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Jock Finlayson

Jock Finlayson is an economist, senior fellow and Peter Brown chair at the Fraser Institute and a senior advisor at the Business Council of British Columbia.

Recent Work by Jock

Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock: Imbalance between new homes and new residents escalating unaffordability in B.C.

Growing wedge between the number of new homes being built in B.C. and population growth fuelled by surging in-migration is playing a starring role in the larger housing market story, according to BCBC economists
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BCBC: Victoria, WorkSafeBC need to better consider employer needs

BCBC: Victoria, WorkSafeBC need to better consider employer needs

A 'worker centric' approach at WorkSafeBC shouldn't ignore employers, write Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock
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BCBC: Ottawa is still behind on spurring capital investment and productivity growth

BCBC: Ottawa is still behind on spurring capital investment and productivity growth

As a result, the typical Canadian employee has fewer and less up-to-date “tools” and Canada continues to underperform peers on productivity
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