www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... This is straight out of Harper's playbook in 2013. He announced end door-to-door delivery (making Canada the only G7 country without door to door delivery) after strikes/lockouts/disputes with the union during negos from June 2011 to Dec 2012. short 🧵

I'd love to see a comparable chart for Canada for retail grocery and other key sectors. Could you point me in the right direction @vassb.bsky.social @robin-shaban.bsky.social @kaylietiessen.bsky.social?

Wondering why grocery prices are high? Little-to-no competition across the entire food supply chain allows for a price gouging free-for-all. Corporate monopolies get rich, and we pay the tab. What is Trump doing about it? Nothing.

What’s needed to tackle the housing crisis? Next week—a webinar with senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and Sarah Ellis, Squamish Community Housing Society, for housing policy analysis & a practitioner's perspective on creating non-profit housing. Oct 1, 12 pm PT bcpolicy.ca/events

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

ICYM co-executive director and senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social webinar on BC’s projected deficit. Phobia about public debt is used to justify underfunding public services and downsizing the government and will harm the majority of British Columbians. bcpolicy.ca/2025/09/...

Want to know what's needed to make real progress on housing policy? Join us for a noon webinar with Alex Hemingway (senior economist, BC Policy Solutions) & Sarah Ellis (ED, Squamish Community Housing Society, former city planner). Oct 1, noon PT. Register at bcpolicy.ca/events/

The number of countries with wealth taxes has fallen sharply since 1990. Revenues from these taxes tend to raise comparatively small amounts.

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

“Chrome’s cheating tool exemplifies Big Tech’s continuing gold rush approach to AI: launch first, consider consequences later and let society clean up the mess.”

Elbows up needs to include digital sovereignty. Those who want to do harm to Canadians should not own our digital, data and cloud infrastructure. We can't have sovereignty under these circumstances. theijf.org/american-fir...

I'm honoured to step into leadership @bcpolicy.bsky.social alongside the fantastic Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social. Now more than ever, we need bold & collaborative approaches to meet the moment with the creativity, expertise & determination it requires. #bcpoli bcpolicy.ca/2025/09/16/n...

Looking forward to seeing many friends and allies at the #DrawTheLine action in Vancouver. Join us on Saturday, Sept 20 at 2 pm @ VPL (W Georgia/Homer). Come hear @verosioufi.bsky.social & the other incredible speakers joining the call to say no to profits over people! thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

This is the kind of nation-building work that I would like to see from our federal government. Great work, @jimbostanford.bsky.social & @civicgovernance.bsky.social. #canlab #cdnecon

I helped the Centre for Civic Governance on an exciting new report about the jobs potential of renewable energy and energy conservation investments in Canada. The numbers are huge: 6.3 to 9.5 million job years of new construction work from now to 2050: ccg.eco/research/job.... /2

Fabulous news! @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & @amandagadams.bsky.social have been announced as the new co-EDs of @bcpolicy.bsky.social BC Policy Solutions. Stellar team. Please read their statement and support their vital work 👇

Thrilling news! 👇 My long-time friend and colleague Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Amanda Adams are the new co-EDs of BC Policy Solutions – BC's new progressive think tank @bcpolicy.bsky.social. A fantastic pairing. Please read their statement & support their vital work: bcpolicy.ca

I'm honoured to step into leadership @bcpolicy.bsky.social alongside the fantastic Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social. Now more than ever, we need bold & collaborative approaches to meet the moment with the creativity, expertise & determination it requires. #bcpoli bcpolicy.ca/2025/09/16/n...

The safety net that BC nonprofits provide is fraying as public systems fall short explain senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and nonprofit leaders who drafted a letter to funders with the urgent message—without support vital organizations will not survive. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

Our first Fall 2025 webinar features senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬ explaining that BC isn’t broke: the truth behind the deficit (and other austerity narratives). Join us on Sept. 17, noon PT. Register at bcpolicy.ca/events/

This Wednesday: BC friends - I highly recommend this Webinar with @iglikaivanova.bsky.social 👇

Hear a progressive case for fair taxation and robust public investment in our communities and learn how declining revenues—not overspending—created our fiscal challenges. A webinar with senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬, Sept. 17, noon PT. bcpolicy.ca/events/

A widespread lack of sufficient funding means that BC’s non-profit sector is at a critical point. We’ve joined over 200 non-profit leaders in calling for immediate action. Visit our blog for more info, and links to the open letter and media coverage: disabilityalliancebc.org/funders-save...

More than 200 BC non-profit leaders are sounding the alarm: without urgent support, many vital organizations in the province will not survive. Read our oped in the Vancouver Sun here: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... @vancouversun.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social #bcpoli

BC’s nonprofit sector is in crisis. From running food banks to health care and housing programs—groups provide a safety net that is fraying as public systems fall short. Over 200 nonprofit leaders have signed an open letter explaining that many groups may not survive. bcpolicy.ca/funding-...

BC Policy Solutions has joined with over 200 BC nonprofit leaders to sound the alarm on the funding crisis we're collectively experiencing and call on funders to take urgent action to sustain our sector. Read our open letter: bcpolicy.ca/2025/09/11/f... @bcpolicy.bsky.social

For those in BC looking for a reality-check on the province's finances, I highly recommend this webinar next week with the wonderful @iglikaivanova.bsky.social of @bcpolicy.bsky.social 👇

We’re having a party to launch BC Policy Solutions! Gather for conversation, connection and celebration to support evidence-based economic and social change in our province. Join us! Oct. 16, 5:30 - 8 PM Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St, Vancouver Light refreshments RSVP party.bcpolicy.ca

Swept aside: Study links Vancouver’s ‘street sweeps’ of homeless to greater risk of overdose, violence. Many participants in the study lost essential items, including medications, ID, clothing and harm reduction supplies such as Naloxone kits: vancouversun.com/news/study-l...

Some call for austerity measures for the fiscal challenges before us. Take a data-driven look with senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬ at BC’s fiscal health to challenge these austerity narratives with more sustainable policy solutions. Sept. 17, noon PT. bcpolicy.ca/events/

BC isn’t broke! Equip yourself with arguments to challenge austerity narratives in favour of more sustainable, progressive policy solutions like fair taxation & robust public investment. Join our webinar with senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬, Sep 17, noon PT.

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

A *very* engaged audience today at the @bctf.bsky.social 2025 Summer Leadership Conference, where senior economist Iglika Ivanova had some eager audience interventions. ;) It was a great event. Thank you for having us! Sign up to get notified about future events. bcpolicy.ca#subscribe #bctf

If you speak French listen to this interview with our racial equity researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social with ‪@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social‬ on how New York mayoral candidate Zorhan Mamdani’s bold agenda could work in BC. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

The lightning-fast deal reached after CUPE flight attendants courageously defied the back-to-work order proves the point: Air Canada had zero incentive to negotiate seriously while counting on federal intervention to steamroll workers' rights. @cupescfp.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Congratulations again to CUPE Air Canada flight attendants and @cupescfp.bsky.social who refused to back down when the federal government rushed in to steamroll their rights to a fair bargaining process. This truly is a win for all workers! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The cost-of-living crisis isn’t inevitable—it’s a policy choice. From childcare to food to energy, we lay out bold solutions to curb profiteering, expand public options, and build an economy that delivers stability, not scarcity. Learn more: rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

Flight attendants at Air Canada have a tentative agreement that ends unpaid work - workers still have to vote on the deal, but are back at work today - solidarity with everyone who helped win this historic victory: globalnews.ca/news/1134044...

"If governments keep showing such disregard for workers’ fundamental rights, we shouldn’t be surprised if workers start showing more disregard for government orders," writes @eidlin.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

If you want to support flight attendants standing up for their rights, here's information about solidarity actions across Canada: cupe.ca/rallies

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the impact of the strike. Timing - 2:35 www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/...

Solidarity with @cupescfp.bsky.social and Air Canada flight attendants who refuse to back down. When governments rush to end strikes, they're sending a clear message: workers' rights are expendable, corporate profits are not. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Workers defying back-to-work orders shows growing mistrust of a system stacked against them. Govt bias fuels militancy and pushes unions beyond legal labour action. My comments in @thestar.com #canlab #aircanadastrike #aircanadaflightattendants @cupescfp.bsky.social www.thestar.com/business/air...

The UK is seriously talking about tax reform, looking first at inheritance and wealth taxes. Public finances are under pressure in Canada too & our government should similarly be exploring options to raise revenues, not just preparing the ground for austerity. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

In case you missed the good news: Uber and Amazon workers in BC made labour history by unionizing. The notoriously anti-union corporations couldn't stop the workers. Key to achieving this: two recent changes in labour policy. Learn more here: bcpolicy.ca/uber-amazon #bclab #bcpoli

Very sad news. Just a few days ago, we were announcing our Counteracting Campus Precarity research project, which (in collaboration with the #ContractWorkersJustice campaign) seeks to address precarious working conditions for #SFU food and cleaning staff. thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

ICYMI find out about the BC labour policies that made two breakthrough union certifications in Victoria and Delta and the restoration of card-check possible. Analysis from ‪@verosioufi.bsky.social‬ and ‪@iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬.

How important are low tax rates when your life and career are rooted in one place? Cristobal Young challenges the idea that the wealthy are fleeing to tax havens in this week’s episode of The Inequality Podcast. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3YdiCkj #TaxFlight #MillionaireTax #InequalityResearch

Cost was a major barrier for BC women accessing contraception before BC govt made it free, confirms new research. Guess what? Cost remains a barrier to accessing many aspects of health care, including mental health services & home & community care. It doesn't have to be this way. #bcpoli #cdnpoli