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That 70s show: The evolution of income inequality in Canada
This brief looks at the evolution of inequality going back to 1976. Drawing on Statistics Canada’s Canadian Income Survey, it reviews changes in the…
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BC First Nation logs almost all of its treaty lands, leaving behind lots of stumps and questions
In just three years, much of the McLeod Lake Indian Band’s treaty lands were stripped of their bountiful and exceedingly valuable trees in a…
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Landmark health care case spotlights problems of a profit-centred system
In April, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear a case involving the constitutionality of legal limits on private finance in health care. A…
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Our recommendations for the 2024 BC budget
The BC government is holding its annual public consultation on Budget 2024 this June, inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for government investment next…
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Open letter on regulating platform work from BC experts in labour law, policy and economics
The following is an open letter released today led by the CCPA–BC and the Centre for Future Work. It is signed by 61 leading experts…
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BC’s Housing Supply Act could help break housing gridlock
As the housing crisis continues apace, the BC government is moving ahead with implementation of the Housing Supply Act, passed in November. This is good…
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The Bank of Canada’s obsession with interest rate hikes is hurting households: How did we get here and what are the alternatives?
The Bank of Canada’s June decision to raise its overnight, or policy, interest rate to 4.75% is predicated on cooling an overly strong economy afflicted…
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BC’s Homes for People plan: Some positive steps but still behind on non-market housing
The BC government’s April 2023 Homes for People (HFP) plan marks an important step forward towards better managing and regulating housing in the province. With…
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Why Canada still needs a wealth tax—and what it could fund
The rise of extreme inequality has provoked growing calls for an annual wealth tax on the super-rich around the world, and Canada is no exception.…
Promises of cleaner air up in smoke
Calls for BC environment minister to suspend pellet mill permit Every year, the air in the Bulkley Valley community of Smithers becomes hazardous to human…
Waning transparency in Canada: Is access to information broken?
At the federal, provincial and even the local level, there was a time when governments in Canada seemed to think transparency about their operations was…
New survey data shines light on the extent and impacts of precarious employment in BC
The rise of the “gig economy” and on-demand work through online platforms like Uber and Skip the Dishes has ignited public debate about precarious work…