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Disappointing Premier’s announcement won’t help the BC economy
British Columbians who expected to see any meaningful action on the economy tonight were greatly disappointed by Premier Campbell’s address. In a paid television appearance…
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Premier picks “can do” guy to sell HST in Cabinet shuffle
MLA John Les returned from the political wilderness Monday when the Premier appointed him Parliamentary Secretary for HST Information in his Cabinet shuffle. In my…
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Canada-EU free trade deal could cost up to 150,000 Canadian jobs: study
OTTAWA—A Canada-EU free trade deal would create a huge trade deficit for Canada, resulting in the loss of up to 150,000 Canadian jobs, says a…
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Out of Equilibrium
The Impact of EU-Canada Free Trade on the Real Economy Canada already has a large bilateral trade deficit with the EU—$15 billion in goods and…
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Upset about offsets
A recent story on offsets reported in the Tyee caught my eye. In a nutshell, a residential subdivision development on Denman Island was prevented from…
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The Power of Taxes
The Case for Investing in Canadians When you think about taxes, do you think about the $10,000 having a baby could cost if you lived…
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La fiscalité
Pourquoi investir dans les Canadiens Lorsque vous entendez le mot « impôts », ça vous fait penser à quoi ? Aux hôpitaux où vous pouvez vous rendre au…
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From limiting big spenders to silencing small spenders
How BC’s third party election advertising rules missed the mark The idea that everyone should be able to speak freely and that citizens should have…
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On average, who knew Wednesday was World Statistics Day?
I’ll bet I was one of the few people in British Columbia that was a little excited that last Wednesday was set aside to honour…
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Democracy and the power of voting
The last federal election holds the dubious distinction of hitting a new low for Canada: Only 58.8% of the population voted. The result was another…
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The loss of a kind and powerful person – Sandy Cameron
We at the CCPA are saddened by the recent death of Sandy Cameron. Sandy was one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I’ve ever…
