Bojan Stanojlovic
@boystan.bsky.social
- don't let your outrage for injustice end where your selfishness begins -
Project Manager&Grants Officer @ BC Society for Policy Solutions
Project Manager&Grants Officer @ BC Society for Policy Solutions
Was there anything in #BCbudget2026 to help support people on disability or income assistance? BC Policy Solutions' Policy analyst Véronique Sioufi explains.
Join us tomorrow at noon for our annual budget briefing at bcpolicy.ca/budget2026
@verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
Join us tomorrow at noon for our annual budget briefing at bcpolicy.ca/budget2026
@verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
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February 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Was there anything in #BCbudget2026 to help support people on disability or income assistance? BC Policy Solutions' Policy analyst Véronique Sioufi explains.
Join us tomorrow at noon for our annual budget briefing at bcpolicy.ca/budget2026
@verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
Join us tomorrow at noon for our annual budget briefing at bcpolicy.ca/budget2026
@verosioufi.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
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Senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social take straight from #BCBudget2026 lock up:
No support for people struggling with affordability pressures, for low-income families and for people who are unhoused.
Hear more Weds Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT at our post-budget webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
No support for people struggling with affordability pressures, for low-income families and for people who are unhoused.
Hear more Weds Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT at our post-budget webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
February 17, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social take straight from #BCBudget2026 lock up:
No support for people struggling with affordability pressures, for low-income families and for people who are unhoused.
Hear more Weds Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT at our post-budget webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
No support for people struggling with affordability pressures, for low-income families and for people who are unhoused.
Hear more Weds Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT at our post-budget webinar.
bcpolicy.ca/events
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Fresh from the #BCBudget26 lock up our senior economist Iglika Ivanova, policy analyst Véronique Sioufi and Stand.earth climate campaigner Sven Biggs bring their budget analysis to a webinar Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT.
Join us!
Join us!
Upcoming events
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bcpolicy.ca
February 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Fresh from the #BCBudget26 lock up our senior economist Iglika Ivanova, policy analyst Véronique Sioufi and Stand.earth climate campaigner Sven Biggs bring their budget analysis to a webinar Feb 19, 12:00 pm PT.
Join us!
Join us!
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BC has large deficits. BC also has an unrelenting affordability crisis, growing food insecurity & homelessness, ER closures, schools that can't support kids' mental health & inadequate services in rural areas. Which of these will #BCBudget2026 tackle? #bcpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
B.C. government promises tough budget to tackle ‘unsustainable’ deficits
B.C. deficit has climbed to record heights as Premier David Eby addresses ever-growing demands in health care and education
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM
BC has large deficits. BC also has an unrelenting affordability crisis, growing food insecurity & homelessness, ER closures, schools that can't support kids' mental health & inadequate services in rural areas. Which of these will #BCBudget2026 tackle? #bcpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.
Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced
Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced
As Tumbler Ridge Mourns, Anti-Trans Misinfo Spreads | The Tyee
No good will come from the conservative rush to weaponize the shooter’s identity in this story.
thetyee.ca
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.
Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced
Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced
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Government income supports for seniors must be improved: adjusted for inflation food & rent costs have risen significantly more than inflation.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
Why many B.C. seniors struggle with poverty and homelessness
Half of B.C. seniors live on an after-tax income of less than $35K per year
www.biv.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Government income supports for seniors must be improved: adjusted for inflation food & rent costs have risen significantly more than inflation.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
Senior economist Iglika Ivanova calls for non-market housing to be expanded as one way to address seniors' poverty.
"The future of primary care in BC" webinar series explores a better direction for primary care in BC with not-for-profit team-based models where diverse teams of practitioners offer a broad range of health and social supports responsive to local community needs. @bcpolicy.bsky.social
The future of primary care in BC
This webinar series explores a better direction for primary care in BC with not-for-profit team-based models where diverse teams of practitioners offer a broad range of health and social supports that...
bcpolicy.ca
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"The future of primary care in BC" webinar series explores a better direction for primary care in BC with not-for-profit team-based models where diverse teams of practitioners offer a broad range of health and social supports responsive to local community needs. @bcpolicy.bsky.social
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Cuts to public services, health care and supports for families and seniors? Hear from @iglikaivanova.bsky.social , @verosioufi.bsky.social and @stand.earth guest Sven Biggs on how BC Budget 2026 could impact you and your community. Link in thread. We hope you can join us!
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Cuts to public services, health care and supports for families and seniors? Hear from @iglikaivanova.bsky.social , @verosioufi.bsky.social and @stand.earth guest Sven Biggs on how BC Budget 2026 could impact you and your community. Link in thread. We hope you can join us!
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CBC is reporting on the devastating school shooting in Tumbler Ridge with verified facts, and timelines, — not hearsay or sensationalism.
This level of responsible coverage matters in moments like this, when accuracy and care are what communities need most.
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
This level of responsible coverage matters in moments like this, when accuracy and care are what communities need most.
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
CBC is reporting on the devastating school shooting in Tumbler Ridge with verified facts, and timelines, — not hearsay or sensationalism.
This level of responsible coverage matters in moments like this, when accuracy and care are what communities need most.
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
This level of responsible coverage matters in moments like this, when accuracy and care are what communities need most.
r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
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The wealthiest 1% of families in Canada owned 22.7% of wealth in 2023, up from 19.3% in 1999, seeing a total increase of $3 trillion over that period.
Find our new report modelling of extreme wealth inequality from @c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social:
bcpolicy.ca/2026/02/11/tax-the-rich/
Find our new report modelling of extreme wealth inequality from @c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social:
bcpolicy.ca/2026/02/11/tax-the-rich/
The new robber barons: a quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada
Wealth and political influence tend to reinforce each other. Tracking who owns wealth and how that distribution is changing is more important than ever for the health of our democracy and the future ...
bcpolicy.ca
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The wealthiest 1% of families in Canada owned 22.7% of wealth in 2023, up from 19.3% in 1999, seeing a total increase of $3 trillion over that period.
Find our new report modelling of extreme wealth inequality from @c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social:
bcpolicy.ca/2026/02/11/tax-the-rich/
Find our new report modelling of extreme wealth inequality from @c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social:
bcpolicy.ca/2026/02/11/tax-the-rich/
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Noon today: What are some of the structural barriers to better primary health care in BC?
They include the limits of the traditional small-business physician clinic model & rising overhead costs. Learn more in the first of our webinar series, Feb 11, noon PT.
They include the limits of the traditional small-business physician clinic model & rising overhead costs. Learn more in the first of our webinar series, Feb 11, noon PT.
The future of primary care in BC
This webinar series explores a better direction for primary care in BC with not-for-profit team-based models where diverse teams of practitioners offer a broad range of health and social supports that are responsive to local community’s needs.
bcpolicy.ca
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Noon today: What are some of the structural barriers to better primary health care in BC?
They include the limits of the traditional small-business physician clinic model & rising overhead costs. Learn more in the first of our webinar series, Feb 11, noon PT.
They include the limits of the traditional small-business physician clinic model & rising overhead costs. Learn more in the first of our webinar series, Feb 11, noon PT.
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BC friends, take note! This is a pretty major development that should be getting more attention: Both Shell & Mitsubishi appear to be seeking to offload their stakes in LNG Canada...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Shell, Mitsubishi exploring sale options for their stakes in LNG Canada: Reuters exclusive
Shell and Mitsubishi are exploring sale options for their respective stakes in the $40-billion LNG Canada project, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
BC friends, take note! This is a pretty major development that should be getting more attention: Both Shell & Mitsubishi appear to be seeking to offload their stakes in LNG Canada...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
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Today we launched our 2025 Climate Action Progress Report, evaluating the #BCgov.
The result? 8 failing grades, and 2 grades of minor progress. The worst outcome in 4 years.
FULL REPORT: bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-rep...
@cape-bc.bsky.social @myseatosky.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social
The result? 8 failing grades, and 2 grades of minor progress. The worst outcome in 4 years.
FULL REPORT: bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-rep...
@cape-bc.bsky.social @myseatosky.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Today we launched our 2025 Climate Action Progress Report, evaluating the #BCgov.
The result? 8 failing grades, and 2 grades of minor progress. The worst outcome in 4 years.
FULL REPORT: bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-rep...
@cape-bc.bsky.social @myseatosky.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social
The result? 8 failing grades, and 2 grades of minor progress. The worst outcome in 4 years.
FULL REPORT: bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-rep...
@cape-bc.bsky.social @myseatosky.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social
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Is it time to end tipping?
Tip creep and tipflation mean businesses increasingly rely on customers to subsidize low wages, causing income volatility and inequity.
Simon Pek, Bruce McAdams and I explore a bold alternative: replacing tipping with a universal living wage floor. bcpolicy.ca/ban-tips/
Tip creep and tipflation mean businesses increasingly rely on customers to subsidize low wages, causing income volatility and inequity.
Simon Pek, Bruce McAdams and I explore a bold alternative: replacing tipping with a universal living wage floor. bcpolicy.ca/ban-tips/
Is it time to ban tipping in Canada and enact a living wage?
Is it time to end tipping in Canada?
The landscape of tipping in Canada has changed dramatically in recent years. With ‘tip creep’, a growing number and range of businesses prompting customers for ...
bcpolicy.ca
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Is it time to end tipping?
Tip creep and tipflation mean businesses increasingly rely on customers to subsidize low wages, causing income volatility and inequity.
Simon Pek, Bruce McAdams and I explore a bold alternative: replacing tipping with a universal living wage floor. bcpolicy.ca/ban-tips/
Tip creep and tipflation mean businesses increasingly rely on customers to subsidize low wages, causing income volatility and inequity.
Simon Pek, Bruce McAdams and I explore a bold alternative: replacing tipping with a universal living wage floor. bcpolicy.ca/ban-tips/
If you missed the Living Wage 2025 webinar yesterday, or would like to watch it again, here’s the recording.
🎬 Living Wage report 2025: online briefing bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/20/l...
🎬 Living Wage report 2025: online briefing bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/20/l...
🎬 Living Wage report 2025: online briefing
Living Wage report authors discuss the key findings and policy recommendations from this year’s Living Wage report.
bcpolicy.ca
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you missed the Living Wage 2025 webinar yesterday, or would like to watch it again, here’s the recording.
🎬 Living Wage report 2025: online briefing bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/20/l...
🎬 Living Wage report 2025: online briefing bcpolicy.ca/2025/11/20/l...
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At noon PT, join a webinar with 2025 Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to find out why the gap between the living wage and minimum wage keeps expanding. In Metro Vancouver the gap is now $10/hour.
Learn about the solutions.
bcpolicy.ca/events
Learn about the solutions.
bcpolicy.ca/events
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At noon PT, join a webinar with 2025 Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to find out why the gap between the living wage and minimum wage keeps expanding. In Metro Vancouver the gap is now $10/hour.
Learn about the solutions.
bcpolicy.ca/events
Learn about the solutions.
bcpolicy.ca/events
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“Minimum wage is not enough to live on anywhere in the province and we need to work to close the gap,” with the living wage that is higher than the minimum wage everywhere in BC said @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
The edge of poverty: B.C.'s living wage far outstrips the minimum wage
Even though inflation has eased from its record highs, there is a $10 gap between living and minimum wage in Metro Vancouver
vancouversun.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Minimum wage is not enough to live on anywhere in the province and we need to work to close the gap,” with the living wage that is higher than the minimum wage everywhere in BC said @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
Why is there such a wide gap between the minimum and the living wages in BC? What concrete and data-driven policy solutions could help tackle BC’s affordability challenges?
Find out on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at noon: bcpolicy.ca/events.
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
Find out on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at noon: bcpolicy.ca/events.
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
Webinar Nov 19, noon PT: Living wages were calculated for 27 BC communities in 2025 and the affordability crisis is province-wide.
Whistler has the highest rate, $29.60/hour, Squamish second at $28 and it’s $27.85 for Metro Vancouver, $10/hr more than BC’s min wage.
bcpolicy.ca/events
Whistler has the highest rate, $29.60/hour, Squamish second at $28 and it’s $27.85 for Metro Vancouver, $10/hr more than BC’s min wage.
bcpolicy.ca/events
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Why is there such a wide gap between the minimum and the living wages in BC? What concrete and data-driven policy solutions could help tackle BC’s affordability challenges?
Find out on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at noon: bcpolicy.ca/events.
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
Find out on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at noon: bcpolicy.ca/events.
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social @bcpolicy.bsky.social
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Raising the minimum wage to $20/hour would narrow the gap between BC’s minimum and the living wage, benefiting some 350K workers in BC, living wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French say.
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Raising the minimum wage to $20/hour would narrow the gap between BC’s minimum and the living wage, benefiting some 350K workers in BC, living wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French say.
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
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Two days til the final LNG Unpacked webinar.
Our co-executive director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, @emikonewman.bsky.social, Ismail Askin @workersolidaritybc.bsky.social on how LNG expansion is impacting the climate, our health and affordability.
Oct 23 @ 12pm REGISTER
us06web.zoom.us/meet...
Our co-executive director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, @emikonewman.bsky.social, Ismail Askin @workersolidaritybc.bsky.social on how LNG expansion is impacting the climate, our health and affordability.
Oct 23 @ 12pm REGISTER
us06web.zoom.us/meet...
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Two days til the final LNG Unpacked webinar.
Our co-executive director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, @emikonewman.bsky.social, Ismail Askin @workersolidaritybc.bsky.social on how LNG expansion is impacting the climate, our health and affordability.
Oct 23 @ 12pm REGISTER
us06web.zoom.us/meet...
Our co-executive director @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, @emikonewman.bsky.social, Ismail Askin @workersolidaritybc.bsky.social on how LNG expansion is impacting the climate, our health and affordability.
Oct 23 @ 12pm REGISTER
us06web.zoom.us/meet...
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FUND THE FRONTLINES - MARCH ON THE LEGISLATURE
Monday, October 6
Gather at 11 AM at Centennial Square for the march. Rally at the Legislature in Victoria starts 12 PM.
✊ Join us for a march on the Legislature on October 6 when the fall legislative session begins.
Monday, October 6
Gather at 11 AM at Centennial Square for the march. Rally at the Legislature in Victoria starts 12 PM.
✊ Join us for a march on the Legislature on October 6 when the fall legislative session begins.
October 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
FUND THE FRONTLINES - MARCH ON THE LEGISLATURE
Monday, October 6
Gather at 11 AM at Centennial Square for the march. Rally at the Legislature in Victoria starts 12 PM.
✊ Join us for a march on the Legislature on October 6 when the fall legislative session begins.
Monday, October 6
Gather at 11 AM at Centennial Square for the march. Rally at the Legislature in Victoria starts 12 PM.
✊ Join us for a march on the Legislature on October 6 when the fall legislative session begins.
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Another piece on the death of Kulbir Kaila while working for cleaning service contractor Best at SFU. Please circulate. We need this contractor off of our campuses NOW
the-peak.ca/2025/09/sfu-...
the-peak.ca/2025/09/sfu-...
SFU cleaning worker dies during shift, amplifying long-standing calls to improve working conditions
By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor (writer and interviewer), and Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer (interviewer and translator) Since 2020, Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU has been leading the push for be…
the-peak.ca
October 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Another piece on the death of Kulbir Kaila while working for cleaning service contractor Best at SFU. Please circulate. We need this contractor off of our campuses NOW
the-peak.ca/2025/09/sfu-...
the-peak.ca/2025/09/sfu-...
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Join a demonstration of unity across movements. Hear from our Racial Equity Researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social. There is power in numbers!
#DrawTheLine for people, for peace, for the planet!
Sat 2 pm @ VPL (W Georgia/Homer) to Science World
RSVP drawtheline.world
#DrawTheLine for people, for peace, for the planet!
Sat 2 pm @ VPL (W Georgia/Homer) to Science World
RSVP drawtheline.world
September 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join a demonstration of unity across movements. Hear from our Racial Equity Researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social. There is power in numbers!
#DrawTheLine for people, for peace, for the planet!
Sat 2 pm @ VPL (W Georgia/Homer) to Science World
RSVP drawtheline.world
#DrawTheLine for people, for peace, for the planet!
Sat 2 pm @ VPL (W Georgia/Homer) to Science World
RSVP drawtheline.world
