BC Policy Solutions

AI is being sold to us as an inevitable technological innovation, but it's also a political project that funnels wealth and skills from workers to a few tech giants. The next government must quickly enact strong privacy and worker protections, and strong transparency and accountability standards.

Left unregulated, AI is being used to surveil workers, migrants and racialized communities and make high-stakes decisions about people’s lives without transparency. It also consumes enormous amounts of our limited energy and water supply in the process.

Let's talk BC's $13.8 billion deficit. Election hopefuls are making their case to voters about how they'll balance the budget while tackling affordability. BC Policy Solutions' Iglika Ivanova joined CBC’s On the Coast to break down how we got here and how the next government should move forward.

Did you know? BC’s public post-secondary system is in its worst funding crisis in history. If the next government fails to invest, we'll see a post-secondary system that is just for the rich, with less innovation, lower economic resilience, a shrinking tax base and deeper class divides.

Let's talk climate crisis. It's already being felt in communities across BC as we witness increasingly destructive wildfires, floods and extreme heat. 

Aligning BC law with Indigenous rights is not a threat to prosperity. ➡ It’s the path we must take for a more just and secure future. DRIPA offers a path to sustainable land stewardship, economic justice and climate resilience.

Public safety is a top concern for many voters. 🗣 But did you know the data doesn't actually show a crime surge in BC?

Did you know? BC has a revenue problem, not a spending problem. Deep personal and corporate tax cuts in the early 2000s, the elimination of the carbon tax and declining natural resources revenues have all contributed to eroding BC’s fiscal capacity

The next provincial government should rebuild BC’s revenue base through progressive taxation, widely shared economic growth and natural resource royalty reform that ensures the public and First Nations get their fair share.

We still have a housing crisis in BC 🏠 Yet cities continue to block apartments across most residential areas, suppressing new housing and driving up costs for both market and non-market homes.

Here's what we know ➡ BC’s economy runs on workers’ earnings. Yet too many BC workers earn less than a living wage and too few have the bargaining power to fix that. The next government must take action on worker protections and closing the gap between workers' earnings and the cost of living.

Can you spare an evening for our 2026 Fundraising Gala? BC Policy Solutions is looking for volunteers to pitch in on November 12. If you are interested in volunteering at the Gala please contact Sinéad at sinead@bcpolicy.ca.

Too many people in BC still can’t find a family doctor or nurse practitioner, leaving walk-in clinics & ERs to pick up the slack. The next party to form gov. should look at not-for-profit, team-based models which have a proven track record of solving these issues. Here's what we'd like to see:

Did you know? ➡️ A third of workers in BC don’t earn enough to make ends meet. The next BC government must invest in public services that can reduce the cost of living. Here's what we'd like to see:

Polling shows health care is a top priority for people in British Columbia this provincial election. Here's how we can improve the healthcare system:

Too many people in BC still can't find a family doctor, leaving walk-in clinics and emergency rooms to pick up the slack. Research shows not-for-profit, team-based primary care models have a proven track record of solving these issues and delivering better chronic disease management and prevention.

🎉The BC elections hub is live. We hope that our analysis of what’s at stake will help you: 1️⃣ vote with confidence and 2️⃣ hold the government accountable long after election day. bcpolicy.ca/BCelection