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Paradox of BC’s economic boom means no payoff for casual workers: study
VANCOUVER — Despite solid economic growth and low unemployment rates, BC is home to a growing number of casual workers who struggle to achieve economic security, according to a new study by two...
August 2, 2008 | BC Office
Forest Land Reserve urgently needed to counter unsustainable logging rates and massive sell-off of Vancouver Island forestlands: study
VICTORIA — Logging rates and forestland sales by the three largest private forestland owners on southern Vancouver Island pose grave risks to globally rare Douglas fir forests and to the region’s...
July 16, 2008 | BC Office
Farmworkers relegated to second-class status: study
(Vancouver) A new study of farm work in BC reveals systematic violations of employment standards and health and safety regulations, poor and often dangerous working conditions, and dismal...
June 18, 2008 | BC Office
Ground-breaking study follows BC welfare recipients for two years
(Vancouver) A ground-breaking study that for two years followed British Columbians living on welfare paints a disturbing picture of how people are forced to make ends meet under new welfare rules...
April 22, 2008 | BC Office
Make work possible for more people with significant disabilities: study
(Vancouver) People living with mental illnesses, developmental
disabilities and serious conditions such as MS often find themselves in
a catch-22 - unable to take on full-time year-...
February 22, 2008 | BC Office
Searching for the "good life" in a carbon-neutral BC
(Vancouver) In the wake of a Premier's meeting dominated by concerns about climate change policies, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a discussion paper today about ways British...
February 7, 2008 | BC Office
Feds to post first deficit in a decade if economy slows: study
OTTAWA—A decade of federal budget surpluses could come to an end if an economic slowdown materializes in 2008, says a technical paper for the Alternative Federal Budget, published today by the...
January 14, 2008 | National Office, BC Office
Premier déficit fédéral en dix ans si l’économie ralentit
OTTAWA—Une décennie d'excédents budgétaires
fédéraux pourrait prendre fin si un ralentissement économique se matérialise en
2008, selon un document technique de l"Alternative...
January 14, 2008 | National Office, BC Office
False promises for recent immigrants
(Vancouver)
In spite of high education levels, many recent immigrants to BC find
themselves stuck in low wage jobs, with few meaningful protections in
the workplace, according to...
December 10, 2007 | BC Office
Symposium: Public solutions to improve access to health care
MONTREAL — Innovations in health care in Quebec and across Canada prove wait lists can be shortened, productivity increased, costs controlled and health improved within Canada’s public health...
November 15, 2007 | National Office, BC Office

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