Steve Saretsky - Analyzing BC's housing policy & other proposals
stevesaretsky.substack.comu/Ok_Currency_617 — 9 days ago
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Vancouver's Broadway Plan Failure, many approvals, few under construction, 2 actual completions. Vancouver has breached it's funding agreement with Translink failing to increasing housing as required under it's Broadway funding agreement.
See SPA between city and Translink here
u/Ok_Currency_617 — 5 months ago
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B.C. business leaders overwhelmingly say DRIPA is undermining economic certainty
dailyhive.comu/Ok_Currency_617 — 5 months ago
Current Baseline (2024 Data)
- United States: Total healthcare spending = 18.0% of GDP ($5.3 trillion). Government/public share ≈ 45–50% → roughly 8.1–9.0% of GDP in public spending (federal Medicare/Medicaid + state contributions; federal health programs alone were ~6.0% of GDP in 2025). Public pay: $9964 CAD per person.
- Canada: Total healthcare spending = 12.4% of GDP. Public share ≈ 71% → roughly 8.7–8.8% of GDP in public spending. Public pay: $6428 CAD per person.
u/Ok_Currency_617 — 6 months ago