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Thirsting for information: reforms to industrial water use badly needed
As British Columbians are discovering everywhere, one of the greatest and most pressing challenges posed by climate change is drought. Consider just three examples. On…
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BC government charging major users very little for water and only loosely tracking industrial water use, research shows
VANCOUVER—Major companies including mining juggernaut Teck Resources, the world’s largest aluminum maker Rio Tinto Alcan and natural gas processor WestCoast Energy Inc. pay shockingly little…
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Manitoba leaving money for health care, long-term care, housing and essential worker supports on the table – new CCPA National report
A version of this commentary was published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 2, 2021. A new report finds that Manitoba does not have plans…
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3 steps to public health reform
Basic problems with the vaccine rollout hint at why: confusion over who can get vaccinated and when, as well as uncertainty of vaccine supply, are…
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BC’s COVID-19 emergency spending leads all provinces, but we’re not out of the woods yet
BC has invested far more in its COVID-19 emergency response than any other province in the country. The province also provided the highest per capita…
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Who is picking up the COVID-19 tab in Saskatchewan?
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Queen’s Park is still holding back funds that could save lives
You might think that means the provincial government is pulling out all the stops to save lives, but you’d be wrong.
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Provinces sitting on billions in unspent emergency funds as COVID-19 rages
OTTAWA––Canada has earmarked $374 billion between federal and provincial governments in direct COVID-19 emergency spending, but almost every province is sitting on unspent funds, according…
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Picking up the Tab
A complete accounting of federal and provincial COVID-19 measures in 2020 Download 721.08 KB50 pages A more recent version of this report is available here. …
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