Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social discussed affordability as an election issue with the @vancouversun.bsky.social.
Read the article here:
vancouversun.com/news/politic...
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Iglika Ivanova
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Co-Executive Director @bcpolicy.bsky.social, previously senior economist @ccpabc (bc office now closed). Co-Director, Understanding Precarity in BC Project. Mom. Working towards a more inclusive & sustainable economy. Opinions are my own.
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@jimbostanford.bsky.socialReposted by @iglikaivanova.bsky.socialLooking forward to this webinar with the Canadian
Health Coalition Oct 20. Too often we view health care solely as a cost. In reality it’s an *industry*, and one of Canada’s most important. Webinar: The economic benefits of public health care in Canada #canlab www.healthcoalition.ca/webinar-the-...
@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialNot to mention that despite the name, LNG Canada is 100% foreign owned so profits will largely leave the country while Canadians will be left holding the bag if the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis is right and long-term demand for LNG in Asia fails to materialize. #cdnpoli
@sethdklein.bsky.socialReposted by @iglikaivanova.bsky.socialNothing to celebrate here. It's a sad day.
Combined, LNG Canada Phases 1 & 2 will have downstream carbon emissions roughly equivalent to TOTAL annual domestic emissions for all of BC.
Phases 2 will only result in about 240 more permanent jobs.
cbc.caLNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC NewsLNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to oversea...
@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialI can't wait to hear @stephaniekelton.bsky.social speak this evening at the Vancouver Playhouse.
If you haven't bought your ticket yet, there are still some available: www.showpass.com/stephanie-ke...
@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialJoin me and the BC Policy Solutions crew to hear from Cory Doctorow & enjoy a tasty Indian buffet at our first annual fundraising gala on Nov 12 in Vancouver.
Hope to see you there!
@jimbostanford.bsky.socialReposted by @iglikaivanova.bsky.socialThe myth Alberta 'subsidizes' the rest of Canada is the most powerful meme in the separatist armoury. But it's utterly false. I show that most Albertans get more back from federal programs than they personally pay in federal taxes, for
@thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #abpoli /2
@bethmsemel.bsky.socialReposted by @iglikaivanova.bsky.socialand this is why instead of a mean machine god takeover i'm way more concerned about, among other things, companies selling "automated golden thread documentation transcription software" to mental healthcare providers (ie automating pt progress documentation which is reviewed during insurance audits)
@picardonhealth.bsky.socialReposted by @iglikaivanova.bsky.socialThe Postpartum Thoughts We’re Afraid to Say Out Loud. Intrusive thoughts, the fear of asking for help, the toll of sleep deprivation, and what partners and loved ones can actually do. www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p... via @cbcnews.ca
@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialI'm stoked that Stephanie Kelton @stephaniekelton.bsky.social is coming to speak in Vancouver on Sept 24.
This is going to be a thought-provoking event that you won't want to miss.
Get your tix here: www.showpass.com/stephanie-ke...
@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialVancouver friends: Last chance to get early bird tickets to our fundraising gala on Nov 12.
Our keynote speaker is Cory Doctorow, who'll talk about how we break free from the US tech grip & leverage digital sovereignty for the public good.
More info & tickets: bcpolicy.ca/gala
#bcpoli
@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialTara Mahoney nails it: "When the public broadcaster reports on wildfires, heat, & extreme weather without connecting the dots to fossil fuels, it leaves Canadians without the context they need to understand the crisis unfolding around them." ricochet.media/media/canada... @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
ricochet.mediaCanada is burning. Why won’t CBC tell us why?When the public broadcaster reports on wildfires, heat, and extreme weather without connecting the dots to fossil fuels, it leaves Canadians without the context they need to understand the crisis unfo...
@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialEvery article about wildfires and wildfire smoke needs to explicitly connect these climate disasters to burning fossil fuels.
If we want to breathe clean air and not have our neighbours' homes destroyed by wildfires, we need to stop using public money to subsidize fossil fuel projects.
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@iglikaivanova.bsky.socialDid you know more than 775,000 people in BC earn less than it costs to live in their community?
This is what our new report co-published with Living Wage BC finds. We call on all levels of government to step up and address the affordability crisis. @bcpolicy.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2026/05/28/w...
bcpolicy.caNot making enough to live: a third of workers in British Columbia don’t earn a living wageNew Statistics Canada data show a growing gap between wages and the cost of living, with one third of workers in British Columbia—more than 775,000 people—earning less than the living wage in their co...