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He/Him

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Interested in Economics, & Housing

[Aiden Fowler @aiden17hi]

This would be disastrous, my insurance rate went down by $1000 per year when David Eby fixed ICBC. We cannot afford Rustad destroying our system where insurance rates have gone down for the first time in years.

[Jim Stanford @JimboStanford]

Relevant for #bcpoli in light of Mr Rustad's pledge to break up the public auto insurance system in BC. According to Statistics Canada, BC premiums in 2023 were 6.6% lower than in 2017, compared to a 17.9% avg rise in Canada--and a 41.8% jump in Alberta. Why mess with success?

[Tyler Meredith @tylermeredith]

Exactly right.

Land can be 25-30% of cost of 🏡.

Selling off public land is a gimmick.

It cuts the deficit but it INFLATES prices you pay.

Leasing takes those costs off at no loss to govt.

@maytree_canada and I laid this out last year @TheHerleBurly: https://t.co/YDdkC7alH5

[J R @Jamesissocoolio]

There's a post floating around claiming that Canadian real wages haven't gone up since 2017. And that's not true. #cdnecon

[Liberal Party @liberal_party]

Liberal Pharmacare will provide free prescription contraceptives and diabetes medications to the Canadians who need them.

But Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives voted against it.

Add your name to support our plan👇
https://t.co/UVzXz7dTsr

[Jonathan Wilkinson 🇨🇦 @JonathanWNV]

Ensuring the safety of Canadian communities and firefighters is our top priority at this stressful time.

As climate impacts make our forests hotter and drier, we are doubling down on readiness and resources to fight these devastating wildfires.

[Liberal Party @liberal_party]

The Canada Child Benefit puts more money into Canadian families’ bank accounts every month – making life more affordable for parents and giving kids the best possible start in life.

Pierre Poilievre voted against it.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

[Liberal Party @liberal_party]

Pierre Poilievre doesn’t care about helping kids get the best start in life.

We do.

[Rob Shaw @RobShaw_BC]

The new federal-BC heat pump program today not only boosts rebates from $9,500 to $16,000, and expands income eligibility, it just as importantly revamps the program to allow for upfront payment, meaning you pay little (in some cases nothing) and don't have to wait for a cheque.

[Steven Guilbeault @s_guilbeault]

By investing in energy efficient options, like heat pumps, we are cutting energy costs and pollution while keeping buildings cool during extreme heat events.

[Rachel Samson @rachel_e_samson]

- higher pay for post-secondary scholarships, with doctoral support rising from $20,000 under SSHRC to $40,000 per year. Post-docs rise from $45,000 for SSHRC to $70,000. Very meaningful increases at a time when cost of living is a major concern.

[Tyler Meredith @tylermeredith]

Most new public sector hiring has been health care related

[Liberal Party @liberal_party]

Pierre Poilievre’s record as Housing Minister:

0 new apartments
0 co-ops supported
6 affordable housing units

He wouldn’t build more homes.

[Liberal Party @liberal_party]

We’re working to support affordable housing, protect renters, and build thousands of new apartments.

Pierre Poilievre’s record speaks for itself 👇

[Ravi Kahlon @KahlonRav]

Advances in mass timber construction are getting us where we need to be - reducing carbon pollution in the building sector, supporting the forestry sector, creating jobs, and building more homes, faster. 🏡

Changes to BC Building Code coming soon...

https://t.co/z3u2lCjgaW

[Sean Fraser @SeanFraserMP]

Hi @theJagmeetSingh - a few helpful facts about this project:

It includes affordable units & units at 80% of market value. Not “luxury condos”.

It’s being led by Métis partners.

We need more rental units in this country. Projects like this are a big part of the solution.

[Blake Shaffer 📊🇨🇦🇺🇦 @bcshaffer]

Alberta, where we are apparently going to put a moratorium on new renewables and consider bonding requirements for their reclamation liabilities, while at the same time pursuing a plan to taxpayer-fund (#rstar) the cleanup of oil and gas reclamation 🙃

[Andrew Leach 🇨🇦 @andrew_leach]

Oh, my bad. For some reason the concern about environmental contamination is only there for solar and wind, where literally no one expects us to have a generational multi-billion-dollar environmental cleanup problem. Whither private property rights in Alberta.

[Corey Burger @Burgundavia]

BC Transit (BC outside Vancouver)+Vancouver's TransLink vs Utah's UTA. Both serve whole state/prov
BC pop ~5 mil
Utah ~3.3 mil (66% of size)
BC bus trips - 20 + 2.2 = 22.2 mil
Utah bus trips - 1.5 mil
BC Transit alone is as busy as UTA
(Note this is bus only, no rail)