September 2017
In this issue:
- New political terrain, new possibilities, and new challenges
- CCPA-BC’s 20th Anniversary Gala with Senator Murray Sinclair
- Brace yourself for more stale arguments on taxes
- Getting big money out of BC politics
- Seniors poverty and inequality in BC
- Home and community care services for BC seniors
- 2017 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture with Armine Yalnizyan
- Unauthorized dams built for fracking in BC’s northeast
- BC’s natural gas giveaway
- Case for Trans Mountain pipeline built on faulty assumptions
- The energy industry’s insatiable thirst for water threatens First Nations’ rights
About the authors
Shannon is the director of CCPA-BC and co-director of the Corporate Mapping Project. Her research interests include social movements, framing, environmental communication, corporate power and democratic capacity. Outside her day-to-day work life at CCPA, Shannon has taught in the School of Communication and Culture at Royal Roads University, and volunteered as a board member with organizations like the Wilderness Committee, CCEC Credit Union and the Vancouver Public Library.
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
Terra Poirier is the CCPA-BC’s Senior Designer and Communications Specialist. In addition to her communications work, she works with authors to produce a range of accessible materials including infographics, videos and slideshows.
