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Mike
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Multimedia journalist reporting on progressive actions and thought that will make our world a happier, kinder, more sustainable home.
Research Institute BC Policy Solutions says British Columbia''s occupational heat exposure regulations are inadeqate and require updating. They lack clarity on when protective measures are needed, are outdated in terms of the content of the measures themselves, are not widely known by workers, and poorly enforced. This is particularly so for farm workers, who spend all day toiling outside in the heat.
#climatechange #workplacesafety #workerhealth #globalwarming
Protecting BC workers in a warming climate | Policy recommendations for WorkSafe BC
June 25th marks the fifth anniversary of BC’s heat dome, yet workers still lack proper heat protections as BC heat regulations insufficient and outdated. To address this, researchers submitted the following policy recommendations to WorkSafeBC as part of their revision of the BC Thermal Exposure re
"Since winning the election and forming government, the Carney Liberals have increasingly aligned their messaging, rhetoric and policy vision with those of Build Canada," writes Christopher Holcroft in the first of a series on political influence in Canada.
#canpoli #politics #influence #policy
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/06/24/Carney-Under-Sway-Broligarchs/
Having logged to the horizon, British Columbia now subsidizes forest companies to haul logs from beyond the horizon. When remote forests are depleted, what's next? Parks and protected areas? Meantime, mills that were once the lifeblood of small communities throughout the province have been closed because they are considered unprofitable.
#forestry #environment #climatechange #globalwarming
https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/22/Forest-Enhancement-Funds/
Avi LewisCanadians are getting clobbered by the cost of living, turbo-charged by food and fuel hikes thanks to the horrible, illegal US/Israeli war on Iran.
Meanwhile Big Oil is laughing its way to the Big Banks - with $90 billion in wartime profiteering expected this year alone.
Tax the excess profits.
Use the money to ease the everyday emergency of just trying to get by.
We're calling on PM Carney to act. It's simple: do the right thing.
https://350.org/ept/
https://350.org/ept/?r=CA&c=NA
Meanwhile Big Oil is laughing its way to the Big Banks - with $90 billion in wartime profiteering expected this year alone.
Tax the excess profits.
Use the money to ease the everyday emergency of just trying to get by.
We're calling on PM Carney to act. It's simple: do the right thing.
https://350.org/ept/
https://350.org/ept/?r=CA&c=NA
The plan by the Canadian government to streamline the review process for major infrastructure projects has biologists speaking out, warning that it will weaken environmental protections and jeopardize endangered species.
The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution says exempting projects “would have serious consequences for Canada’s threatened species, biodiversity, and ecosystems.”
#environment #climatechange #fossilfuels #climatecrisis #globalwarming
Former British Columbia Green Party MLA Adam Olsen writes that BC's Legislative chamber helps promote anti-Indigenous racism when MLAs use it as a "content farm for the social media outrage machine." He says select standing committees offer a more precise and surgical response for "good public policy-making." No matter which party holds power, he warns "they face the reality of Crown-Indigenous relations."
#indigenous #reconciliation #bcpoli #firstnations #socialmedia
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/06/09/Unplug-Anti-Indigenous-Fear-Machine-Victoria/
New report by research institute BC Policy Solutions calls for greater funding for higher education in British Columbia. It highlights the cuts to staffing and programs that have happened recently and warns that treating education as a commodity funded by student debt deepens inequalities:
"The post-secondary sector performs particularly poorly for low-income, racialized, Indigenous and first-generation students."
#education #studentdebt #bcpoli #postsecondary
https://bcpolicy.ca/2026/06/09/post-secondary/#post-secondary-as-public-infrastructure
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. It traces the historical throughlines and outlines a path forward that reclaims post-secondary educ
An aspect of the story not often told in mainstream news or by politicians exploiting public fear of drugs: people helping people who depend on illicit substances; not in the open and widespread in our communities.
Meet the ‘hit doctor’: Inside an informal network of drug users trying to stay alive | CBC News
Amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis, an informal network of support has emerged among drug users. Part of this network are individuals referred to by their clients as “doctors” — everyday people with no formal medical training — who offer to inject people for a small fee.