Host: Dawn Hemingway

1-1:30pm: Alexander Hemingway, PhD, Senior Economist & Public Finance Policy Analyst at BC Policy Solutions, shares information about his presentation to the BC Budget Consultation Committee:  fair tax reforms, non-market and other housing, along with other social investments including public child care spaces, public transit, community health care model of health services, disability benefits, social assistance & more.  For more info: [email protected] or https://bcpolicy.ca/

1:30-2pm: Heather Cooke, PhD, Manager, Research & Knowledge Mobilization, Alzheimer Society of B.C. , shares information about innovations in dementia research and care including What is dementia? , risk factors, and actions we can take toward a healthier brain.  For more info: [email protected] or https://alzbc.org/research or First Link Demetia Helpline: 1-800-936-6033 M-F 9am-8pm.