Jock Finlayson

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

OPINION: B.C.’s weak economic plan negating economy’s strong rebound

OPINION: B.C.’s weak economic plan negating economy’s strong rebound

The BC NDP government’s 2022 Budget, tabled last month following the release of its economic plan,…

March 18, 2022 - Insights

After years of weak business capital spending, Canada needs an investment turnaround – is one coming?

After years of weak business capital spending, Canada needs an investment turnaround – is one coming?

The last few years have seen a cascade of reports and studies examining trends in business…

March 08, 2022 - Insights

Despite surging revenues, B.C. Budget pencils in sizable operating deficits while delivering little to encourage stronger medium-term growth

Despite surging revenues, B.C. Budget pencils in sizable operating deficits while delivering little to encourage stronger medium-term growth

On February 22, 2022, the Government of British Columbia released B.C. Budget 2022: Stronger…

February 28, 2022 - Reports & Research

OPINION: Why Canada’s economic growth is expected to be dead last among advanced countries

OPINION: Why Canada’s economic growth is expected to be dead last among advanced countries

The Trudeau government’s economic growth strategy rests on four shaky pillars. First, exceptionally…

February 24, 2022 - Insights

PRESENTATION: Economic outlook in year three of the pandemic for PFM Executive Search

PRESENTATION: Economic outlook in year three of the pandemic for PFM Executive Search

Presentation on economic outlook in year three of the pandemic for PFM Executive…

February 23, 2022 - Submissions & Presentations

OPINION: 2022 budget for B.C. needs to be grounded in sound fiscal policy

OPINION: 2022 budget for B.C. needs to be grounded in sound fiscal policy

The B.C. NDP government’s 2022 budget will be tabled in the third week of February, which happens…

February 17, 2022 - Insights