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The international trend to public energy
The most Canadians probably know about the new mayor of London, England is that he is the city’s first Muslim mayor and that one of…
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Yes, a $15 minimum wage makes economic sense for BC
I was excited to see one of the two main political parties in BC — the BC NDP — promise to raise the minimum wage to $15…
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Why austerity is a problem for just transition and climate action
Last year we launched the Corporate Mapping Project, which is investigating the power and influence of the fossil fuel industry in Western Canada. One of…
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BC has every reason to back CPP enhancement
Christy Clark could be a critical swing vote in shaping the future of the Canada Pension Plan, as federal officials meet with provincial premiers in…
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Toxic landslides into the Peace River continue, add to fears about impacts of Site C and fracking
Toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, lithium and lead, are flowing unchecked into the Peace River following a series of unusual landslides that may…
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Access to information in BC is about to improve. Except there’s just this one little catch.
There was a fair amount of good news about Freedom of Information rules and a little bit of bad news last month. But the bad…
3 problems with the Fraser Institute’s alarmist report on health care spending
A new report from the Fraser Institute declares: “Health care spending by British Columbia’s government is unsustainable.” But watchers of Canadian politics know to take…
Why American doctors are calling for Canadian-style medicare
In a dramatic show of physician support for deep health care reform in the U.S., more than 2,200 physician leaders have signed a “Physician’s Proposal”…
How much does tax avoidance damage the public good? Even more than you think.
A string of revelations about tax avoidance have made headlines in recent months, from the Panama Papers, to KPMG Canada’s tax shelter business, to a…
Injured workers with chronic pain: the serious human costs of the WorkSafeBC system
I have been a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation for over 30 years. A significant portion of my practice involves injured workers who have…
BC’s public finances and the art of the possible
We sit less than a year away from the next provincial election in BC, and the legislature has now closed its doors for the summer.…
Asbestos-caused disease increasing in Canada, and many victims are women
For more than a century, it has been known that asbestos causes disease and death. But the asbestos industry suppressed scientific evidence, created lobby organizations…