Category: News
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BC Provincial election hub
People across BC will soon head to the polls to decide the future of our province. Voters deserve a trusted, reliable source to inform their decision at the ballot box. This is BC Policy Solutions’ election hub.
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BC’s big cities must do better to fix the housing crisis
As municipal and provincial elections approach, BC’s biggest, most expensive cities should face scrutiny for their role in the ongoing housing crisis.
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Education as a public good: Why the post-secondary funding crisis should be a priority this election
An educated population drives innovation, grows the tax base and sustains a democratic society.
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On the record: What we told the BC government ahead of Budget 2027
BC Policy Solution’s submission to BC’s 2027 budget consultation.
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🎬 Fighting for DRIPA: Countering the colonial backlash to recent Supreme Court Decisions
Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams and Dr. John Price discuss the controversies that have arisen in response to the Cowichan and Gitxaala court decisions and the BC government’s threat to suspend DRIPA.
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Rebuilding post-secondary education as public infrastructure in BC
(or how we fix the predictable failures of marketization)
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🎬 North Star Dialogues for change 2026: Confronting migrant injustice in the new era of immigration policy
Confronting migrant injustice in the new era of immigration policy, features leading voices in legal advocacy, research and lived experience to examine what recent immigration policy shifts actually mean, who they affect and what a more just immigration system could look like.
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Not making enough to live: A third of workers in British Columbia don’t earn a living wage
New 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 communities.
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The Future of Primary Health Care in BC: We can and must do better
This discussion paper is intended as a companion document to the Future of Primary Care in BC webinar series. The series highlighted positive examples of what is working well on the ground in communities across BC and in jurisdictions that have embraced system change and the shift to team-based primary care.
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Growing Justice: Health, safety and dignity for South Asian farmworker women in British Columbia
For decades, South Asian immigrant farmworker women have faced exploitative practices like wage theft, lack of access to clean washrooms and excessive and unpredictable hours. This report seeks to address these issues via policy reform.
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