Jock Finlayson

OPINION: Tax regime undermining B.C.’s ability to compete for top tech talent

OPINION: Tax regime undermining B.C.’s ability to compete for top tech talent

B.C.’s diverse advanced technology industry, and professional, scientific and technical services…

July 23, 2021 - Insights

CKNW: The Jill Bennett Show - Making a case for returning to the office

CKNW: The Jill Bennett Show - Making a case for returning to the office

Is it time to get back into the office? Some companies had been looking at adopting a full-time…

July 13, 2021 - Media

Amid the pandemic, Asia’s economic ascent continues

Amid the pandemic, Asia’s economic ascent continues

In the two decades leading to 2020, Asia became increasingly important within the global economy…

July 12, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Canada’s slowdown in productivity growth is holding back workers’ pay

OPINION: Canada’s slowdown in productivity growth is holding back workers’ pay

A populist narrative making the rounds is that policy makers can ignore productivity growth because…

July 06, 2021 - Insights

A note on economic prosperity in the Pacific Northwest region

A note on economic prosperity in the Pacific Northwest region

British Columbia is a jurisdiction in which the bulk of the population has a relatively high income…

June 28, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Spring slowdown obscures sunnier outlook for B.C. jobs market

OPINION: Spring slowdown obscures sunnier outlook for B.C. jobs market

Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey confirms that the rebound in employment from the…

June 17, 2021 - Insights

Business in Vancouver: Ottawa’s immigration push raises prosperity questions

Business in Vancouver: Ottawa’s immigration push raises prosperity questions

[EXCERPT]But economist Jock Finlayson, senior policy adviser to the Business Council of British…

June 11, 2021 - Media

OPINION: The danger of ignoring the costs of Canadian climate policy

OPINION: The danger of ignoring the costs of Canadian climate policy

Your home’s natural gas furnace is on the fritz. You need heat, so you must replace it. There are…

June 08, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Federal budget missing productivity-driven economic growth plan

OPINION: Federal budget missing productivity-driven economic growth plan

The Justin Trudeau government’s sprawling 2021 federal budget clocks in at almost 750 pages. The…

May 27, 2021 - Insights

Business destruction amid COVID-19: An update

Business destruction amid COVID-19: An update

Almost a year ago, we posted a blog on the impact of COVID-19 and the measures taken to control the…

May 25, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Provincial government needs to do more to buoy B.C.’s per capita GDP

OPINION: Provincial government needs to do more to buoy B.C.’s per capita GDP

Back in the Great Recession, real per capita GDP in B.C. fell for two consecutive years so that by…

May 21, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Three takeaways from the new B.C. budget

OPINION: Three takeaways from the new B.C. budget

The 2021 provincial budget tabled last month allows us to gain additional insight into how COVID-19…

May 10, 2021 - Insights