As business and community leaders, British Columbians, and human beings we cannot sit idly by. What we condone, we accept, and we cannot accept the growing racism and hate directed at people because of their ethnicity, culture, or faiths. Racism must be called out and it must stop now!
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The COVID-19 pandemic has punched a significant hole in Canada’s economy. That hole needs filling, quickly.
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In our Q2 forecast, we find that for both Canada and B.C., the 2020 downturn is shaping up to be the deepest in 100 years
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Although B.C. has done a good job flattening the curve of COVID-19, the province’s economy has been devastated by the pandemic and the measures taken to contain it. For 2020, the Business Council forecasts that economic output (GDP) in the province will drop by almost 8 per cent, which is far greater than the GDP losses experienced in previous recessions.
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Looking ahead, we suspect that a significant number of B.C. businesses that existed when the year began will be gone by the end of 2021.
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By David Williams in Economy
The Minster of Innovation, Science and Industry, Navdeep Bains, in May announced a new industry…
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By Jock Finlayson in Economy
Although B.C. has done a good job flattening the curve of COVID-19, the province’s economy has been devastated by the pandemic and the measures taken to contain it. For 2020, the Business Council forecasts that economic output (GDP) in the province will drop by almost 8 per cent, which is far…
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By Jock Finlayson in Economy
Looking ahead, we suspect that a significant number of B.C. businesses that existed when the year began will be gone by the end of 2021.
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By Jock Finlayson in Economy
The story told by the B.C. export data is striking. Indeed, the prominence of services in the province’s export base may come as a surprise to many.
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