• BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office

    September 2017 Download 2.79 MB12 pages In this issue: New political terrain, new possibilities, and new challenges CCPA-BC’s 20th Anniversary Gala with Senator Murray Sinclair…

  • The Monitor, September/October 2017

    Sanctuary Cities Download 8.28 MB The Trudeau government has shone internationally on a progressive message of tolerance, openness, diversity and inclusive, sustainable economic growth. It…

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    Why BC’s new government should make Freedom of Information reform a top priority

    When a political party returns to power after an absence of 16 years, it is going to have a lot of priorities and will encounter…

  • Fundraising for “extras” is a privatized solution for public school funding shortfalls

    We recently received our first school email of the year – the list of required school supplies. It’s the precursor to the “other” email that…

  • Claims that gas price regulation costs consumers don’t stand up to scrutiny

    Has gas price regulation in Atlantic Canada cost consumers $205 million in higher gas prices since provincial governments began regulating gas prices? This is the…

  • Public funding for Education in Manitoba

    Introduction1 High quality public schooling is an expensive commitment. In Manitoba the operating costs for the 2015-16 school year was $2.24 billion, which translates to…

  • Fast Fasts: Cutting taxes is not the answer

    Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 9, 2017 Last week I was chatting with my uncle, a retiree on a fixed income, about…

  • Revisiting the Economic Case for Site C

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  • Site C is not necessary and if completed would raise British Columbians’ Hydro bills: submission

    CCPA-BC submission reconsiders the economics of Site C dam READ THE FULL SUBMISSION HERE. Vancouver–The Site C dam is not necessary, and moving forward to…

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    Lifting tuition fees for adult basic education is just the beginning

    The August 8, 2017 announcement that the new NDP government was fulfilling a promise to end tuition fees for Adult Basic Education students and English…