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Next Up: Calling young leaders in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon
Next Up taking applications for 2012/13 programs in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon Next Up -- A leadership program for young people committed to social and environmental...
August 8, 2012 | BC Office, Saskatchewan Office
Improve seniors care to improve healthcare for all
Our latest study shows that BC seniors' access to home and community care continues to decline. Home and community care includes services like home nursing, residential care and home support that...
July 10, 2012 | BC Office
BC can meet energy needs, reduce GHGs — but we need a major shift
The latest study from our Climate Justice Project is both cautionary and hopeful. The study warns that mining, oil and gas corporations are putting increasingly large demands on BC’s...
June 20, 2012 | BC Office
Lessons learned from the Climate Justice Project: Seth Klein at INET conference (video)
CCPA-BC Director Seth Klein was recently invited to give a speech in Berlin at the annual meeting of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (an international gathering of leading economists)....
May 3, 2012 | BC Office
Living Wage for Metro Vancouver rises to $19.14
For families with young children, the costs of basic necessities like food, rent and child care quickly add up. Even with full-time work year round, both parents in a family of four must earn at...
April 26, 2012 | BC Office
Waking up from the Enbridge pipe dream: how many new jobs will we really see?
Supporters of Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline claim that the project will create many thousands of jobs for Canadians, and have attempted to polarize public discussion into a "jobs...
March 20, 2012 | BC Office
Toxic spill and communications chill
Last August, a pipeline broke near Fort St John, spilling toxic liquid that killed at least one cow and sickened other cattle. The Oil and Gas Commission has refused to release much information...
March 7, 2012 | BC Office
Iglika Ivanova dissects BC Budget 2012
The BC budget was released today, and Iglika Ivanova posted her analysis on Policy Note as soon as she got out of the budget lockup. The government claims it had no choice but to present an...
February 21, 2012 | BC Office
BC Ombudsperson releases roadmap for seniors care
The much-anticipated final report by BC Ombudsperson Kim Carter on her investigation into the crisis in seniors care was released last week. With 176 recommendations,...
February 19, 2012 | BC Office
University students more than repay tuition costs through taxes after graduation
Our new study released today shows that BC university graduates fully repay the cost of their tuition through taxes after graduation. University graduates in most cases earn more than those...
January 24, 2012 | BC Office

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