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Seth Klein
Seth Klein is a CCPA-BC research associate and the former CCPA-BC Director. His research deals primarily with welfare policy, poverty, inequality and economic security. A social activist for over 30 years and a former teacher, Seth holds a BA in international relations, a BEd from the University of Toronto and an MA in political science from Simon Fraser University. Seth is an adjunct professor with Simon Fraser University’s Urban Studies program and the former BC director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency is now available. Seth is also a past co-chair of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, an advisory board member for the Columbia Institute’s Centre for Civic Governance, and an advisor and instructor for Next Up, a leadership program for young people committed to social and environmental justice. Follow Seth on Twitter
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Leaked numbers sound alarm on welfare time limits
The clock is ticking on BC’s new welfare time limits, and as the reality of the looming social crisis sinks in, people are getting nervous.…
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The ticking time bomb of BC’s welfare time limits
Of all the changes the BC government has made to social assistance, the most radical is the introduction of welfare time limits. The rule kicked-in…
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A Bad Time to be Poor
An Analysis of British Columbia’s New Welfare Policies Download 530.22 KB53 pages
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A bad time to be poor
Welfare (social assistance) is a critical element of our social safety net. It is an expression of social solidarity–one of the ways we have chosen…
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No change of course in BC Budget means painful and unnecessary cuts continue
Many British Columbians were hoping that Tuesday’s provincial budget would bring a compassionate re-think of the government’s fiscal plan. Unfortunately, the pain and upheaval of…
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Time to rethink BC’s budget plan
Tuesday is BC Budget day. As the province stares down the largest deficit in its history, and braces for two more years of painful spending…
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Envisioning Progressive Health Care Reform
Speech to the Canadian College of Heath Care Executives, BC Lower Mainland Chapter Download 135.87 KB
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A year of needless cuts and hardship
One year into the “New Era”, here’s a proposition not often heard: none of the BC government’s reckless spending cuts need to happen. All the…
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BC’s “structural deficit” a manufactured crisis to justify cutbacks
“Tough decisions must be made,” declared the BC government in this week’s Throne Speech. “It won’t be easy and it won’t be without some hardship,”…
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Reckless and Unecessary
CCPA’s Analysis, Facts and Figures for Understanding and Challenging BC’s January 17 Budget and Job Cuts Download 97.08 KB
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No Evidence to Justify Lowering the Floor
A Submission to the BC Employment Standards Review Download 26.51 KB
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Rethinking the Tax Cut Experiment
BC Budget 2002 Submission to the BC Legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Download 161.59 KB11 pages
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