Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The BC NDP are promising a tax increase on the highest-income earners and to introduce a new bracket on incomes over $1M, asking BC’s wealthy to “pitch in a bit more.” The BC Conservatives say this plan would drive doctors out of the province at a time when they are most needed. Our analysis: 1116
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social discussed affordability as an election issue with the @vancouversun.bsky.social. Read the article here: vancouversun.com/news/politic... #BCelxn2026vancouversun.comHow B.C. parties will tackle affordability, voters' top election issueAn examination of the promises made by BC's five main parties to address cost of living — the issue most cared about by voters. 032
Reposted by Amanda AdamsThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 14/09/2026What is the impact of a handful of U.S. tech giants now holding a tremendous share of the digital economy that Canadians rely on every day? #TyeePresents #Sponsoredthetyee.caCory Doctorow Headlines BC Policy Solutions Gala | The Tyee‘Breaking free from the US tech grip’: The bestselling author and activist keynotes the organization’s first-ever fundraiser Nov. 12 in Vancouver. 15032
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This Thursday our co-Executive Director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social will be at Upstart & Crow (Granville Island) for the author talk, ‘Confronting the resurgent right’. Join us! www.eventbrite.ca/e/confrontin...eventbrite.ca‘Confronting the Resurgent Right’: Author TalkJoin us for an evening with Miriam Edelson and Will Horter, two contributors to the new book Confronting the Resurgent Right. 021
Reposted by Amanda AdamsAlex Hemingway @1alexhemingway.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The fiscal debate in BC too often gets framed as a choice between running big deficits or cutting spending. But those aren't the only alternatives. We could raise more revenue through progressive taxes to fund robust investment in public services and infrastructure while reducing inequality. 1289
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This Thursday, we'll explore how BC's public post-secondary education funding crisis got this bad and what we can do to reverse course. Hope you'll join us! RSVP: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 022
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Cory Doctorow Headlines BC Policy Solutions Gala via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Presents/202...thetyee.caCory Doctorow Headlines BC Policy Solutions Gala | The Tyee‘Breaking free from the US tech grip’: The bestselling author and activist keynotes the organization’s first-ever fundraiser Nov. 12 in Vancouver. 000
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Join me and @bcpolicy.bsky.social on Nov 12 at Fraserview Hall for our 2026 Gala, featuring an important and timely keynote from Cory Doctorow on digital sovereignty and breaking free of America's Big Tech's grip. Tickets support independent, public-interest research in BC. 🎟️ bcpolicy.ca/galabcpolicy.ca2026 Fundraisng Gala with keynote speaker Cory DoctorowCory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker at BC Policy Solutions fundraising Gala in Vancouver on November 12, 2026. Get your tickets today! 064
Reposted by Amanda AdamsRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Carney’s agenda has currently set him on a path to trample on rights, destroy ecosystems and retreat in the fight against climate change. He wants this to be seen through a lens of doing what’s necessary to unite the country in the face of U.S. aggression — but who is left out of that vision? 21418156
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Baristas get more on-the-job training than new city councillors do. This piece makes the case that civic literacy is democratic infrastructure we've badly neglected. Worth a read with BC's municipal elections just around the corner. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/09/09/Train-People-Run-City/thetyee.caWhy Don’t We Train People to Run a City? | The TyeeBaristas seem to receive more on-the-job instruction than incoming city councillors. That’s bad for democracy. 000
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“While governments and employers are accepting technology companies’ projection of AI’s “inevitable” integration into our daily lives, we must design policy not based on the lofty promises of what AI is meant to be, but rather based on its actual design, deployment and material impact.” 2137
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A report tracing how AI actually works, who profits from it & what it costs workers, communities & the environment. Incluing concrete policy recommendations on transparency, surveillance limits & data governance, including Indigenous data sovereignty frameworks. Written by @verosioufi.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Amanda AdamsCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 02/09/2026Our first starter pack: Wildfires weren't always like this. What's making them so much worse?nationalobserver.comStarter Pack: Wildfires and SmokeClimate change is creating hotter and drier conditions that can increase the frequency and severity of wildfires — and more fire often means more smoke, which is affecting our communities and threaten... 0105
Reposted by Amanda AdamsSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"It’s painful for me to look at charts like this, every time. I’m constantly reminded that I knew this was coming, & that I failed in my efforts—journalistic & activist—to prevent this rise in temperature" - @billmckibben.bsky.social reflecting on last 5 yrs billmckibben.substack.com/p/take-five-...billmckibben.substack.comTake FiveThe Crucial Years at the halfway point 02512
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Researcher Leah Montange’s op-ed in today’s edition of the @vancouversun.bsky.social: Wildfires put added strain on long-term care Mental-health toll from providing services during climate disasters without adequate support is significant. Read epaper.vancouversun.com/1000/2026082... 032
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Only a few days left to get your tickets at early-bird pricing! 🐦 Support BC-focused research and come hang out with us on November 12! Delicious food, great people, an amazing keynote speaker and all for a good cause. 🎟️ bcpolicy.ca/gala 032
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.cbc.caProminent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC RadioClimate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk. 371424482
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 14/08/2026An important new working paper from @bcpolicy.bsky.social: "DRIPA, The 1846 Oregon Treaty and the Future of Indigenous-Settler Relations," by Dr. Lorna Wanosts'a7 Williams and Dr. John Price. 011
Reposted by Amanda AdamsSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Sharing my latest newsletter out today: a hodgepodge of quick takes – mostly on the theme of how to shift the public conversation – and an exciting gala invitation from the good folks at BC Policy Solutions. And read on to the end for a song recommendation. sethdklein.substack.com/p/struggling...sethdklein.substack.comStruggling to shift the public conversationPlus: Exciting gala invite from BC Policy Solutions (featuring Cory Doctorow), and a climate emergency song recommendation 0117
Reposted by Amanda AdamsDaniel Kite @dphk604905.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Appreciated this paper from @bcpolicy.bsky.social. The colonial backlash in this province over the past 2 years has been strong and nasty, and this report covers a core reason for that. History matters! 033
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Worth a read: Canada's National Observer on how the federal government's new $34M climate adaptation fund looks like pocket change next to its push to fast-track another oilsands pipeline to the BC coast. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/13/o... #bcpoli #ClimateChangenationalobserver.comCarney can’t buy climate cover with pocket changeThese sprinklings of cash will no doubt be welcome, but they seem a laughable pittance when you consider the government’s top priority: fast-tracking construction of another pipeline from the Alberta ... 000
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026👇 👇 👇 Get your tickets bcpolicy.ca/gala 021
Reposted by Amanda AdamsTzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Canada is being asked to make a $40B bet on the past. We’re told another oil pipeline will bring national unity, economic security & prosperity. We’ve heard this before. You don’t prepare a country for the future by betting billions on the past www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: With a new oil pipeline, Canadians are being asked to make a bet on the pastWith $40-billion, we could fund heat pumps and solar panels, build hospitals, tackle clean water on reserves or build the economy of the future 818994
Reposted by Amanda AdamsSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Honored to have another piece in the Guardian today 👇 While many leaders are comparing the wildfire crisis to the Second World War, most fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action. 🧵... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWe need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires | Seth KleinWhile many leaders compare the wildfire crisis to the second world war, governments fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime action 47040
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Are we too reliant on our neighbours to the south? Let’s use fossil fuel companies as an example. 1/ 154
Reposted by Amanda AdamsPatriotic Millionaires Canada @patmillscanada.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Giving billionaires more influence? No thank you. People think we’re being dramatic when we say billionaires are destroying democracies But here’s Canada’s richest tech bro-ligarch saying poor people shouldn’t be able to vote and rich people's votes should count multiple times: 1128
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Can't wait to hear @doctorow.pluralistic.net speak at @bcpolicy.bsky.social Vancouver gala in November! Still early bird ticket available: bcpolicy.ca/gala/bcpolicy.ca2026 Fundraisng Gala with keynote speaker Cory DoctorowCory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker at BC Policy Solutions fundraising Gala in Vancouver on November 12, 2026. Get your tickets today! 02711
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The signatories to our open letter are growing! We're grateful to the following individuals for adding their names: -Lisa Marie Barron, former BC NDP MP -Corky Evans, former BC NDP MLA -Leah Main, Councillor, Village of Silverton -Tom Perry, former BC NDP MLA -Wayne Stetski, former BC NDP MP 12011
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Been waiting and waiting for @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social to name their new coach and I gotta say, it was worth the wait. So excited for this season! www.thepwhl.com/en/teams/van...thepwhl.comVANCOUVER GOLDENEYES NAME CARA GARDNER MOREY AS HEAD COACHVANCOUVER, BC (July 30, 2026) – The Vancouver Goldeneyes announced today that Cara Gardner Morey has been named Head Coach after serving as the team's General Manager during its inaugural season. The... 010
Reposted by Amanda AdamsThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 30/07/2026Summer has now become fire season for many B.C. residents and travellers. It’s why authorities urge having access to local emergency information channels — and why it’s important to do so when fire breaks out and time is of the essence. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...thetyee.caThe Emergency Apps You Need for Wildfire Season | The TyeeYour phone can tell you when fire approaches. But you need the right program. 13823
Reposted by Amanda AdamsThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 30/07/2026AI is being weaponized against consumers and workers by the wealthiest corporations in history. Cory Doctorow @doctorow.pluralistic.net unveils the endless enshittification of everything. 819095
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Canada's water, locked up for 30 years, sold south of the border. A Brookfield subsidiary wants an unprecedented export permit, to another Brookfield subsidiary, while BC Hydro isn't even allowed to see the price. This is Canada's electricity future up for grabs. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...thetyee.caHow Powell River Became Ground Zero for Canada’s Electricity Future | The TyeeMark Carney’s old company wants an unprecedented right to sell power to the US. 000
Reposted by Amanda AdamsEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 10/03/2026Honestly, I am absolutely disgusted by academics suggesting that AI can do the reading and writing for you. At a certain point, what you're bragging about is fraud. And in a broader sense, what you're contributing to is the erosion of knowledge and the destruction of trust in academic publishing. 211016292
Reposted by Amanda AdamsThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 29/07/2026Despite the proposed pipeline’s potential economic benefits, it faces major financial, environmental and political risks that could determine whether it delivers the returns its backers promise. Eric Chi writes. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...thetyee.caWhy a New West Coast Pipeline Still Faces Big Hurdles | The TyeeDespite politicians’ talk, the megaproject faces questions about costs, timing and climate. 22712
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 29/07/2026New from the Centre for Civic Governance: the INSPIRE Pilot Project Report on the racism and online harassment facing racialized local elected officials in BC, especially in smaller communities. Includes an online harms toolkit and mental health/legal resources. ccg.eco/resource/ins...ccg.ecoINSPIRE Pilot Project Report - Centre for Civic GovernanceLocal governments in British Columbia are facing an escalating crisis of racism and online harassment targeting elected officials. This issue has long been underreported, in part because of the absenc... 000
Reposted by Amanda AdamsAlex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 22/07/2026"AI is, above all else, a weapon of class war from above. Whether it’s the state that wields it or corporations does little to change that fact." A nice corrective in Jacobin by @hagenblix.bsky.social and Ingeborg Glimmer jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-n...jacobin.comThe Socialist Case Against Nationalizing AIAI is not a neutral technology whose benefits need to be redistributed. It is a weapon of class war from above, designed to cheapen labor and concentrate power. Nationalizing it does nothing to change... 216360
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A limited number of early bird tickets are available now! 011
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 22/07/2026It's long past time for better protections for workers in this heat: bcpolicy.ca/2026/06/23/h...bcpolicy.caProtecting BC workers in a warming climate | Policy recommendations for WorkSafe BCBC’s current heat exposure regulations are outdated and insufficient to protect workers from the risks of extreme heat. The recommendations below are offered to inform revision of the BC Thermal Expo... 000
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026🚨Pssst... we’ve got some exciting news to share! We’re happy to announce that science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker for our inaugural fundraising Gala on November 12! 🗓️ We hope you’ll join us. 1226
Reposted by Amanda AdamsRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Canada is burning today, after it’s also been flooding and boiling lately. But don’t worry — Carney has a plan to offset his embrace of oil and gas: carbon capture and storage. There’s just one problem. That plan is full of more hot air than Canada’s skies right now. Let me explain: 23483157
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Very excited to have Cory join us for our inaugural gala this fall! At a time when the dependence on technologies like AI is growing at an alarming rate, I can't think of a better person to help us dig into what's at stake and what we can do differently. 011
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026When fossil fuel corporations make a killing due to wars like the one in Iran, should these excess profits be captured for the public good? 🛢️🛢️🛢️ (1/3) 🧵 152
Reposted by Amanda AdamsEmily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026A pipeline funded by…. you. This is a government pipeline with a mere 10% stake from private investment. And jobs? Last year 10k Albertan oil workers were laid off as production skyrocketed. Call it what it is — a handout for the dying fossil fuel industry.ctvnews.caAlberta pitches new bitumen pipeline route to B.C. coast with TMX, Pembina partnersPrime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce a preferred route and interested parties for a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast. 27339162
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This week is the 5th anniversary of the BC heat dome that killed 619 people. Meanwhile, thousands are dying worldwide due to extreme heat. It's devastating. The BC gov't needs to do better. The best way? Stop approving new fossil fuel projects that are making climate change WORSE. #bcpoli 22618
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Five years after BC’s heat dome, WorkSafeBC’s heat protection regulations for workers have yet to be updated—in fact, they haven’t been updated since 2005! But this year, this might change. Report author Prof. Anelyse Weiler spoke to Global News last week about... (1/2) 111
Reposted by Amanda AdamsKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Profoundly sad (and angry) about today's SCOTUS ruling against transgender athletes. The bigotry and racism of several recent rulings are hard to absorb. My heart goes out to transgender people and their families, especially the parents of transgender kids (I know many). I feel your sadness today. 733172
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026School might be out for the summer, but post-secondary schools in BC can't catch a break. Colleges and universities are struggling financially after the dramatic federal gov cuts to the number of international students’ study permits (whose tuition can be x5 the cost of domestic tuition). 🧵 (1/2) 101
Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This is the street I grew up on and I still know people living there. I am heartbroken for these families. Roofs torn off, a house partly collapsed, trees down all over. This is not normal weather, this is what a changing climate looks like when it hits home. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caStorm rips apart home, leaves destruction in southwest Winnipeg | CBC NewsA vicious storm pounded Winnipeg Monday night, leaving a swath of destruction in the city's southwest that included the partial collapse of a house. 000
Reposted by Amanda AdamsBC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026“Environment Canada predicts that 2026 will be among the hottest years on record. [...] So why hasn’t WorkSafeBC updated its extreme heat protections since 2005?” Read Susanna Klassen and Anelyse Weiler‘s op-ed published today in the Vancouver Sun: vancouversun.com/opi... #BClab #BCclimate vancouversun.comOpinion: Why doesn't B.C. have a trigger temperature to protect workers from extreme heat?Opinion: Workers are feeling the heat, but WorkSafeBC hasn't updated its extreme heat protections since 2005. 032