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Marc Lee
Marc Lee is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Marc joined the CCPA’s British Columbia office in 1998, and is one of Canada’s leading progressive commentators on economic and environmental policy issues. From 2009 to 2015, Marc led the CCPA’s Climate Justice Project (CJP), which published a wide range of research on fair and effective approaches to climate action through integrating principles of social justice. Marc continues to write about climate and energy policy, strategies for affordable housing, federal and provincial budgets and macroeconomics. Marc has an MA in Economics from Simon Fraser University and a BA in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. Marc is a past chair of the Progressive Economics Forum, a national network of heterodox economists. He also served as a Visiting Professor at Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy in 2024 to 2025.
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What would happen if B.C. scrapped public auto insurance?
In British Columbia’s election, public auto insurance is in the crosshairs. How does the system work—and compare to other provinces?
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Taxing the rich: What’s on the table in the 2026 B.C. election?
Different parties have different ideas for how to reform the B.C. tax system and potentially make the rich pay a fairer share.
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B.C.’s fiscal choices after the provincial election
No matter which party wins, there are some difficult choices coming in the next fiscal year.
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The Canadian government’s new “mega” corporate tax cut
What you need to know about the Productivity Mega Deduction, the latest measure purportedly designed to induce an investment boom.
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The BC election no one wanted
The government of British Columbia is calling an election, just two years into a majority mandate and with an opposition mostly in disarray
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Trump’s new trade escalation: What is going on?
Unpacking the tangled mess of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada, beginning with the latest measures that came into force early September
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After the failed trade deal with the U.S., what comes next?
The tectonic plates of North American commerce bulged last weekend when Prime Minister Mark Carney walked his negotiating team away from the U.S. trade table…
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Fuel for the fires: Western Canada as an “energy superpower”
The federal government is walking back climate action and fast-tracking fossil fuels in the West. It’s a strategy that won’t age well.
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Canada getting the “art of the deal” treatment with new U.S. tariffs
Understanding the latest Trump trade war play
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The Vancouver condo bailout props up a failed housing model
How much should the government pay for an unsold, empty condo for it to be “affordable”?
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Rosenbluth Lecture 2026: live at Vancouver’s Harbour Centre
This year’s Rosenbluth Lecture will feature authors Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks, who will take the stage with CCPA senior economist Marc Lee about their…
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Masters in our own house: Foreign ownership and investment trends in Canada
How much does foreign capital own in the Canadian economy—and how much Canadian capital do we export abroad?
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