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The energy industry’s insatiable thirst for water threatens First Nations’ rights
In early May, evidence emerged that natural gas companies had built dozens of large dams during a poorly regulated building spree. As many as 60…
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Fracking industry’s “insatiable thirst” for water in BC’s northeast violates First Nations rights: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER – Coming on the heels of an investigation that revealed fossil fuel companies have built dozens of…
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Fracking, First Nations and Water
Respecting Indigenous rights and better protecting our shared resources Download 769.66 KB32 pages This paper looks at the growing concerns that First Nations in British…
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Infographic: The fracking industry is guzzling water, BC First Nations are paying the price
Our latest report looks at the growing concerns that First Nations in British Columbia have with the fossil fuel industry’s increasing need for large volumes…
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Time to rethink the approval process for fossil fuel industry developments in BC’s northeast
When the provincial government created the Oil and Gas Commission in 1998, it did much more than open a “one stop shop” for speedy oil…
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Paying for progressive policy in Canada’s ‘oil rich’ provinces
To end homelessness, provincial and territorial governments need to adequately finance social spending—especially spending on affordable housing, social assistance, child benefits, and homelessness services. And…
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Warning signs: Canada’s skyrocketing private sector debt growing faster than any advanced economy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT For the first time ever, Canada’s private sector is racking up debt faster than any other of the…
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Addicted to Debt
Tracking Canada’s rapid accumulation of private sector debt Download 453.75 KB22 pages This report finds that for the first time ever, Canada’s private sector is…
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How big is BC’s budget surplus?
Some recent media commentary has taken to flights of fantasy by assuming that large personal tax increases would be needed to fund the policies contained…
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