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BC

Climate Change
Policy Note
Tax Policy

A revenue negative carbon tax?
BC’s carbon tax was supposed to be “revenue neutral”, meaning all carbon tax revenue would be “recycled” to British Columbians through personal income tax cuts,…
September 22, 2010
BC

Climate Change
Employment & Labour
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
The Economy

Pat Bell’s YouTube Foray – Sowing Seeds of Misinformation
Unlikely as it is to garner a huge following on YouTube, one suspects a recently uploaded video message by B.C. Forests Minister Pat Bell may…
September 22, 2010
Manitoba

Energy Policy
Environment & Sustainability

CCPA Review: Taking Stock of the Bipole III Debate
On July 29, 2010 Manitoba Hydro (with the approval and support of the Manitoba government) announced their preliminary preferred route selection for the Bipole III…
September 22, 2010
BC

Climate Change
Policy Note

Burns Lake looks to wood pellets
BC became prosperous on the basis of its resource industries. But today further development of resources is running into wall of climate policy. Good climate…
September 20, 2010
BC

British Columbia
Climate Change
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
Provincial Elections
The Economy

Save The Earth – Vote!
Global warming is “a socialist plot” to steal from the rich – according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. However, it’s not just Harper. The federal…
September 19, 2010
BC

Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note

Ministry of Environment Cuts: Will That be Oil With Your Water?
British Columbians already have scant information on the number of toxic oil and hazardous waste spills in the province. They may soon have a lot…
September 18, 2010
BC

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wages
Policy Note
Tax Policy
Transparency & Accountability

Our priorities for BC Budget 2011
On September 15, I presented CCPA-BC’s recommendations for BC Budget 2011 at the Vancouver BC Budget Consultation public hearing. Take a look at my presentation…
September 17, 2010
National Office

Health Care
News & Commentary

Why Canadians need universal pharmacare
The current system for buying prescription drugs in Canada is a hybrid system of multiple public and private drug plans. This system is totally dysfunctional,…
September 16, 2010
BC

Education
Policy Note

The Globe’s Report on Private Schools
If there was truth in news reporting, the Globe’s “report” on private schools (Sept. 14) would be labeled a “special advertising supplement”. It is essentially…
September 15, 2010

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