Cities too often use their powers to restrict housing or make it too expensive to build while forcing new housing onto noisy main roads

Cities too often use their powers to restrict housing or make it too expensive to build while forcing new housing onto noisy main roads

As municipal and provincial elections approach, BC’s biggest, most expensive cities should face scrutiny for their role in the ongoing housing crisis.

An examination of the promises made by BC's five main parties to address cost of living — the issue most cared about by voters.

An educated population drives innovation, grows the tax base and sustains a democratic society.

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. British Columbia) and the threat to roll back DRIPA.

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

Join us for an evening with Miriam Edelson and Will Horter, two contributors to the new book Confronting the Resurgent Right.

Podcast Episode · Redeye · September 24 · 13m

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...

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...

Cory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker at BC Policy Solutions fundraising Gala in Vancouver on November 12, 2026. Get your tickets today!

‘Breaking free from the US tech grip’: The bestselling author and activist keynotes the organization’s first-ever fundraiser Nov. 12 in Vancouver.

‘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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BC’s public post-secondary education system is in the worst funding crisis in its history. After a more than 60% reduction in international study permits in the province, and amid decades of chronic...