# Alex Hemingway

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Adam Stirling Hour 2 - October 27 - 2021

In this hour, Alex Hemingway, senior economist and public finance policy analyst, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joined Adam to talk about the BC Federation of Labour calling for the provincial government to mandate ten paid sick days for all workers. Adam closed out the show by taking ca…

BC Federation of Labour calling for government mandated ten paid sick days

Alex Hemingway, senior economist and public finance policy analyst, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joined Adam to talk about the BC Federation of Labour calling for the provincial government to mandate ten paid sick days for all workers.

Iceland’s 4-day workweek deemed an ‘overwhelming success’ after trial

Adam speaks with Alex Hemingway, Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst at the CCPA’s BC Office. Iceland's 4-day workweek trial was a huge success - could this be successful in BC?

Adam Stirling Hour 2 - July 7 - 2021

Adam speaks with Ian Tostenson, president, BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association. 49% of restaurant owners are operating at a loss over Covid - Will prices be going up to correct losses? Adam takes calls from listeners Adam speaks with Alex Hemingway, Senior Economist and Public Finance Poli…

Adam Stirling Hour 3 - August 24 - 2020

In this hour, The Canada Emergency Response Benefit and a handful of other pandemic support programs have been extended through September. Alex Hemingway, economist and public finance analyst at CCPA-BC, spoke with Adam about these programs and how the government could eventually end them without c…

CERB extended through September

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit and a handful of other pandemic support programs have been extended through September. Alex Hemingway, economist and public finance analyst at CCPA-BC, spoke with Adam about these programs and how the government could eventually end them without creating widesp…

The 2025 budget, unpacked

Anjali Appadurai and Seth Klein are joined by Alex Hemingway (Senior Economist at BC Policy Solutions) to analyze the 2025 federal budget and the thin gruel that is the Climate Competitiveness Strategy. We also talk housing policies, alternative ways to generate revenue and Zohram Mamdani’s win in …

126. Palentines Day/Tudor Cinema Club/Alex Hemingway/Eddie the Eagle

01:10 = NBA All-Star events   CP3 hangs up the shoes   Tatum on the way back   Pistons v Hornets bust up   11:39 = Croatian Word of the Week Srce   13:52 = EPL Match week wrap-up   Has Ange been vindicated?   Trade deadline recap   22:56 = Song of the Week THEME = Be my Palenti…

New Robber Barons: A quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada

Ahead of BC Budget 2026, the provincial government was already laying the groundwork to defend austerity measures by arguing that there is not enough wealth to redistribute.  Economist Alex Hemingway disagrees. He and fellow economist Silas Xuareb at Canadians for Tax Fairness say that there is wea…

BC's biggest cities must do better if they want to fix the housing crisis

As municipal and provincial elections approach, BC’s biggest, most expensive cities aren’t doing enough to help solve the current housing crisis. So says Alex Hemingway in a recent opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun. He argues that the BC government allowed cities to do an end-run around provincial…