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Evaluating BC Budget 2024’s commitments to racial equity
Poverty reduction is a crucial element to advancing racial equity in BC, but the province’s new targets for reducing overall poverty are insufficiently ambitious and…
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Fair Fares
Enhancing BC’s Transit Use and Affordability Download 584.74 KB 8 pages This Behind the Numbers report looks at transit reliance in Vancouver and the impact…
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Who Gets What from the 2007 BC Tax Cut?
Download 178.54 KB4 pages A Behind the Numbers report which breaks down just who will benefit from the tax cut in the 2007 provincial budget.…
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Public Solutions Could be Undermined by Private Interests
Long waits for elective surgery and privatization are the price Canadians must pay for their well-intentioned but fatally flawed public health care system, right? Wrong.…
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The problem is oil company gouging, not higher prices
In the many conversations I’ve had about gasoline prices since a short report I wrote for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives was released in…
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Government Not Enforcing Health Laws
The provincial government recently stated that user charges for emergency health care services provided at the new False Creek Urgent Care Centre are legal. Minister…
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No magic wand to deal with health care strikes
After the recent 15-hour strike at the IWK Hospital (the first there since 1981), the Nova Scotia government is once again considering legislation to “deal…
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Gas Price Gouge
The sequel Download 133.11 KB4 pages
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Canadians getting gouged for gas, says study
OTTAWA—Canadians have been paying too much for gas for nearly two years, says an analysis released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The…
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La privatisation : le cheval de Troie des services publics
Une des principales dynamiques de notre époque est la pression exercée sur les gouvernements pour offrir plus de services publics en utilisant moins de ressources.…
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FastFacts: Privatization, the Public Service Trojan Horse
Download 2.46 MB 2 pages Attachments FastFacts: Privatization, the Public Service Trojan Horse
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The State of Public Services in Manitoba 2007
Privatization: The Public Service Trojan Horse Download 2.46 MB55 pages
