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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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The fifth annual Welfare Food Challenge is coming up
The 2016 Welfare Food Challenge—in which participants spend one week eating only what can be purchased with the money a welfare recipient receives—is coming up on October 16th.…
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5 reasons why private surgeries won’t shorten waits in the public system
After years of delay, Dr. Brian Day’s case against the BC Government is now being heard in BC Supreme Court. Day and his private for-profit…
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The BC government’s updated climate (non-)plan: This is not leadership
Today, after many months of delay (on a Friday afternoon in summer), the BC government finally released an updated “Climate Leadership Plan.” Except it isn’t one.…
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The wrong direction: A presentation on the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion
Presentation to the federal Ministerial Panel holding consultations on the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Proposal Presented in Burnaby, August 10, 2016 Thank you…
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BC government: climate leader or climate outlaw?
At both the Paris climate negotiations last November and the recent federal-provincial climate meetings, Premier Christy Clark was keen to position British Columbia as a…
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We know what we’re against, but what are we for?
Christy Clark took British Columbia’s 2013 election based largely on a few outlandish promises about a single non-existent industry: liquefied natural gas (LNG). In a…
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Working for a Living Wage 2016
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.57 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
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A Good Jobs Economy in BC: Summary of Papers and Ideas Presented at the CCPA–BC Jobs Conference
Download 954.73 KB40 pages In November 2014 the CCPA-BC hosted a very thoughtful and solutions-oriented conference entitled A Good Jobs Economy in BC. Fifteen papers were presented,…
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Better is Always Possible
A Federal Plan to Tackle Poverty and Inequality Download 282.65 KB18 pages During the 2015 federal election campaign, the Liberal party campaigned vigorously on a…
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Yes, let’s lower the voting age in Canada.
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No shortage of compelling ideas for Finance Minister Bill Morneau
New federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has invited Canadians to submit their ideas and priorities for the next Federal Budget. People are welcome to share…