In the last webinar of our ‘Future of Primary Care in BC’ series, learn how Oregon transformed patient experience, improved quality and controlled costs. Join us TOMORROW! Register now. Weds. April 22, noon PT bcpolicy.ca/events/

Some hopeful climate news from @chrishatch.bsky.social, as leaders from 50+ countries gather to plot a path away from fossil fuels. Some of these countries, like 🇨🇦, are historic fossil fuel producers, but unlike us, are ready to confront some hard truths www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/20/o...

This is a shocking story. Congrats to @thenarwhal.ca on exposing this. LNG Canada in Kitimat – 🇨🇦's first major LNG facility – is now one of the highest sources of GLOBAL emissions for flaring, undermining claims that we produce the cleanest natural gas in the world: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...

Tomorrow, noon PT - the final webinar in our primary care series. Oregon engaged health care practitioners and community leaders to develop and review care standards. Learn how they succeeded and transformed primary care. Join us! Weds April 22, noon PT bcpolicy.ca/events/

We can learn from Oregon’s success to improve health care while lowering costs. Our final webinar in the primary care series shows how Oregon transformed the system by investing in primary care. Register now! Weds April 22, noon PT bcpolicy.ca/events/

Oregon improved quality and controlled costs by engaging health care practitioners and community leaders in reform efforts. This included funding for mental health and administrative support to meet standards of care. Our final primary care webinar. Weds April 22, noon PT bcpolicy.ca/events/

“Extreme heat is already creating ‘nonsurvivable’ conditions for humans in heatwaves that have killed thousands and likely many more, according to new research that warns people are more susceptible to rising temperatures than first thought.” Via @motherjones.com #ClimateCrisis #UrbanHeat

Today is Equal Pay Day in BC.📣 Our racial equity researcher/policy analyst Véronique Sioufi, PhD joins West Coast LEAF virtual panel, Building Collective Power for Pay Equity Through an Intersectional Lens 12:30–1:30 PM PT. Register to get a Zoom link westcoastleaf.org/ev....

TOMORROW 12:30 pm: Equal Pay Day webinar compares a racialized woman's pay to a white man's. Our researcher/policy analyst Véronique Sioufi, PhD participates in West Coast LEAF webinar: Building Collective Power for Pay Equity Through an Intersectional Lens.

TOMORROW @ 12:30 pm: Pay equity, economic justice and how to strengthen collective power for economic well-being is the theme of West Coast LEAF Equal Pay Day webinar. Our Racial Equity Researcher Véronique Sioufi, PhD joins a panel of experts. April 16.

Happy to have this piece published in the Toronto Star today (even if their headline gets it a little off) 👇 Here's a quick summary 🧵... www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

It’s been four and a half years since Jane McCormick’s son, Jeff, was killed by unregulated drugs. Were he alive, he would have just celebrated his 40th birthday with his two kids. #ToxicDrugCrisis #bcpoli

The pay disparity between racialized women and white men is most severe for Indigenous, migrant and disabled workers. Hear our researcher Véronique Sioufi, PhD on the webinar: Building Collective Power for Pay Equity Through an Intersectional Lens, April 16 12:30 pm.

Beautiful essay 👇 "Zoom way in and only then can you make out the thin skin of atmosphere that differentiates us from any other rock plummeting through the void." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/13/o...

Saturday | 11:05 PT Véronique Sioufi of BC Policy Solutions fills us in on the continuing gap in legal protections for online platform workers in BC. @bcpolicy.bsky.social @bcpolicyjean.bsky.social @verosioufi.bsky.social

If you speak French, or want to practice, our Racial Equity researcher and policy analyst Véronique Sioufi, PhD speaks with Radio-Canada Panorama about BC's Bill 48 and our submission to the legislature on how to protect platform workers.

Our senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social discussed wealth inequality and solutions with Patriotic Millionaires Canada and Canadians for Tax Fairness. Have a listen. patrioticmillionaires.ca/media/canada...

Paying a living wage is about fairness, retention and community well-being. Learn how with Living Wage BC we calculate wages for communities around BC and how they benefit workers and employers.

Important read here by @sonalg.bsky.social: BC comes under fire after cutting fees on LNG, pipeline projects www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/07/n...

“For Premier Eby to suddenly say changing DRIPA is ‘non-negotiable’ and will pass this session is an absolute betrayal of everything DRIPA and of our evolving relationship with the NDP over the last decade” Grand Chief Stewart Phillip #bcpoli cheknews.ca/premier-eby-...

IN AN HOUR—WEBINAR—THE FUTURE OF PRIMARY CARE IN BC. We explain the policy and research on what’s working well and needed changes for not-for-profit, team-based primary care organizations to deliver a higher-quality primary care system in BC. Webinar Weds April 8 Noon PT bcpolicy.ca/primary-...

At NOON TODAY: The future of primary care in BC. Empowering nurses. This webinar shows the leadership role that not-for-profit, nurse-led, team-based primary care organizations can play in creating a higher-quality, cost-effective, accessible primary care system in BC. bcpolicy.ca/primary-...

TOMORROW—Hiring more nurses, especially nurse practitioners, means team-based primary care organizations can deliver higher-quality, more cost-effective primary care in BC. Learn how at this webinar. April 8 Noon PT. Register and information. Watch the first 3 events. bcpolicy.ca/primary-...

Learn about policy and research on what’s working well and needed changes so that nurses can work to their full potential and assume advanced practice roles critical to delivering accessible, high-quality, cost-effective primary care in BC. Webinar Weds April 8 Noon PT

Studies link platform work to poor health outcomes, esp mental health b/c of precarious scheduling, low pay, job pressure and isolation. Researcher Véronique Sioufi says the Province must expand baseline protections and ensure enforcement mechanisms are in place.

BC establishing platform workers as employees under various legislation is important and recognizes their claims to equitable treatment . The regulations, however, have entrenched racialized workers as second-class versus other BC employees says Véronique Sioufi.

Vital read here from @chrishatch.bsky.social 👇 Let's honor people with the truth... www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/30/o...

Hear from 4 nursing experts to learn how Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses can be empowered to take advanced practice roles to deliver accessible, cost-effective primary care in rural BC and in specialized areas of care. Join this webinar Weds April 8 Noon PT

The BC government is reviewing how effective Bill 48 is, Standards & Protections for Online Platform Workers, at a critical moment b/c of the affordability crisis. Véronique Sioufi addresses the urgent need to close the regulatory gaps that leave platform workers behind.

The #, role and impact of primary care nurses, esp Nurse Practitioners, has grown. Learn about the leadership role of non-profit, nurse-led, team-based primary care organizations for a higher-quality, more cost-effective primary care system in BC: webinar April 8 Noon PT.

Optimizing nursing roles for a stronger not-for-profit team-based primary care sector. Join this webinar to learn about the role of not-for-profit, nurse-led primary care organizations for a higher-quality, more cost-effective primary care system in BC. Wed April 8 Noon PT

Today, feminist organizations across 🇨🇦 are launching a new campaign: Women for Trans Rights. This campaign rejects attacks on trans people under the guise of protecting women and putting the focus back where it belongs: patriarchy and government inaction. Add your name: www.womenfortransrights.ca

@c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social found that, in 2023, 86 billionaire families held as much wealth as Canada’s 6.2 million least wealthy families. The big question for @dylandusseault.bsky.social is how to fix it? #WealthInequality #WorkingPeople

IN AN HOUR join four panelists who will address: How primary care can address the growing mental health crisis in BC. The third in our primary care webinar series. Join us! Watch previous webinars. Mar 25 noon PT. Information and Registration:

TODAY-Primary care can address BC’s mental health crisis. Rather than treating mental health as an ‘add-on’, depression, anxiety, pain and isolation can be better treated as well as a person’s ability to manage long-term conditions. Primary care webinar Mar 25 noon PT.

With oil and fertilizer prices shooting up what’s happening in the Middle East is similar to what happened after Russia invaded Ukraine says senior economist Iglika Ivanova Fertilizer trade is interrupted and will have a an impact on food production she says.

TOMORROW-Responding to the mental health crisis through primary care means connecting to the social determinants of health and strengthening disease management through community-based services. Learn more at our 3rd primary care webinar, noon PT. Info and Registration:

When mental health treatment is connected to social determinants of health both immediate distress and underlying factors can be addressed. Learn more at our 3rd primary care webinar WEDS (25th), How primary care can address the growing mental health crisis in BC, noon PT.

The Middle East ships much of the world’s fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz said senior economist Iglika Ivanova “It’s interrupting the fertilizer trade and right now it’s spring season when planting happens and when fertilizer is needed.”

To respond to the mental health crisis through primary care, teams need skills development, flexible staffing models and connections to community services. Learn more at our third primary care webinar Mar 25 noon PT. Join this session or the full series. Register:

This conversation happened in no small part thanks to recent excellent reports published by @c4tf.bsky.social with @bcpolicy.bsky.social and @oxfamcanada.bsky.social (I'll link both below). Also highly recommend the second half of the episode featuring @jimbostanford.bsky.social.

What it means to respond to the mental health crisis through primary care: connecting mental health to the social determinants of health, providing primary care teams with what they need and strengthening chronic disease management. Our 3rd webinar Mar 25 noon PT. Register:

A fascinating look at BC's inadequate public transit system. #bcpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Responding to the mental health crisis through primary care means connecting to the social determinants of health and strengthening disease management through community-based services. Learn more at our 3rd primary care webinar Mar 25 noon PT. Info and Registration:

"Delaying housing does not save money; it shifts costs to other parts of the system, where they are far more expensive." Read this new commentary from community housing sector leaders Jill Atkey, Margaret Pfoh and Thom Armstrong. https://ow.ly/61Go50YvB3Z

Climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have food prices soaring says senior economist Iglika Ivanova But even with geopolitical trends and climate change the greatest contributing factor to rising prices is the power of the food industry.

We wrote about our report on wealth concentration with @bcpolicy.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca. If we don’t create better economic equality in Canada, we’re on a fast track to oligarchy…

How can primary care address the growing mental health crisis in BC? By connecting mental health to the social determinants of health, provide what teams need and supports to strengthen disease management. Learn more at our 3rd primary care webinar Mar 25 noon PT.