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One of the most important and criminally overlooked issues was Canada’s competitiveness. This was a sadly missed opportunity, because as a recent survey of BC business leaders indicates, there are reasons to be concerned.
“From an economic perspective, this has been the Seinfeld of elections,” says Greg D’Avignon, president and CEO of the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC), invoking the ‘election about nothing’ tag.
Earlier this month, BCBC surveyed its members to gauge their level of optimism – or pessimism – about the economy, and its ability to create the jobs, services, and lifestyles British Columbians and Canadians have come to expect and depend on.
