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ICYMI The BC government must make life more affordable with more affordable housing, $10-a-day child care and public transit. New research by Anastasia French & ‪@iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬ says a minimum wage hike isn't enough. BC workers need a living wage. bcpolicy.ca/minimum-...

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"The costs of essentials like food and rent keep rising at a higher rate than general inflation," Living Wage BC's Anastasis French says despite a min wage hike. "So while a 45 cent pay increase is good for those workers it's far short of what they need to get by." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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In Metro Vancouver, women—and particularly racialized women—earn less than the living wage research by Anastasia French and ‪@iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬ shows. Data show more than half of BC workers earning less than $20/hour are over 25 and many support families. bcpolicy.ca/minimum-wage-2025

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Those who do some of the hardest jobs—cleaners, cashiers, care aides—need more than a 45-cent-an-hour minimum wage increase say Anastasia French and ‪@iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬. They need a living wage and affordable housing, lower food costs and better transit.

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Indexing minimum wage to inflation is positive but not enough when costs like rent and groceries rise even faster. The government can make life more affordable by building affordable housing, expanding $10-a-day child care & investing in public transit‬. New research. bcpolicy.ca/minimum-wage-2025

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When wages don’t cover basic costs, workers face impossible choices: cut back on food, skip medications, fall behind on bills. A minimum wage hike isn't enough. A living wage is essential say Anastasia French and ‪@iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬.

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Working full-time, juggling multiple jobs and struggling to afford rent, groceries or childcare—even a minimum wage hike won’t help say Anastasia French and @iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬. British Columbians need a living wage they explain. bcpolicy.ca/minimum-wage-2025

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BC’s minimum wage increase is a welcome raise for low-wage workers but far short of a living wage say Anastasia French and ‪@iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬. A living wage is the hourly rate needed to afford essentials like rent, food, transportation and child care.

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Thankfully, the village was evacuated already, but one person is missing and everyone else’s homes are destroyed. Make no mistake: this is a climate disaster.

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Useful context for O&G debate: Canada's GHG inventory (released during election campaign) shows oil sands GHGs at all-time high. Despite all the enviro claims by Pathways Alliance et al, oil sands produces more GHGs than 11 of 13 provinces and territories. www.canada.ca/en/environme...

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Power, patriarchy & petroleum: Why imaging a world beyond fossil fuels is so damn hard. Fossil fuels have always been about more than powering cars or heating homes. They are foundation of a political & cultural system that rewards exploitation & dominance www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/o...

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At 11:05 am hear Anastasia French, Living Wage BC, on how BC’s minimum wage increase Sunday is welcome but insufficient. A living wage is needed she says. It allows people to afford essentials like rent, food, transportation & child care and have a decent quality of life. globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/

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Dear Premier @eby-david.bsky.social: Verbal promises are one thing, and legislation is another. The only way to ensure fossil fuel infrastructure is not fast-tracked is to explicitly exclude it in Bill 15 itself. Read @cape-acme.bsky.social's letter: cape.ca/cape-opposes...

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Super helpful explainer here from @blakeshaffer.bsky.social on why we need an east-west power grid, how it would work, and how to overcome the historic barriers to doing so: macleans.ca/economy/forg...

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Finished watching the 5th & final episode of doc series Wildfire, produced by @kevineastwood.bsky.social. Can't recommend highly enough. As climate-induced extreme weather extends their season, the work these BC wildfire fighters do is extraordinary. Watch 👇 www.knowledge.ca/program/wild...

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If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice sheets may melt, causing seas to rise and displacing millions in coastal communities, a new study finds.

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Wildfire season is looking grim this year. Forecasters at Natural Resources Canada expect level 5 (on a scale of 5) fire weather severity over most of the population centres across Western Canada by August. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/20/o...

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Note to Canadians looking at privately owned hospitals as an option here - US data strongly suggests deaths among surgical patients are higher @healthAffairs www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

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A recent US survey found that a majority of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents support the concept of employee ownership and would prefer working for a firm owned by employees. It’s time to build the policies to make it possible.

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Democratic employee-owned firms can weather economic adversity and are less likely to fail during a recession and more likely to maintain employment and wages for workers. @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and colleagues say governments can make our economy more democratic.

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Tackling the climate crisis requires tackling the inequality crisis: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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An escalating trade war has forced us to quickly rethink and prepare to reorient Canada’s economy, Michael MacKenzie, Simon Pek and Alex Hemingway write. Democratic employee-owned firms can give people more control over their work, they recommend.

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As our economy, sovereignty and wellbeing are increasingly threatened, fundamental & innovative action could make our economy independent, strong and resilient & could be delivered with more democratic employee-owned firms say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and colleagues.

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Our economy must be better for workers say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and colleagues. The economy can be more resilient with more democratic workplaces where workers have more control and federal legislation for Employee Ownership Trusts can help achieve this aim.

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This campaign seeks to connect the dots between escalating wildfires, the climate crisis & the burning of fossil fuels, and calls on our leaders to hold Canada’s fossil fuel industry accountable and to make climate action a policy priority. Learn more at signedseareddelivered.com Please share ❤️‍🔥

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An article by Michael MacKenzie, Simon Pek and @1alexhemingway.bsky.social calling for more democratic employee-owned firms to reorient the economy is getting significant coverage, including: www.benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com/news/industr... Read the full piece: bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r....

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The climate emergency is here. And fossil fuel companies keep profiting. We launched Signed, Seared, Delivered to hold them accountable ⬇️ www.signedseareddelivered.com

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As always, Uytae is a gem, making approachable videos that help explain some of the causes of the housing crisis. Highly recommend to watch if you haven’t yet! Let’s talk a bit more about development costs, Vancouver in particular. Because we do some things right, and other things horribly wrong.

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Democratic employee ownership can help reorient Canada’s economy in this time of economic and political instability say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and colleagues. Our economy must be better for workers and can be so if workers have more ownership & control, they say. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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Last year federal legislation was passed to create Employee Ownership Trusts as a promising new vehicle for workers to achieve more control in their workplaces. Michael MacKenzie, Simon Pek and @1alexhemingway.bsky.social explain how this can be achieved. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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Democratic employee-owned firms are less likely to fail during a recession and more likely to maintain employment and wages for workers. Canada needs to adopt policies to help make our economy more democratic say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and colleagues. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social explains to @godfrey.bsky.social how worker ownership can give Canadians more control at work in a time of economic and political uncertainty. Have a read or listen.

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To build a more resilient Canadian economy in the face of US threats, put workers in the driver's seat. Michael Mackenzie, Simon Pek and I analyze the role and potential of democratic employee ownership in this moment. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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Our economy, sovereignty and wellbeing as Canadians are threatened and we need innovative action to make our economy independent, strong and resilient. That could be delivered with more democratic employee-owned firms say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and colleagues. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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Our economy must be better for workers say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and colleagues. The economy can be more resilient with more democratic workplaces where workers have more control and federal legislation for Employee Ownership Trusts can help achieve this aim. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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The response to US tariffs has focused on developing new export markets and reducing barriers to interprovincial trade. We can do more and better say Michael MacKenzie, Simon Pek & Alex Hemingway. Workers can have more control with Employee Ownership Trusts they say. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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An escalating trade war has forced us to quickly rethink and prepare to reorient Canada’s economy, Michael MacKenzie, Simon Pek & Alex Hemingway write. Democratic employee-owned firms can give people more control over their work, they say. bcpolicy.ca/2025/05/06/r...

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Hear @1alexhemingway.bsky.social tell @godfrey.bsky.social about democratic employee-owned firms. Working people can have more control over their work rather than seeing so much wealth concentrated at the very top in this country, Alex says. Have a read or listen! www.thebind.ca/p/a-conversa...

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Climate & economic sustainability is dependent on: –building just, local food systems, –creating a new generation of public corporations and –instituting a youth climate corps for training & employment in careers confronting the climate crisis bcpolicy.ca/meet-the-mom... @sethdklein.bsky.social

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Participants looked for ‘The Way Forward’ in climate justice, building a just economy, the effects of AI on work and countering right-wing agendas at the People’s Policy Forum coordinated by the Understanding Precarity in BC project, co-directed by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Dr. Kendra Strauss.

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Denise Moffatt, @bcfed.bsky.social, Stephanie Dick and Adel Iskandar of @sfu.ca, and Katisha Paul, Youth Representative, Union of BC Indian Chiefs spoke at the People’s Policy Forum opening panel, Understanding the Current Moment, convened by the Understanding Precarity in BC project.

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Musqueam elder Mary Point opens the People's Policy Forum: Organizing Against Precarity with co-chairs @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Kendra Strauss of the Understanding Precarity project.

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For businesses and workers to thrive, business supports must benefit communities, police funding has to be redirected to public safety and workplace democracy must be expanded, our researchers explain. bcpolicy.ca/meet-the-mom...

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Public investments for a resilient economy include: building 25K non-market homes annually, primary care providers in Community Health Centres, training workers for housing construction, $10/day childcare and healthcare. @naomiaklein.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/meet-the-mom...

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For businesses and workers to thrive, business supports must benefit communities, police funding has to be redirected to public safety and workplace democracy must be expanded, our researchers explain. bcpolicy.ca/meet-the-mom...

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Building non-profit homes, making Community Health Centres standard for primary care and free education and training for in-demand jobs are public investments for a resilient economy, our researchers explain. @naomiaklein.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2025/04/28/m...

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