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Revolutionizing hospital food for a healthier, inclusive economy
For Canadian hospitals, food is an untapped opportunity to advance patient and planetary health. Despite how we relish food as a centerpiece of holiday gatherings…
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Poverty Reduction: Even Alberta?
Currently, six provinces have official poverty reduction strategies either in place or (in the case of Manitoba) in development. BC, despite having the highest poverty…
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What will it take to bring smarter family policy to BC?
Did you know that the BC government has set a goal to reduce early childhood vulnerability to 15% by fiscal year 2015? You can hardly…
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Indigo’s “For the Love of Indigo” school library fundraising campaign
Did you know that parents want their children to have access to well-stocked libraries in their schools? Were you aware that they’re very concerned that…
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Protecting the environment and social justice: you can’t have one without the other
A couple of weeks ago there was a conference in Vancouver on building a green economy. It was a conference with a difference. Organized by…
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A revenue negative carbon tax?
BC’s carbon tax was supposed to be “revenue neutral”, meaning all carbon tax revenue would be “recycled” to British Columbians through personal income tax cuts,…
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Pat Bell’s YouTube Foray – Sowing Seeds of Misinformation
Unlikely as it is to garner a huge following on YouTube, one suspects a recently uploaded video message by B.C. Forests Minister Pat Bell may…
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CCPA Review: Taking Stock of the Bipole III Debate
On July 29, 2010 Manitoba Hydro (with the approval and support of the Manitoba government) announced their preliminary preferred route selection for the Bipole III…
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Burns Lake looks to wood pellets
BC became prosperous on the basis of its resource industries. But today further development of resources is running into wall of climate policy. Good climate…
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Save The Earth – Vote!
Global warming is “a socialist plot” to steal from the rich – according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. However, it’s not just Harper. The federal…
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Ministry of Environment Cuts: Will That be Oil With Your Water?
British Columbians already have scant information on the number of toxic oil and hazardous waste spills in the province. They may soon have a lot…
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Our priorities for BC Budget 2011
On September 15, I presented CCPA-BC’s recommendations for BC Budget 2011 at the Vancouver BC Budget Consultation public hearing. Take a look at my presentation…
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Why Canadians need universal pharmacare
The current system for buying prescription drugs in Canada is a hybrid system of multiple public and private drug plans. This system is totally dysfunctional,…
