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Time to reform the unfair Home Owner Grant—here’s how
Early January showed how much BC’s housing system is biased towards existing homeowners to the detriment of renters and housing affordability. First, the latest property…
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BC should look to zero waste solutions to reduce GHG emissions and create jobs
British Columbia is ahead of most North American jurisdictions in implementing composting and recycling programs. Yet, we are systemically burdened by endless amounts of packaging,…
Social impact bonds are a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Earlier this year, Vancouver city council considered a motion encouraging the city to look into the issue of “social impact bonds” (and more broadly “social…
Vancouver’s Secured Rental Policy and the battle over density
In North American cities with growing populations and economies, a similar political story on housing affordability is playing out. Calls to permit more dense housing…
Time to push back against short-term rentals to help balance Vancouver’s rental market
COVID-19 has decimated tourism and business travel, posing huge costs onto workers in those industries, but a fascinating side effect has been a more balanced…
Property taxes in Vancouver are still too low, fueling inequality and speculation
We’ve heard a lot of griping recently about Vancouver’s proposed property tax increase for 2020, but missing from the debate is a reality check on…
Can Metro Vancouver afford more equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households?
In Metro Vancouver the #AllOnBoard campaign is making the case for equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households. The campaign is calling for:…
Accelerate investment in public transit
This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019…
Housing platforms and platitudes in the 2018 Vancouver election
It should be no surprise that Vancouver’s growing housing affordability crisis is the top issue going into the election. All candidates are in favour of…
Mobility pricing: What happened? What’s next?
The final report of the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission (MPIC) was delivered to the Mayors’ Council and TransLink Board on May 24. The report was…
From disenfranchised to revitalized: Ten proposals to set our forests and BC’s rural communities on a new course
Fort Nelson and Merritt lie at two geographical extremes, the former perched in the northeast corner near some of British Columbia’s biggest natural gas plays,…
Massey Bridge P3 borrowing costs yet another problem
As more information becomes available about the controversial $3.5-billion, 10-lane Massey Bridge project, concern about the project increases. Issues had already been raised about the cost…