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BC

Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

Love Those Deficits
As noted by Vaughn Palmer in the Vancouver Sun, it seems that all the political parties will benefit from Premier Campbell’s recent conversion to deficit…
February 6, 2009
BC

Children & Youth
Education
Policy Note
The Economy

No full-time kindergarten this year
Kindergarten expansion in BC has officially been postponed to the indefinite future, reports Janet Steffenhagen on the Vancouver Sun’s education blog Report Card today, referring…
February 5, 2009
BC

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wealth Inequality
News Release

The time is now for a legislated poverty reduction plan
200 community organizations & leaders to BC political parties CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT On February 5, the CCPA’s BC Office joined with…
February 5, 2009
National Office
Saskatchewan

Agriculture & Farming
Energy Policy
Environment & Sustainability
News Release

End subsidies to biofuel industry, think tank urges
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s federal and provincial governments should end their subsidies to the biofuel industry, says a new report by…
February 5, 2009
National Office
Saskatchewan

Agriculture & Farming
Energy Policy
Environment & Sustainability
Reports

Feed People First
How biofuels are contributing to global food shortages and price increases Download 212.25 KB10 pages
February 5, 2009
Manitoba

Government Finance
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Law & Legal Issues
Reports

Fast Facts: The Need for Municipal Campaign Finance Reform
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February 5, 2009
BC

Climate Change
Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

Climate policy: contradiction #2
Speaking of BC climate policy contradictions that desperately need to be addressed (like I was doing here), wrap your head around this: our current policy…
February 4, 2009
BC

Employment & Labour
Policy Note
The Economy

This is gonna hurt
Housing has been one of the major drivers of the BC economy in recent years. Low interest rates led to rising home prices and a…
February 4, 2009
BC

Climate Change
Policy Note
Tax Policy

Climate policy: contradiction #1
I don’t know if BC’s current approach to climate change is ironic, paradoxical, or just plain crazy, but whatever it is, it is desperately in…
February 4, 2009

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