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Connecting BC: A 10-year vision for public transit throughout BC
Let’s not keep BC riders waiting. It’s time to invest in the transit British Columbians deserve.
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Getting to Net-Zero in Canada: Summary
Scale of the problem, government projections and daunting challenges The urgency of mitigating climate change through significant emission reductions is globally recognized—most recently with the…
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New labour legislation to continue gig worker precarity
Gig work is widely recognized as having all of the characteristics of precarious employment: typically temporary, part-time or casual, low paid, lacking in predictable work…
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Knives out for Clean BC
It’s taken sixteen years of incremental policy change in BC but you might have noticed that climate policies are starting to take hold. Electric vehicles…
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A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery: Increased precarity of women hotel workers in British Columbia
REPORT: While BC’s accommodations and food services sector (AFS) received over a billion dollars in government COVID-19 subsidies, women workers—predominantly racialized and immigrants—either lost their employment or had hours and income significantly reduced.
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Our Hopes and Dreams for Public Education
We know there are significant pressures facing our valued public education system—overcrowding, chronic underfunding, a growing teacher shortage and inadequate support for students with diverse…
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Beyond “Happy Holidays!”: it’s time to support Canada’s increasing religious diversity
Canada’s religious demographics have changed in the last 20 years. This is not being reflected in all facets of the structural fabric of society, particularly in the context of work and holidays.
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Government must do more than shuffle chairs to solve BC’s water woes
British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests was always a poor choice to manage the province’s water resources—and it showed. So it was fitting in October that…
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Time for change: A farewell message from CCPA-BC Director Shannon Daub
Dear friends, It is with mixed feelings that I share my decision with you to move on from the CCPA. Mixed because I am ready…
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Provincial zoning reform essential to reduce housing exclusion and displacement
Sky-high rents, ultra-low vacancy rates and fierce competition for scarce homes have become the grim but familiar picture of housing in BC, driving unaffordability, exclusion…
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New protections for BC platform workers entrench racism
In November 2023, the BC Ministry of Labour announced new employment standards that claim to “bring fairness” to the estimated 40,000 ride-hail and food-delivery workers…
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Growing toll of COVID-19 on hospitals & population health should concern us
New data from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) paint a troubling picture of the growing toll of COVID-19 on population…
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