Federal Budget 2011: A Gradual Shift From Stimulus to Restraint

By Jock Finlayson, Executive VP - policy & Ken Peacock, director of economic research, Business Council of BC The March 22, 2011 Budget presented by...

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Business Council of BC Weighs in on Minimum Wage

By Jock Finlayson, executive VP - policy & Ken Peacock, director of economic research, Business Council of BC Two days after being sworn in, Premier...

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Confronting Workforce Scarcity

By Jock Finlayson The BC government recently published an updated labour market outlook covering the period to 2019.  With the front-end of the baby-boom generation...

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Economy Watch: Looking Ahead to 2011

by Jock Finlayson More than a year into the recovery, BC’s economy has bounced back from the recession of 2008-09 and, on some measures, is...

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