Time to Raise BC's Minimum Wage INSIDE: Page 2 BC Hydro Deals Mean Higher Energy Prices in BC’s Future Deregulation and privatization of BC’s electricity system will result in BC ratepayers getting no assets, no long-term energy security and no price protection. See page 3 First Nations Forestry Accords: Not a Partnership of Equals Interim agreements don’t give First Nations the ability to diversify their economies or alleviate poverty. See page 4 BC Budget 2007: The Housing Budget That Wasn’t The provincial budget falls short of addressing homelessness in BC. See page 6 TILMA’s Attack on Public Interest Regulation The BC-Alberta trade deal could seriously compromise health, safety and environmental standards.