Join journalism Professor Sean Holman and reporter Brishti Basu for a Protect our Province panel on the challenges of obtaining timely data to support pandemic coverage in the BC media. In this briefing, we will discuss the relative lack of public Covid-19 data compared to other provinces, and explore the vital and urgent need for… Continue reading Knowledge is Power: So Why is BC Hiding COVID-19 Data?
Protect Our Province BC, Safe Schools Coalition BC, and BC School COVID Tracker are joining forces to put pressure on the BC NDP with a Phone Zap and Email Campaign. Join us! On January 7th, 2022, three grassroots groups with a shared goal of lowering community transmission of COVID in BC will call on members… Continue reading Join Our Phone Zap Campaign January 7, 2022
Schools fill an important role in our society. They are where our children spend a lot of their day for 10 months of the year, learning and socializing with their peers. Most BC children are back to in-person learning this year. However, the COVID-19 context is daunting this school year: case counts are consistently high… Continue reading POP BC Briefing: COVID-19, Children, and Schools
There is a pressing need for an accurate presentation of COVID-19 science and candid assessment of the state of the pandemic in British Columbia. Inspired by colleagues in Alberta, we are pleased to announce the launch of Protect Our Province BC (POP-BC). POP-BC will build on work begun by Protect Our Province Alberta (POP-AB) with… Continue reading Announcing the Launch of Protect Our Province BC