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Tuition hikes a lose-lose proposition

For the second year in a row, tuition fees for university education are rising faster in British Columbia than anywhere else in Canada, with an average increase of 67% in two years. Colleges are implementing even sharper increases. But is this a problem? Universities and colleges argue that higher fees are necessary to fund the demand for new spaces and ensure quality in the face of shortfalls in government funding.

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No reason to celebrate the BC Rail deal

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Who's to blame for rising homelessness?

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Key public services in BC threatened by call for further cuts

New CCPA report shows BC's public sector already downsized, further cuts costly to British Columbians

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The Case for Pay Equity

Submission to the BC Task Force on Pay Equity

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