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BC Budget 2015 confirms it: we can afford the $10aDay Child Care Plan
Budget 2015 clearly shows that BC can afford to start implementing the $10aDay Child Care Plan now – and it can choose to do so…
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The early and fatal undermining of TransLink
Pete McMartin wrote an excellent column in the Vancouver Sun documenting the many ways that the provincial government has undermined TransLink. The upcoming referendum isn’t the…
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BC Budget 2015 snapshot: More revenue from MSP, tuition, but less money for public services
One way to measure a government’s commitment to public services is to see what percentage of the province’s wealth (GDP) the government spends on these…
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Low-carbon urban infrastructure: a view from Vancouver
I have a new case study (full pdf; summary article from the publishers) out as part of the Economists for Equity and Environment‘s Future Economy Initiative. I…
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11 things you need to know about BC Budget 2015
1. Budget 2015 ends the claw-back on child support payments for single parents on welfare. This is estimated to put $13 million in the hands…
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3 worrisome facts about BC’s job market on the eve of Budget 2015
2015 marks the sixth year of BC’s recovery from the recession. But it’s been a slow and largely jobless recovery in BC. 1. BC needs…
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Rethinking social protections in the age of contractors
The job market is changing rapidly. While most workers of our parents’ generation could have reasonably expected to spend their entire working careers in permanent full-time…
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Ok, Let’s Talk.
Yesterday was Bell Let’s Talk Day 2015. You might have heard about it. According to Bell, a record 122,150,772 Bell Let’s Talk tweets, texts, calls,…
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Charity is not the right way to tackle poverty in British Columbia
The existence of poverty in British Columbia is a violation of human rights. There is not only a moral duty to eradicate poverty but also…
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Yes Mr. Harper It Is A Sociological Phenomenon
This piece originally appeared on Blogging for Equality. Inter‑American Commission on Human Rights Issues Breakthrough Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls The Inter‑American…
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Denying inequality is a problem for Canada won’t make it go away
Jock Finlayson’s article “Income inequality not a problem in Canada” misses the point. Just because inequality in Canada is somewhat lower than in the U.S.…
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13 years on, BC Finance Ministry finds big problems with its public private partnership program
The BC Finance Ministry has produced a report much more critical of Partnerships BC and its activities around public private partnerships (P3s) than might have…
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