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/...

The studies forecasting large gains from reducing trade barriers are based on abstract formulas, but the reality is more complicated, says @marclee.bsky.social, senior economist with @policyalternatives.ca. #onpoli www.theenergymix.com/ontario-move...

For @marclee.bsky.social, senior economist with @policyalternatives.ca, #BC has the capacity to run deficits and support the taxpayer debt for now, while “keeping an eye on the US for the next 12-18 months.” #bcpoli www.coastalfront.ca/read/an-over...

Outside the box thinking from my colleague Colleen Fuller: Canada desperately needs a public insulin manufacturer www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Some perspectives on the new federal government from myself and CCPA colleagues: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

The state of Canada’s care economy hasn’t commanded the attention it deserves in #election2025. We finally have costed platforms. Here’s where the parties stand on health care, child care and the threat of privatization #cdnpoli #canlab bit.ly/4jnFPbF

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Taking action to protect and enhance Canada’s care economy in this moment of economic crisis is not only essential to producing the conditions where all can thrive, but it is also key to positioning Canada for the future' @policyalternatives.ca

Now that the CPC platform is out, I can post an update to the debt/GDP trajectories. The CPC document includes assumed revenue gains that many, including me, find dubious. So, I've put lines showing their numbers with/without the assumed revenue gains. I'm using PBO GDP as demominator.

The main party platforms are finally out and to easily understand them I created a wordcloud with all party planks weighted by their 4yr $$ value: bigger font = worth more, smaller font=worth less. See if the parties put their money where their mouths are ⬇️⬇️⬇️🧵 @policyalternatives.ca

New from @policyalternatives: A unique provincial organisation in #BC uses a community benefits agreement to help workers land good local jobs in construction—and make that workforce be more representative of the BC population. By John Calvert #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

For senior economist @marclee.bsky.social, even though American tariffs are illegal and unjustified, a continued reciprocal tariff war will be damaging to Canada. He recommends measures like an export tax on Canadian fossil fuels..." @policyalternatives.ca www.mapleridgenews.com/community/pi...