“It very well could be a good start, but my concern is that it’s not going to scale up fast enough. The fiscal commitment is pretty weak … it’s not what I would think of as a generational investment," says CCPA senior economist @marclee.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... .

With the annual meetings of the UN framework convention on climate change (COP-30) underway in Brazil, and marking ten years since the Paris Agreement was signed, we review a decade of Canadian climate policy: the good, the bad and ugly. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Canadian climate policy a decade after the Paris Agreement The good, the bad and the ugly. By @hadrianmk.bsky.social @marclee.bsky.social and Rachel Pettigrew #climatecrisis @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

[email protected] economist @marclee.bsky.social said the proposed wage increases would put workers just past inflation. “I don’t think it’s a huge victory from the union perspective, and I don’t think it’s a horrible deal from the government’s perspective either.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

I led up the Infrastructure, Cities and Transit chapter for AFB2026 with a a focus on the real infrastructure priorities to boost Canadians' standard of living not dumb and costly things like carbon capture and storage for the oil and gas industry. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

As we wait for the most-anticipated federal budget since the mid-1990s, get up to speed with the @ccpa's annual Alternative Federal Budget, which lays out a plan that aspires to true Canadian sovereignty. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/... “It’s not just handing out cheques…it’s providing services that improve our economy & our quality of life. It’s one of the core ways that we stabilize relative to the swings, the booms & busts of the overall economy” @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Senior economist @marclee.bsky.social said he's "skeptical" of the government's claims about relying on attrition to shrink the public service" [by 57,00 jobs]. "If they want to meet that target, something's got to give at the end of the day," he said. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/car...

Got the last word in this update on the BC public sector workers strike: “There’s been a little bit too much of the punditry setting their hair on fire around the deficit" thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

BC nurses on climate and health: "We are health care workers. We’re already seeing the impacts of climate inaction" www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

My @ccpa colleagues and I preview the fall parliamentary session: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Rents in Canada remain unaffordable for low-to-moderate income households, costing in some cities more than what two people, making minimum wage, can earn together. New report by @marclee.bsky.social + @davidmaccdn.bsky.social breaks down the issue. #canlab

Our latest looks at housing affordability by calculating the "rental wage" or hourly wage one needs to afford a 1 or 2-BR apartment in different Cdn cities. Detailed tables available in the update and a map tool that drills down to the neighbourhood level www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

"Reducing internal trade barriers will help, but as recent CIBC and @policyalternatives.ca reports highlighted, the impact will be far less than what was hyped in Throne Speech – yet another instance of a government inflating the numbers." @marclee.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

“We never used to tolerate such high levels of compensation and inequality,” @marclee.bsky.social said. “Now we do. We’ve just been beaten over the head with it for a number of years.” @policyalternatives.ca #inequality www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com/national-new...

Prime Minister Carney just announced he was removing some Canadian counter-tariffs against the U.S. What’s happening in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute, and what comes next? By @marclee.bsky.social and @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social director Stuart Trew #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

New from Stuart Trew and I: a long read on state of play of Canada-US trade, including a review of the various tariffs to date, an analysis of impacts on Canada's exports, a review of the "deals" Trump has negotiated, and what's on the table for Canada. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

The @ccpa is happy to join with 33 organizations from across the province are calling on #BCgov to take stronger action to reduce #climate pollution – after a groundbreaking opinion from the world's top court. ⚖️ Read the letter 👉 wcel.org/ICJforBC

I'm quoted in this great article by @StefanLabbe on how extreme weather driven by climate change is affecting large scale sporting events and festivals. www.biv.com/news/hospita... via @BIVnews

With Aug.1 looming, so important for Canadian negotiators to stay firm. A bad deal with Trump (with tariffs that would hit Canada harder than almost any other country) is worse than no deal at all. See our Centre for Future Work Cda report: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/07/22/a... #cdneon #canlab /2

"In 2022, the amount of gasoline sold in B.C. was not much different than in 2007, the year B.C. first legislated greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction targets. Diesel sales have grown in recent years" @marclee.bsky.social #cleanbc #bcpoli

'In spite of LNG development, B.C. can continue to make systemic changes in domestic transportation, buildings and industry, while using decarbonization to anchor new green industrial policies.' -- @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

New from @policyalternatives.ca A roadmap for renewing CleanBC—and the climate transition in British Columbia. By @marclee.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

My submission to the CleanBC review features ten big steps to get BC moving in the right direction on climate and energy: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

ICYMI: Cost of internal trade barriers vastly overstated: @marclee.bsky.social, Senior Economist with @policyalternatives.ca, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the impact of interprovincial trade barriers. #cdnecon #cdnpoli www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘In reality, the alleged costs of interprovincial trade irritants have been vastly overstated, as virtually all goods, services and investment flows freely across provincial borders.’ @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social

New from @policyalternatives.ca: Internal trade barriers in Canada are few and far between, and reducing or eliminating them is not going to lead to hundreds of billions of dollars in higher GDP. By @marclee.bsky.social and Stuart Trew @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

New from Stuart Trew and myself, the critical guide to inter-provincial trade barriers you've been waiting for, including a review of recent federal and provincial measures www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers will NOT produce expected gains. “When we look at what actual trade barriers exist, the list is very small — alcohol sales, some minor trucking regulations, and government procurement policies," said @marclee.bsky.social. vancouversun.com/business/bc-...

ICYMI: Economist @marclee.bsky.social at @policyalternatives.ca talks about how politicians have vastly overstated the problem of interprovincial trade barriers #cdnpoli #cdnecon www.parisstaronline.com/news/economy...

Senior @policyalternatives.ca economist, @marclee.bsky.social, calls the Fraser Institute's Tax Freedom Day a “deeply flawed and highly misleading gimmick." "Anything that even remotely looks like a tax is counted as a tax, but not all of the income side is counted.” pressprogress.ca/the-toronto-...

ICYMI: @policyalternatives.ca senior economist @marclee.bsky.social explains to Kootenay Morning Radio why growing interest in costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects hurts affordability and undermines #BC’s climate goals. #bcpoli soundcloud.com/kcrnews/june...

New from me and Stuart Trew, we break down the power grab and implications of the new "one Canadian economy" legislation, Bill C-5 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Senior Economist @marclee.bsky.social says high-speed rail or an east-west power grid are better ideas to improve Canada’s economy and sovereignty: "more likely...to meet our long-term energy needs rather than short-term political positioning.” @policyalternatives.ca www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

New from @policyalternatives.ca: The federal government is, finally, getting back into housing construction with the Build Canada Homes program. It should focus its energy on non-market housing. By @marclee.bsky.social #cdnpoli #cdnecon www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Until recently, the federal government was considering selling its public land to for-profit developers. This would have been a big mistake.' @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

New from me: some thoughts on the potential for the proposed federal Build Canada Homes program for public-led affordable housing development www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Why the federal government holds the key to solving housing affordability in Canada: After decades of neglect, the federal government is finally stepping up to build affordable housing on public land. By @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli www.sasktoday.ca/opinion/opin...

The oped version of my LNG paper thanks to @TheTyee thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

B.C.’s LNG Drive Weakens Climate Rules, Pushes Up Local Gas Prices, New Report Warns www.theenergymix.com/b-c-s-lng-dr...

Growing interest in costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects hurts affordability and undermines #B.C.’s climate goals. Read why. By senior economist with @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social #climatecrisis thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Those policies may have helped housing supply, but they didn’t address affordability concerns, [said] @marclee.bsky.social, a senior economist with @policyalternatives.ca. Area plans like the Cambie Corridor [are] “not affordable at all,” Lee said. www.vancitylookout.com/p/former-van...

troymedia.com/viewpoint/on... ‘BCH projects would charge break-even rents—just enough to cover construction, operations & maintenance…[allowing] for rents below current market levels. Deeper affordability could be achieved through cross-subsidization’ @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social

New report looks at the promise and perils of LNG development, with implications for GHG emissions, domestic gas and electricity prices. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

"The key reason why B.C. is struggling to meet its [climate] targets is because we've committed to developing an LNG export industry," said @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #BCpoli #climatecrisis www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....

Senior @policyalternatives.ca economist @marclee.bsky.social said that as LNG gathers momentum in B.C., the province’s climate goals are being undermined: “There are going to be additional impacts from fracking, processing and pipeline transport.” #BCpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

The federal government is finally stepping up to build affordable housing on public land - after the private sector has failed to deliver. By @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli therosetowneagle.ca/politicslaw/...

New report from @policyalternatives.ca: Growing interest in costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects hurts affordability and undermines B.C. climate goals. This "will not age well," says author @marclee.bsky.social #BCpoli #ClimateCrisis ➡️ www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

"The key reason why B.C. is struggling to meet its targets is because we've committed to developing an LNG export industry," said @marclee.bsky.social, senior economist with @policyalternatives.ca #bcpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...