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Alex Hemingway
Alex Hemingway is a Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst at the CCPA’s BC Office. His research focuses on tax fairness, public finances, public services, and economic inequality in BC and Canada. Alex holds a PhD in political science from the University of British Columbia, where his research examined the relationship between economic class and political inequality in the advanced industrialized world. He holds two master’s degrees from the London School of Economics (MSc Social Policy and Planning; MSc Global Politics), as well as a BA in psychology from Simon Fraser University. Follow Alex on Twitter
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Let’s strengthen public education in BC: Budget 2018
The BC government’s September budget update included significant new funding for K-12 education as expected in light of last year’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling.…
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BC has fiscal room to make lives better
Looking ahead to BC’s 2018 budget, strong public investment is needed more than ever if our province is to tackle the large and pressing problems…
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Firehose of corporate cash or financing our democracy together? A no-brainer
A long-overdue and badly-needed overhaul of BC’s election finance rules was introduced by the provincial government last week. Media headlines mostly focused on the decision…
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Budget Update investments a positive first step for British Columbians
The BC Budget Update injects much-needed investment in a number of important policy areas that will quickly start to make a positive difference in the…
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9 things to look for in Monday’s BC Budget
BC’s new government is set to table its first provincial budget on Monday, September 11. While it is expected to be less comprehensive than a…
Brace yourself for more stale arguments on taxes
What will happen if a new BC government raises taxes on rich individuals and corporations as the NDP promised in its election platform? If years…
Four lessons about electoral reform for a new BC government
Under their recent agreement, the BC NDP and Greens have promised a referendum on electoral reform in BC. This is great news. A huge amount…
Getting big money out of BC politics: 5 ways to do this right
With the provincial election behind us, there’s at least one thing that the overwhelming majority of British Columbians seem to clearly agree on: we need…
The incredible shrinking role of government in BC
As BC’s political parties lay out their election platforms, media pundits tend to focus on the flurry of spending promises. But all this attention on…
BC Budget 2017: $600 million in tax breaks for business
Does the BC business sector need a tax cut? Not so much. But Budget 2017 promises to give business over $600 million in additional annual…
Highlights from BC Budget 2017
The 2017 BC Budget was just released; here’s our analysis so far: MSP goes down for families with income under $120,000 MSP premiums are going…
Tax fairness in BC? Hardly
Tax cuts disproportionately benefitted the richest 1% of British Columbians, write @IglikaIvanova & @1alexhemingway: https://t.co/iZbcztdPem pic.twitter.com/BavNnT2WWp — The CCPA–BC (@CCPA_BC) February 16, 2017 As we…