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BC Budget 2015: Missed opportunity for climate change action
Global warming and the other ecological impacts of climate change threaten our health—our very survival. As the impacts of climate change unfold, society will face…
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BC Budget 2015 confirms it: we can afford the $10aDay Child Care Plan
Budget 2015 clearly shows that BC can afford to start implementing the $10aDay Child Care Plan now – and it can choose to do so…
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All your wage gap questions answered
About the authorKate McInturffKate McInturff was a Senior Researcher at the CCPA’s National Office. The CCPA mourns the loss of Kate, a feminist researcher and…
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The early and fatal undermining of TransLink
Pete McMartin wrote an excellent column in the Vancouver Sun documenting the many ways that the provincial government has undermined TransLink. The upcoming referendum isn’t the…
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BC Budget 2015 snapshot: More revenue from MSP, tuition, but less money for public services
One way to measure a government’s commitment to public services is to see what percentage of the province’s wealth (GDP) the government spends on these…
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Teach For Canada: De- or re-colonizing Aboriginal communities in Canada?
About the authorTobey Steeves
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The Feeling’s Not Mutual
The High Costs of Canada’s Mutual Fund Based Retirement System Download 461.62 KB22 pages This study compares the management fees charged by mutual funds and…
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Infographic: RRSPs vs. Pensions
Your golden years may be farther off than you think. Canada has the highest equity mutual fund fees in the world. In fact, they’re so…
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Cuts to adult basic education would make it harder to escape poverty
Adult basic education – tuition-free high school level courses – can open up a wide range of possibilities for single parents, older workers laid off…
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Bucking the Trend: Manitoba Defends Workers’ Pensions
Each day Canadian newspapers carry a version of the same story: working Canadians are not prepared for retirement. Statisticians and economists who look at the…
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Apples and oranges: Comparing B.C. and Ontario debt ratios
About the authorHugh MackenzieEconomist Hugh Mackenzie is a Research Associate with the CCPA’s National Office. Follow Hugh on Twitter
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In growing good jobs for BC’s economy, we’ve been neglecting a key ingredient
As the promise of British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas bubble has begun to deflate, the conversation on how to grow good jobs in BC’s economy…
