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After Self-Sufficiency — Will the Public or Private Interests be Served?
It was, I suppose, too much to expect the government to acknowledge that the self-sufficiency and insurance requirements it had imposed on BC Hydro was…
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Congratulations to Jagrup Brar: Time to raise welfare rates
On Tuesday, BC MLA Jagrup Brar wrapped up his month living on a basic welfare income of $610. He has returned to his family and…
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BC dead last on inequality: BC Stats
Last Friday BC Stats, the BC government’s statistical agency, weighed in on the topic of income inequality. The CCPA has talked about this subject for…
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Kevin Falcon’s narrow take on tax options
BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon says he is keen to take a fresh look at the BC tax system. He is welcoming new ideas, and…
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Breaking down financial barriers to higher education is more affordable than you think
In a new report released today by the CCPA, I revisit the important question of who really pays for university education. Convention wisdom has it…
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Fossil fuel lobbyists: the real radicals
Most of the fossil fuel lobby’s arguments against its opponents should be reversed. Consider: Who are the real ‘radicals’ – those working for a sustainable…
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Top 10 Reasons for Upper-Income Tax Increases
Some feel we shouldn’t increase taxes on upper-income folks. After all, people know best how to spend their money, whereas the government will only waste…
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A prescription for health care reform: think integration & collaboration
This morning the CCPA released a new report (co-authored by yours truly) that looks at the thorny issue of health care reform in BC and…
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New Brunswick Auditor General latest to blast public private partnerships
One more provincial Auditor General has come out swinging at public private partnerships (P3s). Last week New Brunswick’s AG released a report on two P3…
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Making health care funding sustainable
The BC Legislature’s Select Standing Committee on Health is currently investigating the sustainability of BC’s health care system (with a focus on demographic / aging…
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Who’s really “skewing” the pipeline debate?
Apparently the Harper government and its echo chamber in the blogosphere (e.g. Vivian Krause) think that philanthropic funding of environmental groups is “skewing” the debate…
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The BC government could start with local purchasing to build jobs in our communities
The BC government has been heavily promoting its “jobs plan” over the last week on television, radio and on the internet. On twitter they invited…
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