Jock Finlayson

OPINION: Meeting Canada’s aggressive green targets a tall order

OPINION: Meeting Canada’s aggressive green targets a tall order

Building back ‘clean’ and ‘green’ means trillions of dollars of investment, and the electrification…

March 23, 2021 - Insights

The Jill Bennett Show: B.C. business council looking at hybrid work-from-home model

The Jill Bennett Show: B.C. business council looking at hybrid work-from-home model

The Business Council's Jock Finlayson, Senior Policy Advisor, joins The Jill Bennett Show to…

March 17, 2021 - Media

OPINION: Real estate rolling on rock-bottom costs of borrowing

OPINION: Real estate rolling on rock-bottom costs of borrowing

Royal Bank economists recently published an update on the Canadian housing market. The findings are…

March 16, 2021 - Insights

CBC: Hybrid work-from-home model likely in post-pandemic world, says B.C. business council

CBC: Hybrid work-from-home model likely in post-pandemic world, says B.C. business council

[EXCERPT] If you have are dreading the idea of returning to a long morning rush hour commute in a…

March 15, 2021 - Media

OPINION: How has the B.C. economy fared during the pandemic?

OPINION: How has the B.C. economy fared during the pandemic?

On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVIC-19 a global pandemic. A year later…

March 15, 2021 - Insights

Saanich News: B.C. tourism sector targets ‘Mission Possible’ during virtual conference

Saanich News: B.C. tourism sector targets ‘Mission Possible’ during virtual conference

[EXCERPT] And B.C., which weathered COVID relatively well compared to other provinces, is poised…

March 10, 2021 - Media

PRESENTATION: Economic Outlook and the Implications for the B.C. Tourism and Hospitality Sector

PRESENTATION: Economic Outlook and the Implications for the B.C. Tourism and Hospitality Sector

Economic Outlook and the Implications for the B.C. Tourism and Hospitality Sector (March 2021)

March 08, 2021 - Submissions & Presentations

Vancouver Sun: COVID-19: Drop in number of travellers to B.C. described as 'precipitous'

Vancouver Sun: COVID-19: Drop in number of travellers to B.C. described as 'precipitous'

[EXCERPT] The COVID-19 pandemic has led to international and non-resident travel to B.C. dropping…

March 08, 2021 - Media

OPINION: B.C. needs a tourism industrial strategy

OPINION: B.C. needs a tourism industrial strategy

To say that the province’s tourism sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic would be an…

March 08, 2021 - Insights

Vancouver Sun: Finding a way forward: Tourism conference comes on heels of a 'devastating year'

Vancouver Sun: Finding a way forward: Tourism conference comes on heels of a 'devastating year'

[EXCERPT] As the 2021 conference, now called the B.C. Tourism and Hospitality Conference, moves…

March 07, 2021 - Media

OPINION: To revive the economy, government should focus on strengthening B.C.’s leading export industries

OPINION: To revive the economy, government should focus on strengthening B.C.’s leading export industries

As Premier John Horgan and his cabinet colleagues explore options to kick-start the economy while…

March 01, 2021 - Insights

OPINION: Less public debt, more private sector help key to Canada’s recovery

OPINION: Less public debt, more private sector help key to Canada’s recovery

As Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland works to develop the federal government’s 2021 budget, she…

February 17, 2021 - Insights