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Fossil fuel companies broke numerous rules intended to protect threatened caribou, suppressed report shows
VANCOUVER – BC’s Oil and Gas Commission sat on a damaging audit for nearly four years that showed companies that drill and frack for natural…
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From housing market to human right: A view from Metro Vancouver
Submission to the Government of Canada, National Housing Strategy public consultations Download 1.97 MB7 pages This submission was made to the Government of Canada’s consultation on National Housing…
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A Prairie Patchwork
Reliance on oil industry philanthropy in Saskatchewan boom towns Download 849.68 KB24 pages When we think of a “boom town,” we often imagine a formerly…
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Deep poverty: BC government can—and should—end it
The BC government’s public consultations into the development of a poverty reduction plan have ended. Now the ideas and recommendations from hundreds of British Columbians…
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Too little too late: Lisa’s story
I’ve had the opportunity to work and to learn in Brazil, India, Mozambique, and the Philippines, all over rural Saskatchewan, including with Indigenous communities in…
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Ontario election 2018: Turning votes into seats
In Ontario’s first-past-the-post electoral system, it’s not just a matter of counting votes. Here are a few things to think about that may help determine…
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When it comes to climate change Canada’s leaders have been great at setting targets for far into the future and then failing to meet them.…
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The Great Divide: Fundraising is no solution to underresourced classrooms
Recently, CBC analyzed two years’ worth of financial statements for seven schools in the Halifax area to determine the degree to which fundraising was playing…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
May 2018 Download 2.61 MB12 pages In this issue: Standing up to the corporate backlash Research and commentary on Kinder Morgan Relax. Employer health taxes…
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