvements

OPINION: Federal 2022 Budget shortchanges productivity improvements

The most important sentence in the 2022 Federal Budget appears on page 26. It references a recent…

April 22, 2022 - Insights

An update on trends in unionization

An update on trends in unionization

Statistics Canada’s recent release of fresh data on “union coverage” offers insight into the…

April 21, 2022 - Insights

The Jill Bennett Show: Housing changes, school food, and Federal Budget!

The Jill Bennett Show: Housing changes, school food, and Federal Budget!

Jock Finalyson, Senior Policy Advisor at the Business Council, joins The Jill Bennett Show to…

April 07, 2022 - Media

OPINION: Energy transition won't be easy, especially in Canada

OPINION: Energy transition won't be easy, especially in Canada

Bold vision without a solid grasp of the facts amounts to hallucination The holy grail of…

March 22, 2022 - Insights