BC’s economy is in deep trouble, and it can’t be blamed just on US tariffs. That’s the conclusion of a new study by economists Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock. …“By virtually every key metric bearing on economic well-being—GDP growth, per capita income, private-sector capital investment, export performance, private-sector job creation, and the state of public finances—BC has lost ground in recent years,” reads the study commissioned by the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association. …“BC’s performance stands out, in part because many of the challenges are home-grown, rooted in provincial policy choices that have raised costs, fostered uncertainty, discouraged investment, expanded the public sector at an unsustainable pace, and weakened the government’s fiscal position in a dramatic way.” …B.C.’s international exports are lagging, largely due to the collapse of the forest sector. Finlayson said the government seems to have fundamentally failed to set the conditions for business investment and entrepreneurship.