Social, economic and environmental justice. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, British Columbia. RT's not endorsements.
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The CCPA–BC retweeted
"The supportive housing sector exists because society’s systems have failed. Our sector forms the fabric of the social safety net. The holes in that safety net are getting bigger, and now is not the time to limit the tools we have in stitching it back together."
Jill Atkey: Mayor Sim's call for a pause on new supportive housing leaves Vancouverites with more questions than answers vancouversun.com/opinion/op-…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
There's a dire shortage of teachers and support staff in our public schools. Ignoring it has serious consequences. This comprehensive new report identifies the factors that urgently need to be addressed. #bced #bcpoli #cdned #PublicEdPublicGood
✏️ Parachute Educator Survey Series ✏️
The first edition of Parachute surveyed almost 5,000 K-12 education professionals, including teachers and education workers.
5 critical issues are at the heart of this crisis.
🔗 Check out the full infographic: ctf-fce.ca/take-action/parac…
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ALT Participation 4771 completed responses across all provinces and territories. K-12 classroom teachers, principals, vice-principals, education workers. Response time October 21 – November 15, 2024.
The CCPA–BC retweeted
A jury that sat through eight days of evidence looking into how developmentally disabled people are cared for in British Columbia has recommended a complete overhaul of the system.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/29/C…
“The federal government thinks they can turn funding on and off like a tap, but these are people,” said researcher @VeroSioufi. “People don’t get settled overnight.”
vancouversun.com/news/federa…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
We've seen factories move overseas when workers demand fair wages. But Amazon's union-busting closures in Quebec are different: Amazon MUST stay in Quebec to serve Quebec customers. That creates space to fight back. My take for @CDN_Dimension: canadiandimension.com/articl… #canlab
The CCPA–BC retweeted
The current unionization rate is well under half what it was roughly 45 years ago. We will need policy reforms, like the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, in order to bring numbers back up 📈
epi.org/publication/millions…
Our former colleague Ben Parfitt's latest in @TheTyee.
Fighting oil and gas industry developments is almost always a losing proposition.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/01/…
"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 @MarcLeeYVR.
cranbrooktownsman.com/news/b…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
New from @ccpa: Last year saw governments across the world backslide on their climate commitments, and embrace increasingly dangerous anti-environmental policy. Let's take stock of the damage. By @hadrianmk #ClimateAction
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The CCPA–BC retweeted
Lulu Hernández said when she first started working as a cleaner in Vancouver, she just accepted the long hours and low wages that were the industry standard.
But two women she met on the job helped her realize her workday could be different.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/24/M…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
I have been tweeting this every day.
Will you join me?
Over 5700 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW
#MMIWG2S.
#MMIP.
ALT From the top: Hashtags #MMIW and #MMIWG with silhouettes of women to signify the many missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Text at the bottom of the images: Mother - Wife - Cousin -Grandmother - Niece - Sister - Daughter
“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 of BC's rules for gig drivers.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/27/U…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
Here is today's segment from @TheCurrentCBC with @mattgallowaycbc on the impacts of Trump's tariffs, and how 🇨🇦 can respond: cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…. I joined two business guests (auto parts from Ont and seafood from NS), who were both articulate, sincere, and (like me) worried.
ICYMI Concern about infrastructure costs has become the latest housing NIMBYism cry say @1alexhemingway & Danny Oleksiuk.
But denser housing actually means lower prices per unit for infrastructure upgrades, they explain.
vancouversun.com/opinion/wor…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
Amazon was happy to gobble up public handouts in Quebec, before they decided to cut and run when workers unionized.
Read @mostafah’s analysis about why Amazon is quitting Quebec to ‘shock and awe’ workers worldwide: breachmedia.ca/amazon-quitti…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
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.
davidmoscrop.com/p/preparing…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
I have been tweeting this every day.
Will you join me?
Over 5700 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW
#MMIWG2S.
#MMIP.
ALT From the top: Hashtags #MMIW and #MMIWG with silhouettes of women to signify the many missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Text at the bottom of the images: Mother - Wife - Cousin -Grandmother - Niece - Sister - Daughter
The CCPA–BC retweeted
Great outline in @CDN_Dimension of @ccpa’s latest report on staggering income inequality in Canada:
While living conditions across Canada decay and the future looks increasingly grim for many, the richest CEOs in the country continue to fatten their pockets at the majority’s expense. canadiandimension.com/articl…
The 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 exclusively for low-density options, write @1alexhemingway and Danny Oleksiuk.
vancouversun.com/opinion/wor…
The CCPA–BC retweeted
New from @ccpa: Trump came into office on Monday with a series of shock and awe executive orders. When it comes to migration, climate, and trade, the implications for Canada will be large. We broke down what has happened up until now. @CCPA_TIRP @hadrianmk policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
