“You’d basically need to work almost two minimum wage jobs just to afford a one-bedroom apartment and have it be affordable,” said Marc Lee, senior economist with @policyalternatives #canlab kitchener.citynews.ca/2025/09/05/wat…

New from @policyalternatives: Parliament is back in session next week. Between major cuts to public services, massive increases to military spending, new "national interest" industrial projects, and a border crackdown, there's a lot to watch for. policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

My @policyalternatives colleagues and I preview the fall parliamentary session: policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

ICYMI: A new @policyalternatives report shows three British Columbia cities were among the top five least affordable for renters last year - Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna. "Vancouver tops the list with a rental wage of $48.94 per hour" #canlab mycariboonow.com/112447/news/pr…

New from CANE ACIIE: Climate action is necessary to protect Canadians’ health, healthcare system and economy. @policyalternatives policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

BC nurses on climate and health: "We are health care workers. We’re already seeing the impacts of climate inaction" policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

Got the last word in this update on the BC public sector workers strike: “There’s been a little bit too much of the punditry setting their hair on fire around the deficit" thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/2…

Senior economist Marc Lee said he's "skeptical" of the government's claims about relying on attrition to shrink the public service" [by 57,00 jobs]. "If they want to meet that target, something's got to give at the end of the day," he said. #cdnpoli thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/carne…

What is the rental wage? "When we talk about affordability...we use this standard of 30% maximum of income being [spent on rent] as meaning affordable," said Marc Lee a senior economist with @policyalternatives #canlab cbc.ca/news/canada/wi…

ICYMI: No deal is better than a bad deal. Ottawa must stop chasing tariff relief at the expense of Canadian workers, resources and sovereignty. By @policyalternatives's Marc Lee and senior trade policy researcher Stuart Trew. #cnpoli niagarafallsreview.ca/opinion/contri…

West Side Story: The idea of leaving Canada isn't a new one. Read Western Separatism: An age-old story entering a new chapter from the latest issue of the Monitor. @policyalternatives bit.ly/478aZiG

Our Centre for Centre for Future Work (Canada) is co-sponsoring with @policyalternatives an 'Elbows Up' webinar at 1pmET on Fri.Oct.31 (🎃fitting given our spooky times!) to follow up our recent Elbows Up Summit. Register at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…. We'll share strategies for a genuine Elbows Up strategy. /2

The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) 2026 from @policyalternatives is live! Major public cuts are avoidable. Canadians need supports and services based on equality and solidarity. Read more about Building a True Canadian Sovereignty. #cdnpoli policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

As we wait for the most-anticipated federal budget since the mid-1990s, get up to speed with the @policyalternatives's annual Alternative Federal Budget, which lays out a plan that aspires to true Canadian sovereignty. policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

I led up the Infrastructure, Cities and Transit chapter for AFB2026 with a a focus on the real infrastructure priorities to boost Canadians' standard of living not dumb and costly things like carbon capture and storage for the oil and gas industry. policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

.@policyalternatives economist Marc Lee said the proposed wage increases would put workers just past inflation. “I don’t think it’s a huge victory from the union perspective, and I don’t think it’s a horrible deal from the government’s perspective either.” #canlab thetyee.ca/News/2025/10/2…

Canada needs a new playbook to establish economic self-sufficiency, post-Trump. Renewable energy, value-added industries and investing in housing and the care economy are among the keys. Co-sponsored by @policyalternatives & @futurework Centre for Future Work #cdnecon #cdnpoli policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

New today: A compendium of research & policy ideas arising from our recent Elbows Up Economic Summit: policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…. 20 of Canada's top economists & policy thinkers showing how we can survive Trump, and build a sovereign, sustainable, inclusive economy. #cdnecon #canlab

Canadian climate policy a decade after the Paris Agreement: The good, the bad and the ugly. By Hadrian MK Marc Lee and Rachel Pettigrew #climatecrisis @policyalternatives policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…: