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Highlights from BC Budget 2017
The 2017 BC Budget was just released; here’s our analysis so far: MSP goes down for families with income under $120,000 MSP premiums are going…
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What you need to know about the provincial debt
One of the more memorable promises Premier Clark made in the last election was the one of a debt-free BC (in 20 years or so).…
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Le CELI, une aberration fiscale
Dans ses documents, Statistique Canada qualifie le Compte d’épargne libre d’impôt (CELI) de « nouveau mécanisme d’épargne fiscalement avantageux »[1]. Le terme d’abri fiscal conviendrait mieux que…
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BC Budget 2017 a missed opportunity
VICTORIA–Budget 2017 is a missed opportunity to address vital issues facing BC families like persistent poverty, unaffordable child care and the crises in seniors’ care,…
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Révolution sociosanitaire : tout le pouvoir aux CLSC
L’IRIS publiait une étude proposant une révolution complète du le système de santé et de services sociaux du Québec. Les médias ont surtout retenu la…
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Tax cuts disproportionately benefitted the richest 1% of British Columbians, write @IglikaIvanova & @1alexhemingway: https://t.co/iZbcztdPem pic.twitter.com/BavNnT2WWp — The CCPA–BC (@CCPA_BC) February 16, 2017 As we…
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The gilded bunker: How the super-rich plan to survive the collapse of civilization
To the greedy, all nature is insufficient.—Seneca.
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The big news item in yesterday’s BC throne speech was that the Premier’s plan to relieve affordability pressures for families will include tax cuts of some sort.…
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The federal role in poverty reduction
Days after the 2015 federal election, a Globe and Mail opinion piece pointed out something many anti-poverty advocates already knew: “Every province and territory but…
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