Category: News
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Budget 2026—presentation to legislative committee
BC Policy Solutions’s recommendations to the provincial legislature’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services: Annual Budget Consultation.
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Crises are no time for timidity
Article by Seth Klein: originally published by Canada’s National Observer I’m loving the political tough talk and newfound social solidarity in response to Donald Trump’s attack on our economy and sovereignty. The collective impulse that has propelled the public to “buy Canadian” and cancel travel to the US lifts my spirits. I’m inspired by the…
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Ideas to meet the moment
Ahead of the April 26 event with Naomi and Seth Klein (The NEW Shock Doctrine: an evening with Naomi Klein at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts), the BC Policy Solutions research team reached out to our advisory boards, research associates and collaborators to produce a pamphlet with ideas that confront the challenges of…
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Budget cuts avoided, but stronger public investment needed amid Trump trade war
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Victoria, BC – BC budget 2025 aims to protect jobs and public services that people rely on while preparing BC’s economy to withstand the unpredictable impacts of US tariffs imposed today. And while the budget rightly prioritizes maintaining social spending and capital investment over calls for cuts from some sectors, it misses…
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🗓️ Register for BC budget briefing March 6
When: March 6, 2025, 4:30pm PSTWhere: ZoomCost: Free Join us on Zoom for a breakdown and analysis of the 2025 BC budget from our research team: Public Interest Researcher Iglika Ivanova, Public Finance Policy Analyst Alex Hemingway and Racial & Socio-Economic Equity researcher Véronique Sioufi—with special guest Emiko Newman from the Climate Emergency Unit and…
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