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Commentary from the BCBC team on public and economic affairs in British Columbia and Canada.

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Province needs to invest in productivity-based economic growth

Economy

Province needs to invest in productivity-based economic growth...

February 20, 2023

Canada’s 1m job vacancies are mostly in entry-level, low-wage positions

Economy

Canada’s 1m job vacancies are mostly in entry-level, low-wage positions...

January 30, 2023

Failure to get stuff built – the role of regulation

Energy & Infrastructure

Failure to get stuff built – the role of regulation...

January 18, 2023

Opinion: Bill for Canada’s long run of low interest rates coming due in 2023

Economy

Opinion: Bill for Canada’s long run of low interest rates coming due in 2023...

January 09, 2023

Opinion: Canada’s economy enters 2023 with serious structural weaknesses

Economy

Opinion: Canada’s economy enters 2023 with serious structural weaknesses...

January 09, 2023

Opinion: Canadian economy is grinding to a halt

Economy

Opinion: Canadian economy is grinding to a halt...

January 05, 2023

Opinion: Year in review - B.C. economy 2022

Opinion: Year in review - B.C. economy 2022...

December 28, 2022

Opinion: NDP continuing to hollow out B.C.’s invaluable forest industry

Economy

Opinion: NDP continuing to hollow out B.C.’s invaluable forest industry...

December 22, 2022

Opinion: LNG's economic benefits for British Columbians are real and meaningful

Economy

Opinion: LNG's economic benefits for British Columbians are real and meaningful...

December 21, 2022

As interest rates rise, Canada's unexploded debt bomb ticks louder

Economy

As interest rates rise, Canada's unexploded debt bomb ticks louder...

November 25, 2022

Greg D’Avignon: Boosting exports is key to growing B.C.'s economic pie

Greg D’Avignon: Boosting exports is key to growing B.C.'s economic pie...

November 23, 2022

Incomplete, superficial and unbalanced: Assessing Canada’s “economic recovery” since the pandemic

Incomplete, superficial and unbalanced: Assessing Canada’s “economic recovery” since the pandemic...

November 16, 2022