Jock Finlayson

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

Budgets for Canada and B.C.: Big spending, persistent deficits and rising government debt

Budgets for Canada and B.C.: Big spending, persistent deficits and rising government debt

Highlights: A strong economic rebound in 2021 and 2022 underpins both the federal and B.C. budgets.…

April 22, 2021 - Reports & Research

Times Colonist: Federal budget earns praise from Victoria business leaders

Times Colonist: Federal budget earns praise from Victoria business leaders

[EXCERPT]Jock Finlayson, senior policy advisor at the Business Council of B.C., said he has no…

April 20, 2021 - Media

OPINION: Canada, U.S. likely to apply brakes to post-pandemic inflation

OPINION: Canada, U.S. likely to apply brakes to post-pandemic inflation

While Canada seems unable to put the COVID-19 health crisis behind us, around the world economies…

April 19, 2021 - Insights

Priorities for the 2021 B.C. Budget

Priorities for the 2021 B.C. Budget

With Finance Minister Selina Robinson poised to table the NDP government’s first post-election…

April 13, 2021 - Insights

Globe and Mail: B.C. throne speech expected to map out long-term recovery plan

Globe and Mail: B.C. throne speech expected to map out long-term recovery plan

[EXCERPT]Economist Jock Finlayson, senior adviser to the Business Council of B.C., said the…

April 11, 2021 - Media

OPINION: Where does the money come from? The B.C. government’s top revenue sources

OPINION: Where does the money come from? The B.C. government’s top revenue sources

The recent unveiling of new social and business restrictions by the Provincial Health Officer is a…

April 01, 2021 - Insights

Canadian Biomass Magazine: Meeting Canada’s green targets is a tall order, say Business Council of B.C. execs

Canadian Biomass Magazine: Meeting Canada’s green targets is a tall order, say Business Council of B.C. execs

[EXCERPT] It will be a tall order for Canada to meet its aggressive green targets, say a pair of…

March 26, 2021 - Media