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Those big GDP numbers about interprovincial trade barriers are wrong
About the authorMarc LeeMarc Lee is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc joined the CCPA’s British Columbia office in 1998,…
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Living Wage Policy: Why Municipal Governments should lead the way
By Michael McCarthy Flynn and Seth Klein The Living Wage for Families Campaign, along with 54 organizations representing over 300,000 British Columbians, recently issued an…
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Canada needs comprehensive energy strategy to address global warming: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada needs a comprehensive national energy policy, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).…
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Climate Change and the Canadian Energy Sector
Implications for Labour and Trade Unions Download 2.03 MB80 pages This study argues that we need a fundamental rethinking of where Canada is going in…
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Occupy Canada: media pundits vs reality
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Canada protests seem to be occupying – and perhaps unhinging – the minds of media pundits – at least, those who…
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Living wage policy —why municipal governments should lead the way
The Living Wage for Families Campaign, along with 54 organizations representing over 300,000 British Columbians, recently issued an Open Letter calling on all municipal election…
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Occupy Canada: media pundits vs. reality
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Canada protests seem to be occupying – and perhaps unhinging – the minds of media pundits – at least, those who…
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Occupy Canada Resources from the CCPA Vault
With increased attention on the 99% emerging from the Occupy Wall Street movement, it’s time to open the CCPA vault on the issue. www.growinggap.ca is our…
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Omnibus Crime Bill Won’t Reduce Victimization Rates
Harper, Nicholson and Toews are selling their snake-oil crime bill by presuming to speak on behalf of victims. When told that the crime rate has…
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The Financial Wealth of Canada’s Top 1%
About the authorMarc LeeMarc Lee is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc joined the CCPA’s British Columbia office in…
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Occupy Canada: This week’s news
Occupy Wall Street has opened up public discussion about a problem that keeps getting worse: the gap between the rich and the rest of us…
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Transforming transportation will improve quality of life for all British Columbians
The 2010 Winter Olympics shone a light on one of the most fascinating experiments in transportation planning ever conducted in North America. Previously unthinkable measures…
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Electricity conservation efforts should include high prices for large consumers, protection for low-income households
If BC is going to meet its climate action targets, the province needs to shift away from natural gas and rely instead on clean electricity.…
