@iglikaivanova
Co-Executive Director @bcpolicy.bsky.social, previously senior economist @ccpabc (bc office now closed). Co-Director, Understanding Precarity in BC Project. Mom. Working towards a more inclusive & sustainable economy. Opinions are my own.
Forests Frayed to Forests Renewed: The Case for Rezoning BC’s Public Lands.
Ben Parfitt makes the case on April 16, 5:00pm at a @uvic.ca presentation. Learn from four decades’ experience of this award-winning journalist and policy analyst.
More information and tickets.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔
Canada needs to increase its productivity performance. But we keep talking about the wrong things.
What would actually help?
Public Service Announcement: When the price of gasoline jumps this week, remember it was refined from oil (mostly Canadian) produced weeks ago, only 2% of which comes from the Middle East. It's a policy choice, not 'market forces', that explains why you'll pay more (and oil profits will soar). /2
As the price of oil & gas explodes, I recently read about how the price impact is almost entirely speculative, as the *supply* of oil and gas hardly budges, particularly in places like Canada. It's all just straight up profits for the gas companies. Remember that as you fill up the tank this week.
BC’s minimum wage will increase to $18.25/hour on June 1 but Living Wage BC and BC Policy Solutions says it falls short of a living wage across the province.
They call on the province to raise the minimum wage to $20 per hour to help narrow the gap.
Revamping primary care is a solution to family doctor shortages and long wait times.
And not-for-profit models mean health centres can coordinate services, not compete against each other.
Join our primary care webinar series to learn more! Next session Wed noon PT.
bcpolicy.ca/primary-care/
Prime Minister Carney's promise at Davos to "build our strength at home" would do well to draw on the example of former Canadian cabinet minister C.D. Howe, under whose guidance Canada established 28 new Crown corporations to expedite the mass production of military equipment during the Second World War.
NEW from me: my latest column on the need for a new generation of public enterprises - a key missing piece in both our economic resistance to Trump and our climate mobilization 🧵👇
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systemic assault of seniors in care facilities in canada. this is elder abuse. our system.
cc @nolore.bsky.social
Carney’s argument rests on the assumption that the benefits of “growth” will trickle down. This has been debunked again and again through every major crisis in the last 25 years.
Don’t just take my word for it.
Trust the data, not the rhetoric:
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Tomorrow 6:30 pm PT: Health care budget cuts will be felt in rural, underserved communities.
A BC Health Coalition webinar: senior economist Iglika Ivanova, a paramedic, northern deputy mayor on possible consequences for access to care. #BCBudget
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Investing in the public sector can grow the economy to benefit all and is critical to private sector growth senior economist Iglika Ivanova told the @LeftEasttoWest podcast.
And increasing revenue—not focusing on the deficit—makes life more affordable.
Today is Pink Shirt Day. Bullying doesn't stop at the school gates; it's more likely where power is concentrated, and accountability is weak. The same conditions that make schools and communities less safe for kids make workplaces less safe for adults. 💗
Choose kindness. #PinkShirtDay
Want a stronger economy? It starts with smart public investment. 🎙️ @iglikaivanova.bsky.social of @bcpolicy.bsky.social joined Left East to West to unpack why public sector choices drive private sector success. 🎧
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Elbows Up for Indigenous Rights via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Some like to defend austerity measures by citing the growing provincial debt. But don't get swayed by big numbers with no context. @iglikaivanova.bsky.social puts BC's debt in perspective:
If you're trying to make sense of all the different cuts/changes in this week's BC Budget, check out the recording from yesterday's BC Policy Solutions webinar with myself, @verosioufi.bsky.social & special guest @svenbiggs.bsky.social. @bcpolicy.bsky.social #bcpoli
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bcpolicy.ca/budget2026-webinar
For those looking for thoughtful & balanced analysis of this week's BC Budget, I HIGHLY recommend this recording of yesterday's @bcpolicy.bsky.social webinar, featuring budget break-downs by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, @verosioufi.bsky.social & @svenbiggs.bsky.social 👇
bcpolicy.ca/2026/02/19/b...
More from @gillianpetit.bsky.social. This time Slaying myths about income support
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#BCBudget26 had no relief for families struggling with affordability senior economist Iglika Ivanova told Vista Radio.
$10/Day child care was paused; no investment in public transit; the carbon tax rebate wasn’t replaced, especially affecting low-income families.
NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE
then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results"
and i was like.
oh!
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova said #BCBudget2026 failed on affordability issues—especially in not replacing the carbon tax rebate for low-income families—and discussed other missed solutions on CBC radio's On the Coast. #bcpoli
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The BC government is furiously defending a new term they made up, called "re-pace", to describe removing many long-term care facilities from the capital budget
They really don't like people saying they've been cancelled or indefinitely delayed
But also, there's no longer any financial commitment
Wonder what #BCBudget26 means for BC—especially those struggling with affordability, join us at a post-budget webinar tomorrow, noon PT.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova, policy analyst Véronique Sioufi, climate campaigner Sven Biggs
Amending BC's Declaration Act would "set back our collective reconciliation efforts by decades," say dozens of civil society groups and prominent Canadians in a joint statement
"Now is not the time to cede ground to those who cynically spread fear and doubt about that vital work" #bcpoli
“We have an affordability crisis, we have a housing crisis … and we have this government who says, ‘Hold on, we're gonna, just kind of tread water.’” says @iglikaivanova.bsky.social from @bcpolicy.bsky.social
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