Akshay Kulkarni
Akshay Kulkarni covers how economic, policy and social forces play out in British Columbia, with a particular interest in data-led reporting on business, labour and resource developments. His work often tracks the local impact of major corporate decisions, public investments and regulatory shifts, showing how they affect communities on the ground.
Business, labour and corporate impact
Kulkarni consistently reports on the intersection of business activity and local economies, including how large employers and trade flows shape work and investment in the province. He has covered how critical minerals mined in B.C. could stop being exported to the U.S. amid tariff changes, explaining the implications for mines, supply chains and cross-border trade. His reporting on Amazon’s impact on local economies and labour markets draws on academic research to detail how logistics and retail expansion affect jobs and wages. He also examines how investing locally matters to Canadians during trade disputes, looking at responsible investment, tariffs and the tension between global and domestic strategies.
Across these stories he focuses on the mechanics of policy and market change — tariffs, trade rules, corporate strategies and regulatory decisions — and connects them to the lived experience of workers, consumers and small businesses. He is most interested in data-driven stories, and his business coverage often incorporates quantitative detail on investment flows, employment figures or project costs to show the scale of change.
Infrastructure, energy and land use
Kulkarni reports regularly on major infrastructure and energy projects and their effects on land, agriculture and residents. In coverage of the Site C hydroelectric project, he explains the start of reservoir filling, timelines for the project coming online, and the compensation mechanisms for affected farms, noting the share of agricultural land impacted. His reporting on Vancouver mansion owners suing neighbours over hedge removal looks at property rights, neighbourhood disputes and how high-value real estate conflicts can escalate into legal action, illustrating how land use and wealth intersect at the household level.
These stories show his interest in the long tail of big projects and local conflicts: how decisions about dams, reservoirs and large properties reshape communities, rights and landscapes over time. The emphasis is on concrete impacts — compensation funds, percentage of land affected, and the legal framing of disputes — rather than abstract debate.
Policy, social systems and quantitative analysis
Beyond core business topics, Kulkarni frequently reports on policy areas where data and systems-level analysis are central. He has written on projects documenting Indigenous deaths in custody, using historical records to quantify patterns in incarceration outcomes and highlight systemic issues. He has covered concerns about a potential collapse of a major social media platform, detailing how drug user advocates in B.C. rely on it for harm reduction information and community connection. In reporting on mandatory inquests for women killed despite protection orders, he examines how legal processes, oversight and resource allocation intersect with public safety.
Across these pieces he uses data and detailed case histories to show how policies and institutions function in practice, and how gaps in systems can have serious consequences for vulnerable groups. This method aligns with his stated interest in data-driven stories and reinforces a through-line: he uses numbers, records and expert testimony to anchor narratives about policy and its real-world effects.
Approach and format
Kulkarni has worked as a journalist at CBC British Columbia since 2021. His work for the masthead is primarily reported news, frequently built around original interviews with researchers, advocates, affected residents and officials, and supported by quantitative detail drawn from studies, public records or corporate disclosures. He often situates individual stories within broader trends, such as trade tensions, infrastructure development, social media dependence or systemic inequities in justice systems.
His coverage combines clear explanations of complex topics — tariffs, hydroelectric planning, legal inquest structures — with on-the-ground perspectives, making it suitable for sources who can provide specific data, research findings or direct experience of how policies and business decisions play out locally.
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