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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looking forward to this webinar with the Canadian Health Coalition Oct 20. Too often we view health care solely as a cost. In reality it’s an *industry*, and one of Canada’s most important. Webinar: The economic benefits of public health care in Canada #canlab www.healthcoalition.ca/webinar-the-...

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Webinar: The economic benefits of public health care in Canada with Jim Stanford

What if we thought of public health care as an investment?

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not to mention that despite the name, LNG Canada is 100% foreign owned so profits will largely leave the country while Canadians will be left holding the bag if the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis is right and long-term demand for LNG in Asia fails to materialize. #cdnpoli

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nothing to celebrate here. It's a sad day. Combined, LNG Canada Phases 1 & 2 will have downstream carbon emissions roughly equivalent to TOTAL annual domestic emissions for all of BC. Phases 2 will only result in about 240 more permanent jobs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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LNG Canada to move forward with Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. | CBC News

LNG Canada says its multibillion-dollar Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., is going forward, in a move that could double exports of liquefied natural gas from the northern coastal facility to oversea...

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can't wait to hear @stephaniekelton.bsky.social speak this evening at the Vancouver Playhouse. If you haven't bought your ticket yet, there are still some available: www.showpass.com/stephanie-ke...

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Join me and the BC Policy Solutions crew to hear from Cory Doctorow & enjoy a tasty Indian buffet at our first annual fundraising gala on Nov 12 in Vancouver. Hope to see you there! thetyee.ca/Presents/202... @bcpolicy.bsky.social

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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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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The myth Alberta 'subsidizes' the rest of Canada is the most powerful meme in the separatist armoury. But it's utterly false. I show that most Albertans get more back from federal programs than they personally pay in federal taxes, for @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #abpoli /2

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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee

The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.

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beth semel @bethmsemel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

and this is why instead of a mean machine god takeover i'm way more concerned about, among other things, companies selling "automated golden thread documentation transcription software" to mental healthcare providers (ie automating pt progress documentation which is reviewed during insurance audits)

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm stoked that Stephanie Kelton @stephaniekelton.bsky.social is coming to speak in Vancouver on Sept 24. This is going to be a thought-provoking event that you won't want to miss. Get your tix here: www.showpass.com/stephanie-ke...

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Vancouver friends: Last chance to get early bird tickets to our fundraising gala on Nov 12. Our keynote speaker is Cory Doctorow, who'll talk about how we break free from the US tech grip & leverage digital sovereignty for the public good. More info & tickets: bcpolicy.ca/gala #bcpoli

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RBAC Fan Account @cdemwell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Iglika didn't say it here but Cory Doctorow is also coming to speak in November for her org's fundraiser, for which early bird tickets are still selling 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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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Did you enjoy watching Cory Doctorow on the Weekly Show with Jon Stewart? Come see Cory speak in Vancouver on November 12 and support bold policy research at the BC Policy Solutions Gala. Get your early bird ticket by Aug 31! bcpolicy.ca/gala/ #bcpoli

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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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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A great piece by Cory Doctorow on what Canada can do to establish digital sovereignty. It's clear that over-reliance on the US is risky and ill-advised, so let's get on with it. #cdnpoli pluralistic.net/2026/08/24/e...

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Pluralistic: How Canada can help Americans and defeat America (23 Aug 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Carney Got Tough. He Should Get Tougher. We dodged a bad deal. Now the PM needs to take these steps to signal where Canadians really stand. Very good analysis here from Christopher Holcroft via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

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Carney Got Tough. He Should Get Tougher | The Tyee

We dodged a bad deal. Now the PM needs to take these steps to signal where Canadians really stand.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Read and share this. “The devastating impacts of #ClimateChange —impacts that major fossil fuel companies foresaw more than 60 years ago—will unfold for untold generations. These very companies have poured millions of dollars into covering up what they knew and when they knew it.” Via @ucs.org

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The Damning Records the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You to See

Fossil fuel companies foresaw the devastating impacts of climate change more than 60 years ago.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 13/08/2026

Shopify’s business model has made its CEO one of the richest people in Canada — but it hasn’t been without controversy, largely due to the company’s decisions to power online stores belonging to some questionable characters. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

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Shopify Powers a Racist Group’s Online Store. It’s Not the First Time | The Tyee

The $250 billion Canadian company has repeatedly found itself in controversy over its support of ‘free speech.’

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 30/07/2026

We’re hiring! 💼 We’re looking for a creative and experienced Climate and Energy Campaigner to execute a campaign plan against new proposals for tar sands pipelines & oil tanker traffic. Apply by August 17, 2026: ats.rippling.com/standearth/jobs/58…

Background photo of a sea otter with its paws to its face. “YOU OTTER COME WORK WITH US!” with white text and teal background.

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Tara Mahoney nails it: "When the public broadcaster reports on wildfires, heat, & extreme weather without connecting the dots to fossil fuels, it leaves Canadians without the context they need to understand the crisis unfolding around them." ricochet.media/media/canada... @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social

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Canada is burning. Why won’t CBC tell us why?

When the public broadcaster reports on wildfires, heat, and extreme weather without connecting the dots to fossil fuels, it leaves Canadians without the context they need to understand the crisis unfo...

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Every article about wildfires and wildfire smoke needs to explicitly connect these climate disasters to burning fossil fuels. If we want to breathe clean air and not have our neighbours' homes destroyed by wildfires, we need to stop using public money to subsidize fossil fuel projects. #bcpoli

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“The research also found that, while rental housing supply has grown across Canada in recent years, the benefits have not trickled down to those in most need. Rather, the new housing supply has been added to the higher end of the rental market.”

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Rising cost of low-end rental units driving increase in homelessness, report shows

Findings challenge assumption that other factors, such as mental health or substance use, are the reason rates have surged in Canada

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Patriotic Millionaires Canada @patmillscanada.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Giving 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:

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Today, Maytree released the 2025 edition of their annual Welfare in Canada report. A staggering 98% of example households on welfare were living in poverty in 2025, with fully 72% of those in “deep poverty,” trying to survive on incomes below 75% of the poverty line. maytree.com/changing-sys...

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Welfare in Canada

This annual report examines the total incomes of people relying on social assistance, including tax credits and other benefits.

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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

BREAKING: New polling released today shows that two in three Canadians support a tax on oil & gas companies’ excess profits. We’re not surprised. It’s outrageous that wealthy fossil fuel execs are making record profits while people across the country struggle with soaring energy prices & inflation.

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66%
of Canadians support a tax on excess profits of oil and gas corporations, with revenues used to help Canadians lower energy bills.
Source: "Windfall Profits Tax Issue Report," National Survey, May 2026, Liaison Strategies

Canadians want the government to address the cost of living crisis. A direct household rebate leads the revenue-use options from an excess profits tax.

Affordability is top of mind for most of us. An excess profits tax is a feasible, practical, and popular solution.
• A 75% tax on excess profits 120% above pre-crisis profit levels would still leave billions in the hands of oil and gas corporations.
• It would generate more than $40 billion (based on current prices) that could be given back to Canadians.
• Oil companies are set to make $10 million per hour based on conservative estimates. This is corporate profiteering.
• 74% of Liberal voters support the tax.

Most Canadians agree:
AN EXCESS PROFITS TAX ON OIL AND GASIS A
NO-BRAINER.

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Mr. Javaid @mrjavaid.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

BREAKING: As people in Canada struggle with gas prices and the cost of living, over 60 unions, civil society organizations, Indigenous and faith groups have signed an open letter to PM @mark-carney.bsky.social calling for an excess profits tax on oil & gas companies. Read the letter: 350.org/ept/

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Tax the Excess Profits of Oil and Gas Companies

Over 60 unions civil society organizations, backed by 66 % of Canadians, signed a joint letter calling on the Canadian Federal Government to deliver an Excess Profits Tax on the Oil and Gas Industry.

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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

BC’s public post-secondary education system is facing its worst funding crisis in history. @verosioufi.bsky.social captures a critical moment in time for the sector. She traces the historical throughlines and outlines a path forward where PSE = public infrastructure. bcpolicy.ca/post-secondary

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Rebuilding post-secondary education as public infrastructure in BC (or how we fix the predictable failures of marketization)

British Columbia’s public post-secondary education system is facing its worst funding crisis in history. This report captures a critical moment in time for BC’s public post-secondary education sector....

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Did you know more than 775,000 people in BC earn less than it costs to live in their community? This is what our new report co-published with Living Wage BC finds. We call on all levels of government to step up and address the affordability crisis. @bcpolicy.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca/2026/05/28/w...

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Not making enough to live: a third of workers in British Columbia don’t earn a living wage

New Statistics Canada data show a growing gap between wages and the cost of living, with one third of workers in British Columbia—more than 775,000 people—earning less than the living wage in their co...

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 21/05/2026

📣 #TONIGHT: Join The Tyee and @rachelgilmore.bsky.social for “Reality Check LIVE” as we explore how misinformation spreads and what it takes to report on online radicalization in Canada today. Also ft. @jenstden.bsky.social, @harrisonmooney.bsky.social, @vancolour.bsky.social! 🔥 Tickets here. 👇🏽

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Reality Check LIVE

The Tyee and Rachel Gilmore bring dispatches from the world of misinformation and extremism investigations.

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Iglika Ivanova @iglikaivanova.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

📣 BC Policy Solutions is hiring! We are looking for a skilled communicator who is passionate about making complex policy ideas accessible to the public. More info at bcpolicy.ca/jobs/ Deadline to apply: May 28. @bcpolicy.bsky.social #jobs

A poster announcing that BC Policy Solutions is now hiring a Communications Specialist, Writer and Editor. The text is:

Heading: Metro Vancouver Regional District, BC or Remote. Full-time. Apply by May 28, 2026. Annual salary $76,951.

Text: We're seeking a skilled communicator with expertise in research translation, editorial standards and media relations who is passionate about making complex policy ideas accessible to the public.

Textbox with arrow pointing to the URL: If this sounds like you or someone you know, find more information about the role and how to apply at bcpolicy.ca/jobs

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Laura White, P.Eng. @lecwhite.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

“Science has been telling us for a long time that ‘one more lane’ will not solve our transport issues,” says Gewessler. “If you build public transport infrastructure, you get public transport. If you build road infrastructure, you get drivers and traffic jams.”

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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It's a system rotten with wage theft, overwork, workplace dangers and lack of basic respect. And South Asian farmworker women face added dangers from sexual harassment, racial discrimination and precarity. Things have to change, and this report sets out why. #BCLab

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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Don’t buy Big Oil’s lies 💸 The only way Canadians will benefit from the oil price shock is if we tax the fossil fuel industry’s excess profits and use those billions to help everyday people. #cdnpoli #canada #gasprices

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

oh for the love of god, the principle of this government, "our programs are universal, therefore they are inclusive. Anyone can invest in the sovereign wealth fund; ergo, it is inclusive." I am dying.

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund captures resource rents to build a diverse and stable economy that increases wealth for present and future generations. The "Canada Strong Fund" works the other way around. Capture citizen wealth to increase dependence on resource projects. rabble.ca/economy/stap...

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The Staple Theory at 50: The staple theory and the carbon trap

As part of our continuing special series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Mel Watkins' classic article, "A Staple Theory of Economic Development," we present here an innovative a...

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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Our racial equity researcher Véronique Sioufi, PhD facilitates a book launch for Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry and panel discussion on research and organizing along the digital value chain. April 30 6–8pm; SFU Downtown HC 7000. Register now:

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Book Launch: Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry Tickets, Thursday, April 30 • 6 PM - 8 PM | Eventbrite

Eventbrite - Enda Brophy presents Book Launch: Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry - Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Simon Fraser University - Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC. Find event and ticket information.

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Canadians for Tax Fairness @c4tf.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Ever wonder about the difference in tax bills between an average Canadian and the ultra-wealthy? Us too: bit.ly/C4TFKshaped Spoiler alert: tax time, like the rest of the year, isn’t fair.

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A tale of two tax seasons

KO'd by the economy Canada's economy has become what economists call "K-shaped” — those at the top grow wealth at record levels while those in the middle and below fall further behind.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 24/04/2026

When he welcomes participants into Douglas College’s Reboot Plus program for 17-to-24-year-olds without a high school diploma or career path, all Peter Wilkins wants to know is: what do these young people want to be when they grow up? 📝 #bced

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No High School Diploma or Career Path? No Problem | The Tyee

How a Douglas College program ‘reboots’ students by helping them map paths to their dream jobs.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Frances Woolley @frwoolley.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Are you a Canadian undergrad or grad student writing on economics/political economy/economic policy? Do you take a critical approach to unconstrained markets? Would you like to win $1000? If so, consider entering the PEF student essay contest: www.progressive-economics.ca/pef-student-...

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2026 PEF Student Essay Contest – The Progressive Economics Forum

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Kudos to @thenarwhal.ca on the launch of this series. Promises ot be super-informative. The full series page is here: thenarwhal.ca/series/who-p...

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Who Pays? | A series from The Narwhal

A series about how Canada’s economy intersects with its environment

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 23/04/2026

You would be forgiven for thinking that British Columba’s Ministry of Forests is really the Ministry of Logging, writes Ben Parfitt. #bcpoli 🪵

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BC Must Stop Blaming First Nations for Old-Growth Logging | The Tyee

Instead of subsidizing logging, the province should follow experts’ advice and pay nations to conserve forests.

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Carney’s fuel tax pause rewards polluters. Instead of capturing windfall profits for the public good, Ottawa is bankrolling fossil fuel companies and starving services needed during the #climatecrisis. New from @silasxuereb.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/car... #cdnpoli @c4tf.bsky.social

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Carney’s fuel tax pause rewards polluters

Carney’s fuel tax pause rewards polluters and will generate more windfall profits for oil companies amidst a rising affordability crisis.

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This is a shocking story. Congrats to @thenarwhal.ca on exposing this. LNG Canada in Kitimat – 🇨🇦's first major LNG facility – is now one of the highest sources of GLOBAL emissions for flaring, undermining claims that we produce the cleanest natural gas in the world: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...

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LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas | The Narwhal

LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024

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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

TOMORROW—Hiring more nurses, especially nurse practitioners, means team-based primary care organizations can deliver higher-quality, more cost-effective primary care in BC. Learn how at this webinar. April 8 Noon PT. Register and information. Watch the first 3 events. bcpolicy.ca/primary-...

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