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.

“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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Oscar-nomination for documentary highlighting abuse at Williams Lake residential school | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Bravecat and co-director Emily Kassie share their thoughts on the nomination.

When Fracking and Earthquake Risks Come to Your Doorstep | The Tyee Residents of northeastern BC have been left unprotected in the LNG drilling boom.

Our former colleague Ben Parfitt's latest in @thetyee.ca.

Fighting oil and gas industry developments is almost always a losing proposition.
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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

"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...

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.

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.

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.

“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.
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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...

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.

Underground skytrain construction site with scaffolding, pipes and construction materials. A worker in safety gear stands below a tall cement pillar wrapped with a tarp.

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
@ccpabcjean.bsky.social
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Underground construction site with scaffolding, pipes and construction materials. A worker in safety gear stands below a tall cement pillar wrapped with a tarp.

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

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.

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...

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

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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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"

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.

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-...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

"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.
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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

Vancouver restaurants have success with no tips, living wage service.
vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

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.

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

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.

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. 🌎🚚

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

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.

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.

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.
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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 ...

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...

Some thoughts on exactly that here podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l... in conversation with @davidmoscrop.com.

Reminder that there parts of the big picture that are neither dumb nor terrible. Let's lever those realities today to create a better tomorrow. #FutureOfWorkers #BetterFutureForAll

Episode 259: Racial Equity in Policy Making — with Véronique Sioufi On this episode of Below the Radar, we're joined by Véronique Sioufi, the Researcher for Racial & Socio-economic Equity at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office, and a doctoral candida...

Hear @verosioufi.bsky.social, our researcher for racial & socio-economic equity, talking to @amjohal.bsky.social on SFU's
Below the Radar on Racial Equity in Policy Making including issues of labour inequality, structural racism and decolonization.
www.sfu.ca/vancity-offi...

Worried about Infrastructure Costs? Then End the Apartment Ban Worried about Infrastructure Costs? Then End the Apartment Ban

@dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social and @1alexhemingway.bsky.social debunk the go-to excuse for NIMBY policies in British Columbia: infrastructure concerns. @policyalternatives.bsky.social ives.bsky.social

Worried about Infrastructure Costs? Then End the Apartment Ban Takeaways:  Opponents of building more homes in British Columbia, and especially denser, lower-cost options like apartments, often wield the argument that their communities lack the infrastructure—...

Research shows that to alleviate housing shortages it's far cheaper to build and maintain public infrastructure to service denser forms of housing than it is to service low-density sprawl, write @1alexhemingway.bsky.social and @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social.
www.policynote.ca/housing-infr...

Worried about Infrastructure Costs? Then End the Apartment Ban Takeaways:  Opponents of building more homes in British Columbia, and especially denser, lower-cost options like apartments, often wield the argument that their communities lack the infrastructure—...

A recent report found public infrastructure costs for apts were 5 to 9 times cheaper than for houses.

Overwhelming evidence shows denser housing reduces per-capita infrastructure costs: new research from @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social.
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