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Settler work: The ongoing history of disproportionate force
Exploring the use of disproportionate force and the rise of militarized police forces in Canada through the history of policing in Canada.
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BC Budget 2021—Missed opportunities and inadequate investments
VANCOUVER—The BC government made some needed investments in its 2021 budget for COVID-19 recovery, but there is scarce new funding for major priorities like child…
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Fast Facts: Placing Community at the Heart of the Recovery from COVID
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, February 23, 2022 While the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of ending anytime soon, public debates have shifted…
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As deadline looms, what’s BC government’s plan for 15,000 businesses who will soon be violating provincial water laws?
In just days from now, March 1 to be exact, the BC government is going to find itself in difficult straits. That’s the day that…
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Sunny ways for Canadian solar?
Canada’s trade win over U.S. tariffs on solar product imports is a good thing, but a regional strategy for decarbonization is where the money—and climate…
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Being a Hope Amid Crises with Dr. Cornel West
The CCPA-BC Office and the BC Black History Awareness Society co-presented an online event with Dr. Cornel West on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. View the…
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Energy giant Drax’s monopoly of BC’s wood pellet industry must be investigated
The following letter has been sent to Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau of Canada. Dear Mr. Boswell, We write today to formally request…
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Energy giant Drax’s monopoly of BC’s wood pellet industry must be investigated, union, conservation and public policy groups demand
VANCOUVER — The company operating the world’s largest wood-fired thermal electricity plant has too much control of British Columbia’s wood pellet industry and must be…
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Why increasing government spending makes economic sense
Author’s note: The latest BC government throne speech promised “to help solve big challenges – like inequality and climate change – with growth that is…
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Fast Facts: Financing Education in Manitoba: Equity, Adequacy and Innovation
Historically in Canada[1], education was seen as a private good. Parents paid most of the fees and school for most kids ended by about grade…
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Economic recovery for whom? For all the talk of recovery, many women and gender-diverse people are still struggling
As we head into budget season, the question we should be asking is: recovery for whom?
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Higher-density development solution for housing affordability and climate change, new report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver needs more housing—specifically “missing middle” housing between the extremes of detached homes and large…













