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Sea-to-Sky highway price tag $220 million higher as a P3
(Vancouver) An independent analysis of the Sea-to-Sky highway project has found that it will cost taxpayers an extra $220 million over the next 25 years as a P3 than if the government had used its...
September 12, 2006 | BC Office
BC needs comprehensive mental health strategy with focus on income, housing and employment supports: Professor
(Vancouver) An Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University is calling on the provincial government to re-think its approach to mental health care. “In recent years, we’ve...
August 30, 2006 | BC Office
Fundamental change needed to save Ontario’s forestry-dependent communities—report
OTTAWA—The Ontario government must implement far-reaching forestry and hydro reforms if it is truly serious about safeguarding Northern communities and thousands of woodworking jobs, says a new...
June 29, 2006 | BC Office, Ontario Office
Public interest compromised by government’s pursuit of “P3s”
(Vancouver) As industry proponents and BC government officials prepare for a closed-door conference promoting ‘public-private partnerships’ (P3s), a new study raises major concerns about higher...
June 20, 2006 | BC Office
Reduced access to home support leaving frail seniors isolated
(Vancouver) Reduced access to publicly-funded home support means frail seniors and people with disabilities are being left without the basic supports needed to monitor their health and postpone,...
June 5, 2006 | BC Office
Phony “fiscal imbalance” being used to undermine federalism, says study
OTTAWA—A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that solving the alleged “fiscal imbalance” runs the risk of becoming a downsizing exercise for the federal government....
May 25, 2006 | National Office, BC Office
Nova Scotians need relief from under-funding not tax cuts: Alternative NS Budget
(HALIFAX): Nova Scotians continue to fall behind the rest of Canadians in the level of services they receive according to the Alternative Provincial Budget released today by the Canadian Centre...
May 3, 2006 | BC Office
CCPA calls on province to raise welfare rates
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling on the provincial government to immediately raise welfare rates, so that people can meet basic needs. Arbitrary cuts since the...
April 24, 2006 | BC Office
Study finds BC’s welfare system denying assistance to people in need, ‘diverting’ many to homelessness and hardship
(Vancouver) A major study released today finds that BC’s welfare system is systematically discouraging, delaying and denying assistance to many of the people most in need of help, with harmful...
March 27, 2006 | BC Office
2006 BC Budget creates credibility deficit
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the provincial government is once again low-balling revenues, understating 2006/07’s projected surplus by about $1.5 billion.
February 21, 2006 | BC Office

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