Jean Kavanagh
@bcpolicyjean.bsky.social
Senior Media Specialist, BC Policy Solutions
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Hear senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social at 4:05 pm on @cfax1070.bsky.social discussing his latest housing research, This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hear senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social at 4:05 pm on @cfax1070.bsky.social discussing his latest housing research, This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet.
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@cfax1070.bsky.social
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Housing policy from different levels of government—affordable housing funding, zoning reforms, development charges, tenant protections and more—is less than meets the eye, new research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
Better policies could mean real progress he says.
Better policies could mean real progress he says.
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, a scarcity of homes, displacement, homelessness and the quiet exclusion of people from entire neighb
bcpolicy.ca
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Housing policy from different levels of government—affordable housing funding, zoning reforms, development charges, tenant protections and more—is less than meets the eye, new research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
Better policies could mean real progress he says.
Better policies could mean real progress he says.
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Rent is too damn high and scarcity of homes is a big reason, which is one cause of not yet solving the housing crisis says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
There’s much to be done, but the crisis is solvable, he explains in new research.
There’s much to be done, but the crisis is solvable, he explains in new research.
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, a scarcity of homes, displacement, homelessness and the quiet exclusion of people from entire neighb
bcpolicy.ca
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rent is too damn high and scarcity of homes is a big reason, which is one cause of not yet solving the housing crisis says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
There’s much to be done, but the crisis is solvable, he explains in new research.
There’s much to be done, but the crisis is solvable, he explains in new research.
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High rents, low vacancy rates, homelessness, displacement and the quiet exclusion of people from entire neighbourhoods mark the housing crisis: new research by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
The housing crisis is solvable but not by half-measures he says.
The housing crisis is solvable but not by half-measures he says.
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, a scarcity of homes, displacement, homelessness and the quiet exclusion of people from entire neighb
bcpolicy.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
High rents, low vacancy rates, homelessness, displacement and the quiet exclusion of people from entire neighbourhoods mark the housing crisis: new research by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
The housing crisis is solvable but not by half-measures he says.
The housing crisis is solvable but not by half-measures he says.
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There's been a flurry of housing policy announcements in recent years, but much of it is less than meets the eye.
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, ...
bcpolicy.ca
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There's been a flurry of housing policy announcements in recent years, but much of it is less than meets the eye.
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
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At 9:30 am PT hear senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social on the Mike Smyth Show, CKNW, on his latest housing research, 'This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet'.
Tune in at 9:30!
Tune in at 9:30!
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December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At 9:30 am PT hear senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social on the Mike Smyth Show, CKNW, on his latest housing research, 'This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet'.
Tune in at 9:30!
Tune in at 9:30!
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The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable: latest research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
Reforms from a flurry of government announcements gesture at the right ideas but fall short in scale and implementation.
Reforms from a flurry of government announcements gesture at the right ideas but fall short in scale and implementation.
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, a scarcity of homes, displacement, homelessness and the quiet exclusion of people from entire neighb
bcpolicy.ca
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable: latest research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
Reforms from a flurry of government announcements gesture at the right ideas but fall short in scale and implementation.
Reforms from a flurry of government announcements gesture at the right ideas but fall short in scale and implementation.
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From @breachmedia.ca:
15 movement victories in 2025 you may not have heard about.
From recognition of a Palestinian state, to tenant strikes, to a Youth Climate Corps, here are some of the political achievements of the past year
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15 movement victories in 2025 you may not have heard about.
From recognition of a Palestinian state, to tenant strikes, to a Youth Climate Corps, here are some of the political achievements of the past year
breachmedia.ca/15-movement-...
15 movement victories in 2025 you may not have heard about ⋆ The Breach
From recognition of a Palestinian state, to tenant strikes, to a Youth Climate Corps, here are some of the political achievements of the past year
breachmedia.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
From @breachmedia.ca:
15 movement victories in 2025 you may not have heard about.
From recognition of a Palestinian state, to tenant strikes, to a Youth Climate Corps, here are some of the political achievements of the past year
breachmedia.ca/15-movement-...
15 movement victories in 2025 you may not have heard about.
From recognition of a Palestinian state, to tenant strikes, to a Youth Climate Corps, here are some of the political achievements of the past year
breachmedia.ca/15-movement-...
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Noon tomorrow—Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French address BC's stark reality: an affordability crisis province-wide and living wages much higher than the minimum wage. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
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December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Noon tomorrow—Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French address BC's stark reality: an affordability crisis province-wide and living wages much higher than the minimum wage. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
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Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
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Tomorrow, the Living Wage report authors on what living wage rates mean for your community.
They explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
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They explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
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December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tomorrow, the Living Wage report authors on what living wage rates mean for your community.
They explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
They explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
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Tomorrow—Can Municipalities Champion Living Wages?
To introduce living wage policy or strengthen commitments Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French show you how to take action.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:us02web.zoom.us/webi...
To introduce living wage policy or strengthen commitments Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French show you how to take action.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:us02web.zoom.us/webi...
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tomorrow—Can Municipalities Champion Living Wages?
To introduce living wage policy or strengthen commitments Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French show you how to take action.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:us02web.zoom.us/webi...
To introduce living wage policy or strengthen commitments Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French show you how to take action.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:us02web.zoom.us/webi...
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Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French address BC's stark reality: there’s an affordability crisis province-wide and living wages are much higher than the minimum wage. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
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December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French address BC's stark reality: there’s an affordability crisis province-wide and living wages are much higher than the minimum wage. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
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How Municipalities Can Champion Living Wages.
Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How Municipalities Can Champion Living Wages.
Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Reposted by Jean Kavanagh
Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French address BC's stark reality: there’s an affordability crisis province-wide and living wages are much higher than the minimum wage. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French address BC's stark reality: there’s an affordability crisis province-wide and living wages are much higher than the minimum wage. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT. Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
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170,000 BC seniors live in poverty. We can donate to seniors' programs (please do), but policy change is what got seniors poverty down to 2% in the 1990s.
We've done it before. We can do it again.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
170,000 BC seniors live in poverty. We can donate to seniors' programs (please do), but policy change is what got seniors poverty down to 2% in the 1990s.
We've done it before. We can do it again.
Support the work:
We've done it before. We can do it again.
Support the work:
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Hey local electeds! We're looking forward to next week's webinar with @bcpolicy.bsky.social and Living Wage BC.
Have you registered yet? us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Have you registered yet? us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Next Friday—How Municipalities Can Champion Living Wages.
Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
Learn from Living Wage authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French what BC living wage calculations—from $21.55 to $29.60/hour—mean for your community. @civicgovernance.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hey local electeds! We're looking forward to next week's webinar with @bcpolicy.bsky.social and Living Wage BC.
Have you registered yet? us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Have you registered yet? us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Jean Kavanagh
What do living wage rates mean for your community?
Report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What do living wage rates mean for your community?
Report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
Report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French explain the calculations for 27 BC communities that allow families a decent standard of living.
Dec 12, 12-1:30pm PT @civicgovernance.bsky.social Register:
us02web.zoom.us/webi...
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Instead of Canada Climate Week Xchange activities being sponsored by traditional climate groups, it was organized by the Toronto Stock Exchange and didn’t promote real climate action writes Leah Montange, a research associate with us and Understanding Precarity in BC.
Climate change and labour precarity: a worker-centred agenda
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 Exchang
bcpolicy.ca
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Instead of Canada Climate Week Xchange activities being sponsored by traditional climate groups, it was organized by the Toronto Stock Exchange and didn’t promote real climate action writes Leah Montange, a research associate with us and Understanding Precarity in BC.
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Very helpful breakdown of last week's Fed-Alberta energy deal here from @climatekeith.bsky.social 👇
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
Did someone say MOU? Reading between the lines of Mark Carney’s plan to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to the BC coast - Greenpeace Canada
The Carney government's MOU with the Government of Alberta to build a new tar sands pipeline rolls back key climate policies and attacks Indigenous rights.
www.greenpeace.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Very helpful breakdown of last week's Fed-Alberta energy deal here from @climatekeith.bsky.social 👇
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...
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Tonight, 6:30PM UBC Robson Square—National Assembly on Workplace Democracy.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social speaks at the Vancouver regional forum. Public welcome.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social speaks at the Vancouver regional forum. Public welcome.
Regional Forums
In anticipation of the final report’s release, regional forums will be held across Canada this fall in collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners, and key stakeholders to unpack...
www.workplacedemocracyproject.ca
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tonight, 6:30PM UBC Robson Square—National Assembly on Workplace Democracy.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social speaks at the Vancouver regional forum. Public welcome.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social speaks at the Vancouver regional forum. Public welcome.
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This evening, National Assembly on Workplace Democracy discusses its final report release, featuring our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.
Regional Forums
In anticipation of the final report’s release, regional forums will be held across Canada this fall in collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners, and key stakeholders to unpack...
www.workplacedemocracyproject.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This evening, National Assembly on Workplace Democracy discusses its final report release, featuring our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.
6:30PM UBC Robson Square—open to the public.
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The poverty rate among BC seniors now exceeds the poverty rate of every other age group.
Nearly 170,000 BC seniors are living in poverty and many more have incomes only marginally above the poverty line, writes senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
Nearly 170,000 BC seniors are living in poverty and many more have incomes only marginally above the poverty line, writes senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
Rising poverty and economic insecurity among BC seniors
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 grocerie
bcpolicy.ca
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The poverty rate among BC seniors now exceeds the poverty rate of every other age group.
Nearly 170,000 BC seniors are living in poverty and many more have incomes only marginally above the poverty line, writes senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
Nearly 170,000 BC seniors are living in poverty and many more have incomes only marginally above the poverty line, writes senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
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I look forward to speaking at the National Assembly on Workplace Democracy regional forum in Vancouver on Wednesday evening. Join us to find out more about the Assembly's important work & their recommendations to strengthen workers' voice in Canada. www.workplacedemocracyproject.ca/regional-for...
Regional Forums
In anticipation of the final report’s release, regional forums will be held across Canada this fall in collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners, and key stakeholders to unpack...
www.workplacedemocracyproject.ca
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I look forward to speaking at the National Assembly on Workplace Democracy regional forum in Vancouver on Wednesday evening. Join us to find out more about the Assembly's important work & their recommendations to strengthen workers' voice in Canada. www.workplacedemocracyproject.ca/regional-for...
Reposted by Jean Kavanagh
Tomorrow 6:30PM UBC Robson Square—National Assembly on Workplace Democracy.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social will speak at the Vancouver regional forum.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social will speak at the Vancouver regional forum.
Regional Forums
In anticipation of the final report’s release, regional forums will be held across Canada this fall in collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners, and key stakeholders to unpack...
www.workplacedemocracyproject.ca
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tomorrow 6:30PM UBC Robson Square—National Assembly on Workplace Democracy.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social will speak at the Vancouver regional forum.
Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social will speak at the Vancouver regional forum.
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ICYMI senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social spoke with Gloria Mackarenko on CBC's On The Coast about Vancouver's 0% property-tax-increase budget.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
ICYMI senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social spoke with Gloria Mackarenko on CBC's On The Coast about Vancouver's 0% property-tax-increase budget.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...