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Iglika Ivanova
Last published Nov. 2025 · On our record since 2010
Where this writer stands
Fiscal policy2 pieces
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“The solution to B.C.'s fiscal challenges isn't spending cuts. Experience shows underfunding public services leads to higher economic and social costs. Instead, B.C. needs progressive revenue measures.” Read the piece
Labour1 piece
Stronger unions and standardsMore flexibility for employers
“The provincial government must lead by becoming a living wage employer for its own employees and contractors and by encouraging public institutions such as universities, hospitals and school boards to follow suit.” Read the piece
Housing1 piece
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“Equally critical are investments that reduce household costs: more affordable housing, universal $10-a-day child care, free transit for youth under 18 and publicly funded pharmacare and mental health services.” Read the piece
Health1 piece
Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“Equally critical are investments that reduce household costs: more affordable housing, universal $10-a-day child care, free transit for youth under 18 and publicly funded pharmacare and mental health services.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: B.C.’s low-wage workers can’t be forgotten despite economic headwindsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 19, 2025
- Opinion: B.C. has a revenue problem, not a spending problemOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 27, 2025
- Opinion: The safety net is tearing: B.C. non-profits are in crisisOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 16, 2025
- Opinion: The gap between the minimum wage and what workers need to live with dignityOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 29, 2025
- Opinion: Trade war demands a bold vision amid B.C.'s affordability crisisOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 2, 2025
- Iglika Ivanova and Anastasia French: One in three B.C. workers caught in gap between low pay and high cost of livingOpinion · Vancouver Sun · May 30, 2024
- You’re Paying for Uber’s Profits | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Nov 8, 2023
- Here’s How BC Should Protect Gig Workers | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jun 21, 2023
- Opinion: Precarious work is an urgent problem for thousands of B.C. workersOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 13, 2023
- Iglika Ivanova and Alex Hemingway: Soaring cost of living highlights urgent need to tackle housing affordabilityOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 17, 2022
- Iglika Ivanova: B.C.’s reopening plans must address highly unequal impact of pandemicOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 5, 2021
- Iglika Ivanova: How technology affects workers is up to usOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 27, 2018
- BC’s Massive Tax Giveaway to the Rich | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Feb 16, 2017
- Three Worrying Economic Trends Beyond Canada's GDP Drop | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Sep 2, 2015
- Opinion: Minimum wage hike won’t ruin AlbertaOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jul 14, 2015
- Three Worrying BC Job Trends to Track | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Feb 15, 2015
- What Can Be Done to Create Meaningful, Lasting Jobs in BC? | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Dec 2, 2014
- Two years in, the BC Jobs Plan failing to deliverOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 7, 2014
- The Tyee – Is the Overspending Fear Mongering Justified?Opinion · The Tyee · May 8, 2013
- Opinion: The case for higher taxesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 26, 2013
- Dying anonymouslyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 21, 2011
- In the garden with Steve Whysall...Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 26, 2011
- Japan: Open for businessOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 26, 2011
- The Vancouver SunOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 10, 2010
- The Vancouver SunOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 18, 2010