For the hundreds of young activists & their allies who pressed hard for the idea of a Youth Climate Corps, the YCC announcement in this week's fed budget comes as a welcome relief and should be seen as a win, albeit not overstated. Here's our take: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...

Three missed opportunities in Canada's federal budget: 1) "Sacrifice"—but not asked of the wealthy; 2) Bold rhetoric but weak action on housing; 3) Productivity drive that misses key low-hanging fruit; Some reflections for @bcpolicy.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/07/c...

New episode of Break in Case of Emergency podcast: @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social, @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & I break down the federal budget & the thin gruel that is the Climate Competitiveness Strategy. Have a listen 👇 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

Another great piece by my friend Ben Parfitt, who rightly argues that the fracking companies should be made to pay for the water pipeline their industry has necessitated. Why Fracking Firms Should Pay for a $100-Million Water Pipeline via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Thinking ahead to tomorrow's federal budget and all the talk of Canadians needing to make sacrifices, I can't help but wonder when the wealthiest few might be asked to do that. Unfortunately I don't think that's part of the plan.

At noon, tune into CBC's BC Today to hear senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social on today's federal budget. Call in to ask Alex a question. #Budget2025 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

I'm really looking forward to this free webinar on AI, civil liberties and jobs tomorrow, 12pm PT. @verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re very happy to announce that two more leading researchers on AI and governance + labour will be joining us this Wednesday for the webinar: ”AI, civil liberties and your job. What you need to know.” (rsvp at bcpolicy.ca/events) #bcpoli #canpoli #aipolicy #bcpolicy #bclab #cupe

We need to talk #housing & race. Read the latest report from researcher Véronique Sioufi, which maps out the current state of racial inequality in Canada's housing market. This deck has some key findings, but check out the full report (also available in French!). bcpolicy.ca/housing-inequality

Do you know accounting, finance or business administration, and want to join the board of @cape-acme.bsky.social, one of the most effective environment and health charities in Canada? Apply to our treasurer posting: www.charityvillage.com/job/treasure... #healthyfuture @jvipondmd.bsky.social

Getting ready for the BC Policy Solutions launch party this evening. @bcpolicy.bsky.social

Exciting news for Metro Vancouver! www.freshetnews.ca/a-new-beginn...

This Friday: Im/migrant Farmworker Justice in British Columbia and Ontario. Strategies undertaken by farmworkers and contemplations on how to move forward in today’s hostile anti-immigrant context. Friday, Oct 17 6-9 PM PT — SFU Vancouver & online @j4mw.bsky.social

#Nonprofit leaders from across BC wrote this open letter in September with growing concern for the future of their sector and the communities they serve. - 1 in 3 nonprofit workers is food insecure - The average salary in the community nonprofit sector is 31% lower than the national average

The final webinar in our LNG Unpacked series is Oct 23 @ 12pm! Join guests Iglika Ivanova @bcpolicy.bsky.social & Ismail Askin @workersolidaritybc.bsky.social to learn about how LNG expansion is impacting cost of living, jobs, workers, and our bills. REGISTER: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Sectoral bargaining could be a game-changer for BC's most vulnerable workers. @verosioufi.bsky.social explains in @thetyee why labour laws designed for 20th century workplaces leave cleaners, care workers, and gig workers behind. @bcpolicy.bsky.social thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Check out this must-read piece from @thetyee.ca's @isaacphannay.bsky.social. It's about an approach that can remove many of the obstacles standing between some of BC's most vulnerable workers and their right to join a union: sectoral bargaining. 🧵 #BCLab

"I hope you understand this is a movement, an achievement of a whole society" Please listen to the words she finally finds for winning the Nobel Prize for her part in the struggle to find a "just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy" We can only do this together, everywhere.

This is such great journalistic digging. Well done, @thestar.com and @ghadaa.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/gta/ins...

Yes, sectoral bargaining can give vulnerable workers better working conditions. The BC government should prioritize it. As a bare minimum, BC must create councils to review the working standards & conditions for domestic, agricultural, food delivery & ride-hail workers. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

The affordability crisis during a weakening economy is placing even more pressure on the nonprofit sector says senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social. "When things are very uncertain, donations are even less than they used to be,” she says.

In 2 decades experience, @iglikaivanova.bsky.social has never seen the nonprofit sector in such crisis. “There've been downturns and the financial crisis, but I feel like what’s happening to the nonprofit sector now is different. People who used to donate are now clients.”

Couldn't make it to this webinar this past Wednesday? Here’s the video recording! Senior economist Alex Hemingway and Housing Squamish E.D. Sarah Ellis walk us through key policies and local lessons to solve the housing crisis in BC.

Firms that convert to employee ownership tend to be more resilient in economic downturns with lower incidence of layoffs and closures say Simon Pek, Lorin Bussan and @1alexhemingway.bsky.social. Read how the upcoming federal budget can advance such ownership.

It is with deep admiration & heartfelt remembrance that we announce the establishment of the Pamela Horton Trailblazer Fund, created to honour the life, leadership, & legacy of our longstanding board member, Pam, who passed away on May 13, 2025. Learn more: disabilityalliancebc.org/the-pamela-h...

Deep tax cuts to personal & corporate taxes in the early 2000s were never fully reversed eroding BC’s fiscal capacity even as the economy grew says senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social explaining BC’s current economic woes. The solution isn’t spending cuts she says.

Daycare in Denmark is a basic right. Could Canada offer the same? childcarecanada.org/documents/ch...

If we're to create a new Canadian economy as called for by Prime Minister Carney, employees deserve more than inspiration—they deserve a greater ownership stake and voice in the companies where they work say Simon Pek, Lorin Bussan and @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.

What could it be? I think I know. www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

Looking forward to this webinar on housing later today. Tune in to find out what key policy reforms will move the dial on hosing and if recent policy announcements are hitting the mark. 12 noon PT zoom.us/webinar/regi... @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

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

BC folks! Outstanding piece here by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, co-ED of @bcpolicy.bsky.social. BC has a revenue problem, not a spending problem The solution to BC’s fiscal challenges isn’t spending cuts. Instead, BC needs progressive revenue measures. Read on 👇 vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

Everyone's talking about BC's "spending problem" but here's what they're not telling you: we're spending the SAME share of GDP as 1998, but collecting far less revenue. BC's deficit isn't about overspending. My analysis: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... #bcpoli

Everyone's talking about BC's "spending problem" but here's what they're not telling you: we're spending the SAME share of GDP as 1998, but collecting far less revenue. BC's deficit isn't about overspending. My analysis: vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... #bcpoli

Breaking - Canadian federal government to rip up all highways because they are losing too much money.

Canada’s mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change. montreal.citynews.ca/2025/09/24/o...

Great advice here from @350canada.bsky.social on how to mark National Truth and Reconciliation Day next Tuesday... 350.org/canada/trc-2...

September 30th is National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. As we approach this day, how can we avoid symbolic performances of reconciliation and equip ourselves to work toward transformative change? Check out these resources and more on our website: yellowheadinstitute.org. Linked in bio.

For public infrastructure and services, can we start talking about how to design them to do what we need, what they can enable, how they can save households and the private sector money and create a level playing field ... instead of treating them like businesses (which they are not!)

Why do economists care about inequality in incomes and wealth? 1) Inequality tends to dampen overall economic performance. One of most immediacy effects is on consumer spending. Low-and middle-income households spend a larger percentage of each dollar that they earn when more spending is in…

Highly recommend this webinar next week presented by @bcpolicy.bsky.social 👇

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.