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BC’s fossil fuel exports have huge hidden carbon footprint
(Vancouver) BC must stop exporting fossil fuels if the province is serious about dramatically cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a new Climate Justice Project brief from the...
July 16, 2010 | BC Office
2010 living wage shows the real costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver
(Vancouver) $18.17 is the 2010 family living wage, according to a report released today that calculates an hourly wage based on the real costs of raising a family in Vancouver.
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May 4, 2010 | BC Office
Le gouvernement fédéral mine la sécurité au travail selon une étude
OTTAWA – La veille du Jour de deuil national à la mémoire des travailleurs morts au travail, le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) dévoile deux études qui soulignent la...
April 27, 2010 | National Office, BC Office
Richest 20% of BC households have biggest carbon footprint
(Vancouver) The richest 20% of BC income earners are responsible for almost double the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of those in the lowest income group, according to a new Climate Justice...
April 22, 2010 | BC Office
Budget 2010 advance warning: more government spending cuts will further slow BC’s sluggish economic recovery
In anticipation of Tuesday’s provincial budget, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that further cuts to public spending will impede the economic recovery, which is already expected...
February 25, 2010 | BC Office
Woodworking unions and environmentalists propose bold new plan to protect forests and jobs while fighting climate change
Vancouver — Forest industry unions and leading environmental groups have united behind a plan that calls on the BC government to conserve more forest, halt rampant wood waste and promote wise use...
January 11, 2010 | BC Office
BC government should repeal all secretive, haphazard cuts
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling on the BC government to reverse all cuts to public programs and/or grants made since the February 2009 budget.
September 23, 2009 | BC Office
Spending cuts would kill thousands of jobs and deepen recession
(Vancouver) In the wake of Tuesday’s Throne Speech signaling major cuts in public spending, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) cautions that cuts will only make...
August 27, 2009 | BC Office
UBC and Canadian think tank receive $1 million to create effective, equitable green policies
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the University of British Columbia
June 9, 2009 | BC Office
Province falls short on promise of 5,000 long-term care beds, seniors’ access to home and residential care drops: study
(Vancouver) A major study released today finds that BC’s home and community health care system is in serious decline — the result of reduced access to services and poorly planned restructuring....
April 15, 2009 | BC Office

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