Marc Lee
@MarcLeeYVR
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Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, based in Vancouver. Views posted are those of Marc only.
Vancouver
Joined June 2011
Mostly going to engage now on Bluesky. You can follow me there: @marclee.bsky.social.
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I'm quoted in this great article by @StefanLabbe on how extreme weather driven by climate change is affecting large scale sporting events and festivals. via @BIVnews.
biv.com
New research shows extreme weather is increasingly cancelling festivals and sports, with Canada among the hardest-hit nations over two decades
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RT @DavidMacCdn: Now calculated potential staffing cuts from the fed public sector cuts announced in July. TLDR, they'll be big, probably o….
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RT @JimboStanford: With August 1 looming, so important for 🇨🇦 trade negotiators to stay firm. A bad deal with Trump (including tariffs that….
centreforfuturework.ca
Trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. are continuing, as the revised August 1 deadline approaches. Reports indicate that despite Canadian concessions (on border security, defense spending,...
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RT @PSodhan: Highly recommend buying @ScottKatherineJ edited volume for the @ccpa exploring the theories, implementation & results of Justi….
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RT @ccpa: “Half of these ‘savings’ are cuts to somebody else," said @ccpa senior economist @DavidMacCdn. "You're just pushing the problem o….
thestar.com
The Carney government plans to cut around $25 billion from the federal budget in three years.
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RT @ccpa: Provinces and territories that have not joined the new national universal pharmacare program are missing out on hundreds of milli….
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RT @ccpa: New from @ccpa: A roadmap for renewing CleanBC—and the climate transition in British Columbia. By @MarcLeeYVR ..
policyalternatives.ca
The end of 2025 will mark a decade since the Paris Agreement on climate change was negotiated. This review of the CleanBC plan is occurring in a different world. Even as the impacts of climate change...
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My submission to the CleanBC review features ten big steps to get BC moving in the right direction on climate and energy: .
policyalternatives.ca
The end of 2025 will mark a decade since the Paris Agreement on climate change was negotiated. This review of the CleanBC plan is occurring in a different world. Even as the impacts of climate change...
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RT @ccpa: ICYMI: Cost of internal trade barriers vastly overstated: .@MarcLeeYVR, Senior Economist with @ccpa, joins BNN Bloomberg to discu….
bnnbloomberg.ca
Marc Lee, Senior Economist at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the impact of interprovincial trade barriers.
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RT @ccpa: New from @ccpa: Internal trade barriers in Canada are few and far between, and reducing or eliminating them is not going to lead….
policyalternatives.ca
The costs of interprovincial trade barriers have been vastly overstated, while the rush to remove them risks a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety
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New from Stuart Trew and myself, the critical guide to inter-provincial trade barriers you've been waiting for, including a review of recent federal and provincial measures.
policyalternatives.ca
The costs of interprovincial trade barriers have been vastly overstated, while the rush to remove them risks a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety
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RT @ccpa: Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers will NOT produce expected gains. “When we look at what actual trade barriers exist, th….
vancouversun.com
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RT @ccpa: ICYMI: Economist @MarcLeeYVR at @ccpa talks about how politicians have vastly overstated the problem of interprovincial trade bar….
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RT @ccpa: New from @ccpa: Bill C-5, which is meant to reduce nebulous "interprovincial trade barriers," appears set to allow the federal go….
policyalternatives.ca
On June 6, Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled his much-anticipated “one Canadian economy” legislation that purports to help the government build nation-making projects and tear down internal barriers...
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New from me and Stuart Trew, we break down the power grab and implications of the new "one Canadian economy" legislation, Bill C-5.
policyalternatives.ca
On June 6, Prime Minister Mark Carney tabled his much-anticipated “one Canadian economy” legislation that purports to help the government build nation-making projects and tear down internal barriers...
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RT @ccpa: Senior economist w/ @ccpa, @MarcLeeYVR, calls the Fraser Institute's Tax Freedom Day a “deeply flawed and highly misleading gimmi….
pressprogress.ca
Experts say Tax Freedom Day is a ‘deeply flawed and highly misleading gimmick’
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RT @ccpa: ICYMI: @ccpa senior economist @MarcLeeYVR explains to Kootenay Morning Radio why growing interest in costly liquefied natural gas….
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RT @pressprogress: The Toronto Sun acknowledges that the Fraser Institute’s ‘Tax Freedom Day’ may be ‘incorrect and misleading’. Experts sa….
pressprogress.ca
Experts say Tax Freedom Day is a ‘deeply flawed and highly misleading gimmick’
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RT @ccpa: .@ccpa Senior Economist in #BC @MarcLeeYVR says high-speed rail or an east-west power grid are better ideas to improve Canada’s e….
ctvnews.ca
As Alberta’s government signs an agreement aimed at cutting red tape for oilfield rigs, it asks Ottawa to clear the path for a cross-country pipeline since B.C. opposes the idea.
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New from me: some thoughts on the potential for the proposed federal Build Canada Homes program for public-led affordable housing development.
policyalternatives.ca
While housing took a backseat to the Trump trade war in the 2025 federal election, the Liberal platform included some important new plans to boost the development of new affordable housing. High...
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