Biography

Research Interests: fiscal policy, taxation, welfare policy, poverty, inequality, economic security, climate justice, and job creation

Seth Klein served for 22 years (1996-2018) as the founding British Columbia director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a public policy research institute committed to social, economic and environmental justice. He is now a freelance researcher, writer, consultant and speaker, and currently writing a book on how to align Canadian politics with the climate emergency.

Seth is a founder and served for eight years as co-chair of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, a network of over 50 community organizations campaigning for a comprehensive poverty reduction plan in BC. He is a founder and served for 10 years on the advisory committee of the Metro Vancouver Living Wage for Families campaign. He is an advisory board member for the Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Governance. And he is a founder, advisor and instructor for Next Up, a leadership program for young people committed to social and environmental justice.

Seth's research reports can be found on the CCPA’s website and his policy commentary can be found primarily on the CCPA-BC’s blog.