"Child poverty rose for the third consecutive year, with nearly 30,000 additional children falling into poverty. Today, 802,000 children (10.7%) live in poverty using Canada’s official measure, and nearly 1.4 million children live in poverty using a broader income measure."

Was there anything in #BCbudget2026 to help support people on disability or income assistance? BC Policy Solutions' Policy analyst Véronique Sioufi explains. Join us tomorrow at noon for our annual budget briefing at bcpolicy.ca/budget2026 @verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social

Senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social take straight from #BCBudget2026 lock up: No support for people struggling with affordability pressures, for low-income families and for people who are unhoused. Hear more Weds Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT at our post-budget webinar. bcpolicy.ca/events

Fresh from the #BCBudget26 lock up our senior economist Iglika Ivanova, policy analyst Véronique Sioufi and Stand.earth climate campaigner Sven Biggs#BCBudget26bring their budget analysis to a webinar Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT. Join us!

BC has large deficits. BC also has an unrelenting affordability crisis, growing food insecurity & homelessness, ER closures, schools that can't support kids' mental health & inadequate services in rural areas. Which of these will #BCBudget2026 tackle? #bcpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada. Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced

Government income supports for seniors must be improved: adjusted for inflation food & rent costs have risen significantly more than inflation. Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.

"The future of primary care in BC" webinar series explores a better direction for primary care in BC with not-for-profit team-based models where diverse teams of practitioners offer a broad range of health and social supports responsive to local community needs. @bcpolicy.bsky.social

Cuts to public services, health care and supports for families and seniors? Hear from @iglikaivanova.bsky.social , @verosioufi.bsky.social and @stand.earth guest Sven Biggs on how BC Budget 2026 could impact you and your community. Link in thread. We hope you can join us!

CBC is reporting on the devastating school shooting in Tumbler Ridge with verified facts, and timelines, — not hearsay or sensationalism. This level of responsible coverage matters in moments like this, when accuracy and care are what communities need most. r.pebmac.ca/https://www....

The wealthiest 1% of families in Canada owned 22.7% of wealth in 2023, up from 19.3% in 1999, seeing a total increase of $3 trillion over that period. Find our new report modelling of extreme wealth inequality from @c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social: bcpolicy.ca/2026/02/11/tax-the-rich/

Noon today: What are some of the structural barriers to better primary health care in BC? They include the limits of the traditional small-business physician clinic model & rising overhead costs. Learn more in the first of our webinar series, Feb 11, noon PT.

BC friends, take note! This is a pretty major development that should be getting more attention: Both Shell & Mitsubishi appear to be seeking to offload their stakes in LNG Canada... www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Today we launched our 2025 Climate Action Progress Report, evaluating the #BCgov. The result? 8 failing grades, and 2 grades of minor progress. The worst outcome in 4 years. FULL REPORT: bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-rep... @cape-bc.bsky.social @myseatosky.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social

Is it time to end tipping? Tip creep and tipflation mean businesses increasingly rely on customers to subsidize low wages, causing income volatility and inequity. Simon Pek, Bruce McAdams and I explore a bold alternative: replacing tipping with a universal living wage floor. bcpolicy.ca/ban-tips/

If you missed the Living Wage 2025 webinar yesterday, or would like to watch it again, here’s the recording. 🎬 Living Wage report 2025: online briefing bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/20/l...

At noon PT, join a webinar with 2025 Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to find out why the gap between the living wage and minimum wage keeps expanding. In Metro Vancouver the gap is now $10/hour. Learn about the solutions. bcpolicy.ca/events

“Minimum wage is not enough to live on anywhere in the province and we need to work to close the gap,” with the living wage that is higher than the minimum wage everywhere in BC said @iglikaivanova.bsky.social. With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.

Why is there such a wide gap between the minimum and the living wages in BC? What concrete and data-driven policy solutions could help tackle BC’s affordability challenges? Find out on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at noon: bcpolicy.ca/events. @iglikaivanova.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social

Raising the minimum wage to $20/hour would narrow the gap between BC’s minimum and the living wage, benefiting some 350K workers in BC, living wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French say. Government measures can help close the gap they recommend. bcpolicy.ca/living-wage

Two days til the final LNG Unpacked webinar. Our co-executive director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, @emikonewman.bsky.social, Ismail Askin @workersolidaritybc.bsky.social on how LNG expansion is impacting the climate, our health and affordability. Oct 23 @ 12pm REGISTER us06web.zoom.us/meet...

FUND THE FRONTLINES - MARCH ON THE LEGISLATURE Monday, October 6 Gather at 11 AM at Centennial Square for the march. Rally at the Legislature in Victoria starts 12 PM. ✊ Join us for a march on the Legislature on October 6 when the fall legislative session begins.

Another piece on the death of Kulbir Kaila while working for cleaning service contractor Best at SFU. Please circulate. We need this contractor off of our campuses NOW the-peak.ca/2025/09/sfu-...

Join a demonstration of unity across movements. Hear from our Racial Equity Researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social. There is power in numbers! #DrawTheLine for people, for peace, for the planet! Sat 2 pm @ VPL (W Georgia/Homer) to Science World RSVP drawtheline.world#DrawTheLine

ICYMI Our new leaders are committed to high-quality, accessible research and analysis to counter corporate-funded voices and generate bold ideas to address complex challenges. Meet our new co-executive directors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & @amandagadams.bsky.social.

If you're in and around Vancouver, BC tomorrow

Tax reform, the perils of precarious work & how equity strengthens the economy, BC Policy Solutions advances sustainable change. Join us as we launch BC’s progressive think tank! October 16, 5:30-8 PM Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St, Vancouver Light refreshments RSVP party.bcpolicy.ca

We put out these wildfire postcards back in May. Sadly, events have made them very timely. Check ‘em out #SignedSearedDelivered 👇

A janitor died on the job at SFU. We must #endCampusPrecarity. Read Isaac Phan Nay's story on the @thetyee.ca and learn about our Counteracting #CampusPrecarity project. Here are the links: 📰 thetyee.ca/News/2025/08... 🔍 bcpolicy.ca/campus-preca...

Could a platform like Mamdani's be viable in BC that is facing many of the same crises as New York City? @verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social

My latest column is out: I have spent the past 5 years arguing that we need a “wartime” approach to confront the climate crisis. It seems metaphor is not our government’s strong suit – their imagination for a wartime approach is limited to, well, war. 🧵... www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/09/o...

We are grateful for the endorsement from @naomiaklein.bsky.social.

An update to BC Policy Solutions supporters on our ongoing dispute with the CCPA and the path forward.

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. 🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

An Oxfam report estimates the world’s richest 1% has more wealth than 95% of humanity senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows in new research. Inequality lowers economic growth. There is public support & growing international momentum for a wealth tax Alex says. bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax

This should be on TSN or something ... 🍿

"A living wage is the hourly rate a worker needs to afford essentials like rent, food, transportation and child care, and for a decent quality of life based on the cost of living in their community. It’s not about luxuries or savings, but basic dignity."

We have ideas, we have solutions.

“There is a growing consensus on needing to deal with the housing supply shortage,” senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social says of the three main party election platforms. “None of the platforms match the scale of the housing crisis we have,” he adds.

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Are you: ✊ Passionate about strengthening systems that help organizations thrive 🌱Dedicated to creating socially just, inclusive and resilient orgs ⚖️ And have experience bringing an equity lens to managing people and operational systems? Then this might be for you! Learn more: bcpolicy.ca/jobs/

📢 We are hiring! 📢 If you are: ✊ Passionate about strengthening systems that help organizations thrive 🌱Dedicated to creating socially just, inclusive and resilient orgs ⚖️ And have experience bringing an equity lens to managing people and operational systems This may be for you! bcpolicy.ca/jobs

Want to work with BC Society for Policy Solutions? We have a job opening for an Operations Manager (permanent, full-time, starting in July 2025). Apply by Thursday, May 1st, 2025.

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