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“The federal government thinks they can turn funding on and off like a tap, but these are people,” said researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social. “People don’t get settled overnight.”
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Federal immigration cuts lead to 'devastating' gutting of services for immigrants to Vancouver
The budget cuts are so deep that neighbourhood houses like Frog Hollow will lay off seven full-time employees, Collingwood will lose 20.
vancouversun.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“The federal government thinks they can turn funding on and off like a tap, but these are people,” said researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social. “People don’t get settled overnight.”
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Bravecat and co-director Emily Kassie share their thoughts on the nomination.
Oscar-nomination for documentary highlighting abuse at Williams Lake residential school | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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January 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Bravecat and co-director Emily Kassie share their thoughts on the nomination.
Our former colleague Ben Parfitt's latest in @thetyee.ca.
Fighting oil and gas industry developments is almost always a losing proposition.
www.thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Fighting oil and gas industry developments is almost always a losing proposition.
www.thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
When Fracking and Earthquake Risks Come to Your Doorstep | The Tyee
Residents of northeastern BC have been left unprotected in the LNG drilling boom.
www.thetyee.ca
January 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our former colleague Ben Parfitt's latest in @thetyee.ca.
Fighting oil and gas industry developments is almost always a losing proposition.
www.thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Fighting oil and gas industry developments is almost always a losing proposition.
www.thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
"If Trump is serious about these tariffs and it's not just a negotiating ploy then it means we need to look at other things. How do we deepen our domestic markets? How do we improve inter-provincial trade?" asks senior economist @marclee.bsky.social.
www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/bc-trad...
www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/bc-trad...
B.C. trade diversification important but other steps matter more: expert
Experts agree with the need to diversify B.C. trade argue but other steps might be more impactful
www.cranbrooktownsman.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"If Trump is serious about these tariffs and it's not just a negotiating ploy then it means we need to look at other things. How do we deepen our domestic markets? How do we improve inter-provincial trade?" asks senior economist @marclee.bsky.social.
www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/bc-trad...
www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/bc-trad...
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Meet the cleaners taking control of their work: Instead of being low-paid employees, they chose to launch a co-operative and be the owners.
Meet the Cleaners Taking Control of Their Work | The Tyee
Instead of being low-paid employees, they chose to launch a co-operative and be the owners.
thetyee.ca
January 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Meet the cleaners taking control of their work: Instead of being low-paid employees, they chose to launch a co-operative and be the owners.
“A barista doesn’t magically appear at the coffee shop when a customer comes to the door. They need to keep the coffee shop ready for when customers come. It’s the same thing being able to work delivery," says @verosioufi.bsky.social of BC's rules for gig drivers.
www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...
www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...
Uber Drivers Say BC Gig Work Protections Fall Short | The Tyee
Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside is set to review the effectiveness of changes made last fall.
www.thetyee.ca
January 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“A barista doesn’t magically appear at the coffee shop when a customer comes to the door. They need to keep the coffee shop ready for when customers come. It’s the same thing being able to work delivery," says @verosioufi.bsky.social of BC's rules for gig drivers.
www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...
www.thetyee.ca/News/2025/01...
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New from @policyalternatives.bsky.social : With Trump threatening punishing tariffs on #Canada and #Mexico, the two countries should consider a coordinated response meant to hit Trump hard. By Nathaniel Denaro #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada and Mexico should coordinate responses to Trump’s tariffs | CCPA
Canadians may be forgiven for focusing on their own problems as Donald Trump’s February 1 tariff deadline approaches. The U.S. president says he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on some or all Canadian...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New from @policyalternatives.bsky.social : With Trump threatening punishing tariffs on #Canada and #Mexico, the two countries should consider a coordinated response meant to hit Trump hard. By Nathaniel Denaro #cdnpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Here is today's segment from The Current on CBC with Matt Galloway on the impacts of Trump's tariffs, and howCanada can respond: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-.... I joined two business guests (auto parts from Ont and seafood from NS), who were both articulate, sincere, and (like me) worried.
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
January 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here is today's segment from The Current on CBC with Matt Galloway on the impacts of Trump's tariffs, and howCanada can respond: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-.... I joined two business guests (auto parts from Ont and seafood from NS), who were both articulate, sincere, and (like me) worried.
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PODCAST: Municipalities are resisting greater density, saying they can’t afford the infrastructure costs. Danny Oleksiuk says this argument doesn’t hold water. @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social @sightline.org @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @ccpabc.bsky.social
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January 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
PODCAST: Municipalities are resisting greater density, saying they can’t afford the infrastructure costs. Danny Oleksiuk says this argument doesn’t hold water. @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social @sightline.org @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @ccpabc.bsky.social
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Saturday | 10:05 PT Lower Mainland municipalities are resisting greater density, saying they can’t afford infrastructure costs. Danny Oleksiuk says the argument doesn’t hold water @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social @sightline.org @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @ccpabc.bsky.social @ccpabcjean.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Saturday | 10:05 PT Lower Mainland municipalities are resisting greater density, saying they can’t afford infrastructure costs. Danny Oleksiuk says the argument doesn’t hold water @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social @sightline.org @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @ccpabc.bsky.social @ccpabcjean.bsky.social
ICYMI Concern about infrastructure costs has become the latest housing NIMBYism cry say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social.
But denser housing actually means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades, they explain.
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
But denser housing actually means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades, they explain.
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
Worried about infrastructure costs? Then end the apartment ban
Opinion: Denser housing means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades. But opponents are weaponizing the infrastructure argument.
vancouversun.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
ICYMI Concern about infrastructure costs has become the latest housing NIMBYism cry say @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social.
But denser housing actually means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades, they explain.
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
But denser housing actually means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades, they explain.
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
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Amazon couldn’t stop a historic union drive in Quebec—so now it’s shutting down all its facilities and leaving the province.
Scholar and organizer Mostafa Henaway says the corporate giant is sending an unmistakable message of intimidation to its global workforce.
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Scholar and organizer Mostafa Henaway says the corporate giant is sending an unmistakable message of intimidation to its global workforce.
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Amazon is quitting Quebec to ‘shock and awe’ workers worldwide ⋆ The Breach
The corporate giant feared a ‘breakthrough’ after Quebec workers unionized and were set to secure the first collective agreement in the world
breachmedia.ca
January 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Amazon couldn’t stop a historic union drive in Quebec—so now it’s shutting down all its facilities and leaving the province.
Scholar and organizer Mostafa Henaway says the corporate giant is sending an unmistakable message of intimidation to its global workforce.
breachmedia.ca/amazon-quitt...
Scholar and organizer Mostafa Henaway says the corporate giant is sending an unmistakable message of intimidation to its global workforce.
breachmedia.ca/amazon-quitt...
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Vancouver is the epicentre of BC's housing shortage.
Mayor and council continue to use restrictive zoning to ban apartments—non-market and market housing alike—on the vast majority of the residential land, suppressing housing supply and driving displacement.
This city is not doing "doing its part"
Mayor and council continue to use restrictive zoning to ban apartments—non-market and market housing alike—on the vast majority of the residential land, suppressing housing supply and driving displacement.
This city is not doing "doing its part"
NEW: Vancouver's mayor says a crackdown on organized crime is coming city-wide
He's also planning to reject new *supportive housing projects, saying other cities need to "do their part"
*My error in a previous post, he’s good with social housing
More here: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
He's also planning to reject new *supportive housing projects, saying other cities need to "do their part"
*My error in a previous post, he’s good with social housing
More here: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Vancouver mayor rejects new supportive housing projects, promises ‘crackdown’ in Downtown Eastside
Vancouver’s mayor intends to reject any new social housing projects proposed in his city.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Vancouver is the epicentre of BC's housing shortage.
Mayor and council continue to use restrictive zoning to ban apartments—non-market and market housing alike—on the vast majority of the residential land, suppressing housing supply and driving displacement.
This city is not doing "doing its part"
Mayor and council continue to use restrictive zoning to ban apartments—non-market and market housing alike—on the vast majority of the residential land, suppressing housing supply and driving displacement.
This city is not doing "doing its part"
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This has quickly become one of the most popular pieces I've written for Substack. And for good reason.
The coming months and years will drive you insane if you don't have a plan to manage your sanity.
Here's how to start.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/preparing-...
The coming months and years will drive you insane if you don't have a plan to manage your sanity.
Here's how to start.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/preparing-...
Preparing for the Newspocalypse
Mind your sanity. Connect close to home. Set boundaries. Support the media you trust. Live your life. Don't feel guilty about it. There's no better advice than that.
www.davidmoscrop.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This has quickly become one of the most popular pieces I've written for Substack. And for good reason.
The coming months and years will drive you insane if you don't have a plan to manage your sanity.
Here's how to start.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/preparing-...
The coming months and years will drive you insane if you don't have a plan to manage your sanity.
Here's how to start.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/preparing-...
Costs of public infrastructure are becoming the go-to excuse for restrictive zoning policies in BC, policies that ban apartments on most residential land and reserve it for low-density options, write @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social.
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
Worried about infrastructure costs? Then end the apartment ban
Opinion: Denser housing means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades. But opponents are weaponizing the infrastructure argument.
vancouversun.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Costs of public infrastructure are becoming the go-to excuse for restrictive zoning policies in BC, policies that ban apartments on most residential land and reserve it for low-density options, write @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social.
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
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Worried about infrastructure costs? Then end the apartment ban
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To tackle the housing shortage and close the infrastructure gap, ending exclusionary zoning is a critical part of the solution.
My oped with @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social in today's Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
To tackle the housing shortage and close the infrastructure gap, ending exclusionary zoning is a critical part of the solution.
My oped with @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social in today's Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
Worried about infrastructure costs? Then end the apartment ban
Opinion: Denser housing means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades. But opponents are weaponizing the infrastructure argument.
vancouversun.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Worried about infrastructure costs? Then end the apartment ban
.
To tackle the housing shortage and close the infrastructure gap, ending exclusionary zoning is a critical part of the solution.
My oped with @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social in today's Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
To tackle the housing shortage and close the infrastructure gap, ending exclusionary zoning is a critical part of the solution.
My oped with @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social in today's Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/opinion/worr...
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"If you're a human being living on this planet, that means you have everything you need to care about climate change and to use your voice to advocate for climate action."
Beautiful interview @katharinehayhoe.com about why climate science + activism should go hand in hand.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Beautiful interview @katharinehayhoe.com about why climate science + activism should go hand in hand.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
www.cbc.ca
January 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"If you're a human being living on this planet, that means you have everything you need to care about climate change and to use your voice to advocate for climate action."
Beautiful interview @katharinehayhoe.com about why climate science + activism should go hand in hand.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Beautiful interview @katharinehayhoe.com about why climate science + activism should go hand in hand.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Vancouver restaurants have success with no tips, living wage service.
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Why these Vancouver businesses say no-tipping policies work for them
Vancouver eateries Cowdog Coffee and Folke are reaping success with living-wage, no-tip service
vancouversun.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Vancouver restaurants have success with no tips, living wage service.
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...
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This is a rich mythbuster by Gabe Friedman for the
Financial Post on what becoming the 51st state would really mean: financialpost.com/news/economy.... Borders are not just a 'friction'. They help to ground investment so we can be more than a northern hinterland in NA. #cdnecon
Financial Post on what becoming the 51st state would really mean: financialpost.com/news/economy.... Borders are not just a 'friction'. They help to ground investment so we can be more than a northern hinterland in NA. #cdnecon
What becoming the 51st U.S. state would do to Canada's economy
Joining the US would make Canada's economy bigger. Some say that's good, while others say there would be loss of sovereignty. Find out more.
financialpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is a rich mythbuster by Gabe Friedman for the
Financial Post on what becoming the 51st state would really mean: financialpost.com/news/economy.... Borders are not just a 'friction'. They help to ground investment so we can be more than a northern hinterland in NA. #cdnecon
Financial Post on what becoming the 51st state would really mean: financialpost.com/news/economy.... Borders are not just a 'friction'. They help to ground investment so we can be more than a northern hinterland in NA. #cdnecon
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For makers of cement, finding ways to shrink their carbon footprints, even as demand soars, can’t happen soon enough.
A global look at potential ways to cut emissions from the most widely used human-made material. 🌎🚚
A global look at potential ways to cut emissions from the most widely used human-made material. 🌎🚚
Cement Is a Huge Emitter. Can It Be Greened? | The Tyee
A global look at potential ways to cut emissions from the most widely used human-made material.
thetyee.ca
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For makers of cement, finding ways to shrink their carbon footprints, even as demand soars, can’t happen soon enough.
A global look at potential ways to cut emissions from the most widely used human-made material. 🌎🚚
A global look at potential ways to cut emissions from the most widely used human-made material. 🌎🚚
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Jim Stanford delivers the facts on why the threatened #USTariffs are based on a "wholly false premise"
"Trump’s claim the bilateral deficit is $200 billion is an utter fabrication"
#Canadasky
#cdnpoli
#cdnecon
"Trump’s claim the bilateral deficit is $200 billion is an utter fabrication"
#Canadasky
#cdnpoli
#cdnecon
Please see our full Centre for Future Work report, "Who's Subsidizing Whom?", for the receipts: centreforfuturework.ca/wp-content/u....
centreforfuturework.ca
January 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Jim Stanford delivers the facts on why the threatened #USTariffs are based on a "wholly false premise"
"Trump’s claim the bilateral deficit is $200 billion is an utter fabrication"
#Canadasky
#cdnpoli
#cdnecon
"Trump’s claim the bilateral deficit is $200 billion is an utter fabrication"
#Canadasky
#cdnpoli
#cdnecon
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NEW - BC is launching the provincial registry for short-term rentals on properties like AirBnB, VRBO, etc. All owners must register for a number, which then is displayed on listings. The government will charge owners a fee to register, also.
January 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
NEW - BC is launching the provincial registry for short-term rentals on properties like AirBnB, VRBO, etc. All owners must register for a number, which then is displayed on listings. The government will charge owners a fee to register, also.
Our 2020 report Challenging Racist British Columbia with the National Association of Japanese Canadians says George Pearson was part of a BC delegation to Ottawa to lobby for the “forced eviction” of the Japanese population.
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/17/v...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/17/v...
Vancouver care home gets new name over namesake's anti-Japanese views
The Vancouver Coastal Health authority says it has changed the name of a long-term care home that was named after George Pearson.
vancouver.citynews.ca
January 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our 2020 report Challenging Racist British Columbia with the National Association of Japanese Canadians says George Pearson was part of a BC delegation to Ottawa to lobby for the “forced eviction” of the Japanese population.
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/17/v...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/01/17/v...
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Much of Pierre Poilievre’s commentary to date is centred around trash-talking Canada and blaming everything on Trudeau and the federal Liberals. So what does he stand for and what would he do as PM? I read the economic tea leaves here:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Poilievre's economic populism masks the same old failed conservative policies | CCPA
With the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian politics is headed for a shake-up, with observers anticipating a federal election shortly after the Liberals choose their new leader in ...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Much of Pierre Poilievre’s commentary to date is centred around trash-talking Canada and blaming everything on Trudeau and the federal Liberals. So what does he stand for and what would he do as PM? I read the economic tea leaves here:
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...