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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 3h
This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation we're highlighting comments from Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams around how Indigenous knowledge can help settlers rethink their relationship with the land and to each other.
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Rethinking the settler-land relationship in BC (with Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams)
Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams is an esteemed member of the Lil’wat First Nation and a Professor Emerita of Indigenous Education, Curriculum and Instruction and the first Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning at the University of Victoria. She spoke at a BC Policy Solutions webin
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This 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...
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‘Confronting the Resurgent Right’: Author Talk
Join us for an evening with Miriam Edelson and Will Horter, two contributors to the new book Confronting the Resurgent Right.
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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
POD DROP: We talk with Senior researcher and policy analyst Véronique Sioufi about BC’s racial housing gap and what the province needs to do to close it. @verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social #bcPoli tiny.cc/xe1b101
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What the province needs to do to close BC's racial housing gap
Podcast Episode · Redeye · September 24 · 13m
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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mark your calendars and sign up now!
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In a province with a relentless housing crisis, an overstretched health care system and a recent uptick in xenophobia—the risks to migrant workers’ health and safety don’t end when the workday is over. Join us for the webinar: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
[Webinar poster] Migrant workers: housing as a social determinant of workers' health. October 14 at 12pm PT
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us on November 12 to hear from @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy about “Disenshittification: How we break free from the US tech grip and leverage digital sovereignty for the public good.” Tickets: bcpolicy.ca/gala
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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We interview Véronique Sioufi about this research tomorrow Sept 19, at 11:35 AM. 100.5 fm or streaming at coopradio.org/listen
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hear Lisa Brunner, PhD, RCIC, comment on what would EU Associate Membership mean for higher education during our recent webinar on the post-secondary education crisis in BC. Watch the full webinar and read the report at: bcpolicy.ca/post-secondary
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today at noon we'll be talking about health and housing: How community health centres can address the social determinants of health. Sign up to watch live or to get the recording emailed to you. zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Health and housing: how community health centres address the social determinants of health. Today at 12pm PT.
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Missed yesterday’s webinar? Watch the recording (also makes for a great podcast listen 😉). Happy Friday. Let’s fix public post-secondary education!! 🎬 BC’s Post-Secondary Education in crisis bcpolicy.ca/post-seconda...
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🎬 [webinar] BC’s Post-Secondary Education in crisis: How we got here and how we get out
BC’s public post-secondary education system is in the worst funding crisis in its history. In this online panel, experts on BC’s higher education sector and experts working on the frontlines will disc...
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today at noon! Lunch and learn about the BC’s public post-secondary education funding crisis and how we can get out of it. Spread the word! 🙂 Hope to see you there at noon. RSVP: zoom.us/webinar/regi... #BCpoli #BCedu #BClab
BC post-secondary education in crisis:
How we got here and how we get out

September 17 at noon | Zoom webinar

After a more than 60% reduction in international study permits in the province, and amid decades of chronic provincial and federal underfunding (and the neoliberal marketization of the sector), BC’s public post-secondary education is facing the worst funding crisis in its history. So let’s talk solutions. 

Register at bcpolicy.ca/events
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us on November 12 to hear from @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy about “Disenshittification: How we break free from the US tech grip and leverage digital sovereignty for the public good.” Tickets: bcpolicy.ca/gala
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Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Join 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/gala
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2026 Fundraisng Gala with keynote speaker Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker at BC Policy Solutions fundraising Gala in Vancouver on November 12, 2026. Get your tickets today!
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This 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...
Ultimately, the federal government's 2024 decision to cap international student permits was a blunt instrument applied to a problem that required precision.

And international students were made to bear the visible cost of a system that had long been set up to fail.

Want to learn more? Register to attend the webinar happening this Thursday! Info and registration at bcpolicy.ca/events
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 14/09/2026
What 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 #Sponsored
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Cory 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.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cory Doctorow keynotes fundraising gala for BC Policy Solitions @bcpolicy.bsky.social I’m going! Vancouver friends, hope you can join me thetyee.ca/Presents/202...
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Cory 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.
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Supriya Dwivedi @supriya.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
here's my latest for TVO: "Governments, including ours, need to realize that people don’t actually want AI regulations to be light and tight. Instead, they want a robust regulatory environment with proper oversight — to ensure humanity doesn’t end."
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What if we treated access to housing as a way to improve health care outcomes? Join us on September 22 to hear from people doing exactly that. RSVP via bcpolicy.ca/events
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What does access to housing have to do with health care? 

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. For example: access to housing, income, living conditions free from discrimination, etc. 

Not-for-profit, team-based primary care models are uniquely positioned to help address SDOHs. In a province with both a relentless housing crisis and an overstretched health care system, it is worth having the conversation around how to foster this approach. 

So please join us on Sept. 22 via Zoom to talk challenges, opportunities and solutions with people working on the frontlines. 

RSVP at: bcpolicy.ca/events

Poster includes an illustration of a house and a health care symbol with arrows reinforcing each other.
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy back to school week, BC! Unless... your program was cut, or your favourite instructor was let go, or the services you used to rely on for your education vanished.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great to see @bcpolicy.bsky.social and @verosioufi.bsky.social out with this timely new report today, with how to think through AI policy for BC...👇
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BC 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.”
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Only a few days left to get your tickets with the early-bird discount! Don’t miss out: bcpolicy.ca/gala
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Do you know about social determinants of health? Join us on September 22 to discuss how addressing access to housing also means improving health outcomes. RSVP: bcpolicy.ca/events
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Let’s talk solutions. The BC public post-secondary education sector is facing its worst funding crisis in history. Join us on September 17 to discuss how we got here and—most importantly—how we get out! Register at: bcpolicy.ca/events
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Let’s talk solutions. The BC public post-secondary education sector is facing its worst funding crisis in history. Join us on September 17 to discuss how we got here and—most importantly—how we get out! Register at: bcpolicy.ca/events
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
✨ New today: the Vancouver Sun 📰published this op-ed by researcher Leah Montange on the *significant* strain hashtag#BCwildfires put on already over-tasked long-term care workers across the province. Read it here: epaper.vancouversun.com/1000/2026082...
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Researcher 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...
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Did you miss this brief? Senior researcher and policy analyst @verosioufi.bsky.social looked at housing data in BC through an equity lens. Head to bcpolicy.ca/bchousing-race to read her findings—in the meantime, here’s a snapshot.
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Only 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
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
✨ New publication out today! 🏡 BC Policy Solutions senior researcher and policy analyst Véronique Sioufi expands on the findings of her 2025 Racial Inequality in Canada’s Housing Market report by bringing her structural analysis specifically to the BC context. bcpolicy.ca/bchousing-race
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Vancouver friend! Early bird tickets still available for a new days. Join me there 👇
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Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
An 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.
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New working paper by Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams and Dr. John Price. They explore the roots of the colonial backlash that followed two recent landmark court decisions (Cowichan Tribes v. Canada and Gitxaala v. British Columbia) + the BC gov’s threat to roll back DRIPA. bcpolicy.ca/DRIPA-BC
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DRIPA, the 1846 Oregon Treaty and the Future of Indigenous-Settler Relations
Dr. John Price and Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams (Líl’wat) explore the coloniality crisis that has arisen in the wake of two landmark court decisions (Cowichan Tribes v. Canada and Gitxaala v. Britis...
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Daniel Kite @dphk604905.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Appreciated 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!
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Sharing 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...
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Struggling to shift the public conversation
Plus: Exciting gala invite from BC Policy Solutions (featuring Cory Doctorow), and a climate emergency song recommendation
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
*NEW REPORT* – Definitely a must-read. “DRIPA, The 1846 Oregon Treaty and the future of Indigenous-settler relations” bcpolicy.ca/dripa-bc/
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DRIPA, the 1846 Oregon Treaty and the Future of Indigenous-Settler Relations
Dr. John Price and Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams (Líl’wat) explore the coloniality crisis that has arisen in the wake of two landmark court decisions (Cowichan Tribes v. Canada and Gitxaala v. Britis...
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Get early bird tickets while they’re still available! Don't miss the chance to hear from Cory Doctorow @doctorow.pluralistic.net— who is our keynote speaker this year. All proceeds from this event will go towards funding independent public-interest research in BC. Join us! 🎟️ bcpolicy.ca/gala ☺️
Gala poster with the text: 2026 Fundraising Gala. Keynote speaker: Cory Doctorow. November 12 at the Fraserview Hall in Vancouver, BC. Get your tickets today at: bcpolicy.ca/gala. BC Policy Solutions logo. Photo credit: Jonathan Worth (jonathanworth.com). All proceeds from this event will go towards funding independent research in BC. Join us!
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Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
20 thousand out of their homes, many properties destroyed - the Bald Range Wildfire is now 95 square kilometres. Live Page with the most up to date info here:
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Fast-moving wildfire forces all of Summerland, B.C., to evacuate | CBC
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
👇 👇 👇 Get your tickets bcpolicy.ca/gala
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Are we too reliant on our neighbours to the south? Let’s use fossil fuel companies as an example. 1/
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Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Can't wait to hear @doctorow.pluralistic.net speak at @bcpolicy.bsky.social Vancouver gala in November! Still early bird ticket available: bcpolicy.ca/gala/
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2026 Fundraisng Gala with keynote speaker Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker at BC Policy Solutions fundraising Gala in Vancouver on November 12, 2026. Get your tickets today!
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America www.democracynow.org/2026/7/27/fi...
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“Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America
France and Spain are battling catastrophic wildfires that have forced more than 350,000 people to evacuate their homes. The fires began in the southwest of France on Wednesday before spreading to Spai...
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
ICYMI — @theglobeandmail.com cited our research in their latest editorial piece on heat protections for workers. They highlight the call for clear “trigger temperatures” that delineate when heat-related requirements must kick in. Read the article: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Future of Good’s Abigail Turner spoke to BCpolicy’s Alex Hemingway for this piece. Read it at:
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Should B.C.’s condo buyout be an opportunity to grow housing through non-profits? – Future of Good
The federal and B.C. governments plan to buy thousands of unsold condos to expand homeownership, but some housing advocates say the units would have a greater long-term impact if they were transferred to non-profit providers.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Exciting! I'll be there 👇
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🌡️ @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy covered Susanna Klassen and Anelyse Weiler’s report on heat protections. Key takeaway: BC’s heat exposure regulations have not kept pace with extreme heat. The last time regulations were updated was 2005—that’s not a typo. Regulations are 20+ years behind.
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How hot is too hot to work? Report calls for heat protections for B.C. workers | Globalnews.ca
Researchers with BC Policy Solutions say B.C.'s heat exposure regulations have not kept pace with increasingly frequent extreme heat.
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Amanda Adams @amandagadams.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A limited number of early bird tickets are available now!
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
👀 Early bird tickets are now available! (While supplies last) Come join us on November 12 and enjoy a nice dinner among friends and a timely keynote presentation by author, journalist, activist and New York Times-bestselling science fiction writer Cory Doctorow! bcpolicy.ca/gala
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