BC Office Updates

BC Office Updates

BC's water: time to stop giving it away for free

The largest industrial water users in BC pay little to nothing for the water they use, and in most cases are not even required to track or report what they use. The provincial government...

June 11, 2013 | BC Office

New fact sheets: health care, housing, social support for BC seniors

Our seniors care researcher Janine Farrell has created a series of fact sheets on issues for seniors in BC, distilling CCPA-BC research in this area into key points and suggested questions for...

April 18, 2013 | BC Office

BC's public sector: decades of cuts have done their damage

In BC, 20 years of cuts to the public sector have had serious consequences. A report released today by our BC office shows how an understaffed public sector (the smallest in Canada) has left...

April 9, 2013 | BC Office

Beyond the three R's: BC needs to plan for zero waste

Our newest study, co-published with the Wilderness Committee, shows how "zero waste" policies would protect BC's environment and climate and create jobs. Read the report and download the...

March 28, 2013 | BC Office

Deflating the "carbon bubble" through fossil fuel divestment

Between two-thirds and four-fifths of known fossil fuel reserves have been deemed to be "unburnable carbon" that cannot safely be combusted without leading to catastrophic climate change. ...

March 26, 2013 | National Office, BC Office

Fix our tax system. Improve quality of life. Reduce inequality.

BC has the lowest taxes in Canada, and it's not a good thing. We don't have the money we need for important public services, and at the same time, we haven't seen any economic benefit from a...

January 29, 2013 | BC Office

Joel Bakan to speak at the CCPA-BC Annual Gala March 2013

We're pleased to announce that author and filmmaker Joel Bakan will be the featured speaker at our Annual Gala....

January 10, 2013 | BC Office

Taxes: British Columbians are ready to talk

Popular wisdom seems to be that you can't talk about raising taxes: people just won't stand for it. But today we released poll results that suggest something a little different. The majority of...

November 29, 2012 | BC Office

BC's water and hydroelectricity: more fragile than we might think

It's easy to think of BC's water and hydro resources as limitless, especially in the rainy Lower Mainland. But our latest study examines the serious challenges facing these resources,...

November 15, 2012 | BC Office

Will BC break its own GHG emissions law?

In 2007 the BC government legislated targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), but just five years later, the province’s 2012 Natural Gas Strategy risks breaking that legislation. Our...

October 10, 2012 | BC Office

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

Seth Klein

“When the CCPA British Columbia Office opened in 1997, we dove into BC’s public policy debates head first, backed by the solid research and expertise CCPA is known for. We’ve been at it ever since, challenging the message that there is no alternative, and showing that a more just, caring and sustainable society is possible.”

– Seth Klein
Director, BC Office

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