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FINLAYSON: Energy sector will fuel Alberta economy and Canada’s exports for years to come

02.04.2025 10

Calgary Sun

Jock Finlayson

Budget in a time of tariffs

Delivered in the first inning of an unprecedented Canada-U.S. trade war, this week’s B.C. budget was out-of-date before it was printed. While the...

08.03.2025 2

Castanet

Jock Finlayson

Opinion: Eby’s budget leaves B.C. vulnerable just as a trade war begins

Delivered in the first inning of an unprecedented Canada-U.S. trade war, this week’s B.C. budget was out-of-date before it was printed. While the...

07.03.2025 10

BIV

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Next federal government should excise many Trudeau-era policies

05.03.2025 3

Toronto Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Next federal government should excise many Trudeau-era policies

05.03.2025 3

Ottawa Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Next federal government should excise many Trudeau-era policies

05.03.2025 3

Edmonton Sun

Jock Finlayson

Opinion: B.C.’s forecast looks bleak amid trade turbulence and rising debt

As the clock ticks down on the start of the 2025 budget season, spare a thought for Canada’s beleaguered finance ministers. Toiling at their desks...

27.02.2025 6

BIV

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Slowing immigration will pose challenges for Canadian economy

23.01.2025 10

Edmonton Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Slowing immigration will pose challenges for Canadian economy

23.01.2025 3

Toronto Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Slowing immigration will pose challenges for Canadian economy

23.01.2025 3

Ottawa Sun

Jock Finlayson

Opinion: B.C.’s government will face extraordinary economic challenges in 2025

As the clock ticks down on a turbulent 2024, Premier David Eby and his recently installed cabinet are staring at an uncertain and unforgiving...

20.12.2024 5

BIV

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Explaining ‘productivity’ and how can we improve it

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Earlier this year, a senior Bank of Canada official...

07.12.2024 4

Toronto Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Explaining ‘productivity’ and how can we improve it

07.12.2024 5

Ottawa Sun

Jock Finlayson

Opinion: Canadian productivity fell behind, but better policy can help us

Earlier this year, a senior Bank of Canada official took the unusual step of publicly referring to Canada’s stagnant productivity as an...

22.11.2024 4

BIV

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Canada could capitalize as global electricity demand continues to rise

30.10.2024 10

Calgary Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Canada could capitalize as global electricity demand continues to rise

There’s no getting around it. The world is consuming more energy than ever, notwithstanding a temporary slump in demand during the pandemic. Of...

30.10.2024 3

Edmonton Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Canadians think Canada is ‘broken’ amid gloomy economic numbers

09.10.2024 3

Calgary Sun

Jock Finlayson

If Canada forgets oil and gas, we must accept a lower standard of living

Natural resource-based goods play an outsized role in Canada's export portfolio. Added together, energy, non-metallic minerals and related...

24.09.2024 2

The Globe and Mail

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Canadians weary after years of brutal inflation

The last four-plus years have been a rollercoaster for millions of Canadians. The pandemic, which began in early 2020, quickly led to mass layoffs...

28.08.2024 3

Edmonton Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Canadians weary after years of brutal inflation

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The last four-plus years have been a rollercoaster for...

28.08.2024 1

Toronto Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Canadians weary after years of brutal inflation

28.08.2024 2

Ottawa Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Corporate head offices are fleeing Canada

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Canada is losing corporate head offices. Subscribe now...

07.08.2024 2

Toronto Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Corporate head offices are fleeing Canada

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Canada is losing corporate head offices. Subscribe now...

07.08.2024 1

Winnipeg Sun

Jock Finlayson

FINLAYSON: Corporate head offices are fleeing Canada

07.08.2024 2

Ottawa Sun

Jock Finlayson