Policy Note
WEBJul 13, 2024 · A progressive take on BC issues. We deliver timely, progressive commentary on issues that affect British Columbians, including the economy, poverty, inequality, climate change, provincial budgets, taxes, public services, employment and much more.
This election we need a conversation about phasing out fossil fuels ...
WEB9 hours ago · This election we need a conversation about phasing out fossil fuels. BC’s forests were burning again this summer, in what’s become a gruesome annual reminder of our collective inaction on reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions changing our climate. While some argue that BC is too small to …
Big ideas on the supply side of housing affordability
WEBJul 14, 2021 · The final report of the Canada-British Columbia Expert Panel on the Future of Housing Supply and Affordability, published in June 2021, contains 23 recommendations made primarily to the BC and federal governments. The Panel organized these under five broad calls to action: Creating a planning framework that proactively encourages housing; Reforming fees on property development;
New federal climate plan hindered by commitment to fossil fuel ...
WEBDec 15, 2020 · Five years after the negotiation of the Paris agreement, the federal government is finally starting to walk the talk on climate change. Canada’s updated climate action plan, released December 11, is the most serious piece of climate policy we’ve yet seen from this government.It comes alongside new measures announced by 70 other governments as part of a virtual climate summit held last week ...
The rising cost of living in BC: What’s going on and how should we ...
WEBJun 9, 2022 · The cost of living is going up and is putting strains on household finances. BC’s headline inflation rate hit 6.7% in April, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Most of the policy response to rising inflation has emphasized the Bank of Canada raising interest rates to cool down the economy. However, much of the inflation we are seeing ...
Robust wealth tax could raise $363B over 10 years - Policy Note
WEBSep 14, 2021 · Based on conservative assumptions, I estimate that a moderate wealth tax (1% over $10 million; 2% over $50 million; 3% over $100 million) would raise more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in net public revenue over 10 years, a cumulative total of $363 billion. If the tax were in place today, it would raise an estimated $28 billion in its ...
Next steps for federal housing policy: A look at 2021 election …
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Affordable housing was an important theme in the 2021 federal election, with all major parties tabling a range of policy actions. These include some high-profile promises with real potential to rein in financialization and speculation, along with a number of new incentives for first-time buyers, which are mostly gimmicks.
A critical guide to the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth …
WEBDec 14, 2016 · The Pan-Canadian Framework lacks the urgency called for by climate science, and fails to confront the entrenched power of the fossil fuel industry. If you were expecting a list of new climate actions, the framework is a let down. For the most part it repeats measures already announced prior to the …
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COVID-19 - Policy Note
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Aug 25, 2021. By David Green, Lindsay Tedds, Rhys Kesselman and Daniel Perrin. As a fourth wave of COVID-19 ramps up, the impact of the pandemic on the economy, policymaking and budgets has not gone away. More broadly, government responses to the pandemic at both the national and provincial levels have generally been seen as a success.