1alexhemingway.bsky.social
Senior Economist @bcpolicy.bsky.social. PhD @UBCPoliSci. Former CCPA-BC. Social, economic & environmental justice. Views are my own. https://bcpolicy.ca/
👤 Joined on 20 November 2024
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@1alexhemingway.bsky.socialThe one thing I struggle to understand is that people only seem to get this way about building new stuff. Freeing up existing homes works as expected but building new ones drives up prices higher via ??? mechanism. I understand being suspicious of the profit motive, but why the selectivity?
Show PostLet's talk climate crisis. It's already being felt in communities across BC as we witness increasingly destructive wildfires, floods and extreme heat.
Show PostDespite climate change being primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, new LNG projects are still being proposed in BC. BC’s next government must re-establish a comprehensive and credible climate plan and ensure all new resource development projects align with it before approval.
Show PostI know it's seen as a YIMBY bit to say this, but they could genuinely begin with a Shaughnessy/Point Grey pilot.
Show PostPOD DROP Municipal elections: Alex Hemingway joins us to talk about how BC’s biggest cities need to do a lot better if they want to fix the housing crisis. @bcpolicy.bsky.social @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @pwaldkirch.bsky.social @denisagar.bsky.social #BCpoli #vanPoli tiny.cc/yqwb101
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