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October 2001: The Western Heart of Darkness
Mineral-rich Congo ravaged by genocide and Western plunder “I’m interested in land not [black people].” — Cecil Rhodes Rarely has Western savagery been more destructive…
October 1, 2001
BC

Public Services & Privatization

Restructuring government in BC
Are we asking the right questions? The new BC government is clearly dedicated to so-called “smaller government”. On one major front, the premier has appointed…
October 1, 2001
BC
National Office

International

Global village or global apartheid?
The world after September 11, 2001 For over 15 years I have studied and traveled extensively to Peru, a country besieged by terrorism. When the…
October 1, 2001
BC

Health Care

Cutting Pharmacare won’t cut health costs
Having painted itself into a fiscal corner through “dramatic” tax cuts, the BC government is now claiming it cannot afford Pharmacare (the province’s public drug…
October 1, 2001
BC

Health Care
News & Commentary

Cutting Pharmacare would be a costly mistake, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that if the provincial government cuts Pharmacare, it will be a costly mistake for British Columbians. “The…
September 6, 2001
BC
National Office

Income Inequality
Reports

New CIDA Reforms Risk Excluding the Poorest of the Poor
In June 2001, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) released a policy document proposing distinct new terms for development aid. The report, called “Strengthening Aid…
September 1, 2001
BC

Income Inequality
Reports

BC’s Bountiful Crop of Millionaires
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August 13, 2001
BC

Employment & Labour

Special essential services legislation not in our best interest
It’s hard to argue with the notion that education is critically important. So it’s not surprising that many families greeted the introduction of special legislation…
August 1, 2001
BC

Environment & Sustainability

Finding solutions to U.S. bullying in softwood lumber
Once again this summer, forest companies and forestry workers in BC are facing uncertainty. First, pulp mills around the province were shut down due to…
August 1, 2001

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