Category: News

Just as the COP30 meeting in Belen, Brazil ended, the last week of November was Canada Climate Week Xchange. We could hope this is good news, but instead of the week’s activities being sponsored by traditional climate organizations or climate innovators, it was organized by the Toronto Stock Exchange.  Canada Climate Week stands out from…

Nearly 170,000 BC seniors are living in poverty and many more have incomes only marginally above the poverty line.  The poverty rate among BC seniors (15.5%) now exceeds the poverty rate of every other age group, a change since 2015. These are real people who are forced to choose between groceries and medication, between heating…

While governments grapple with intensifying trade tensions, the daily struggles of over 700,000 low-wage British Columbians whose paycheques don’t cover the cost of living in their communities often go unnoticed. 

The living wage in Metro Vancouver is now $10 more per hour than BC’s minimum wage. A rising cost of living—especially for housing—has caused Metro Vancouver’s living wage to accelerate to the highest amount since the calculation began. View the report and all 27 community calculations.

The development and delivery of Zohran Mamdani’s platform was as important as the platform itself. This is what made his campaign different.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget comes at an important moment for Canada as we face an increasingly hostile United States and the need to chart our own path. The choices this government makes now will have real effects on the lives of British Columbians and Canadians. There’s a lot to unpack in the…