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    Gender Equality
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    BC Office

    For better or worse, it’s election time—let’s get on to the issues that matter

    Since the provincial election was called last week, the focus of debate so far has been the timing. But like it or not, we’re headed…

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    COVID-19
    Income/wages
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    The Economy
    BC Office

    Massive public investment, not austerity, is the answer

    A depression is still around the corner if the Canadian government does not continue to radically intervene in the economy. We have all encountered the…

  • COVID-19
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    The Economy
    BC Office

    BC Budget Consultation Presentation June 2020

    The BC government is holding its annual public consultation on Budget 2021 this June, inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for government investment next…

  • COVID-19
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    Tax Policy
    The Economy
    BC Office

    Flatten the myth: Don’t fear government debt after COVID-19

    Myth: Government debt rising from the COVID-19 crisis is a big problem. Reality check: Large-scale public spending to support people and invest in long-term public…

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    COVID-19
    Income/wages
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    BC Office

    CCPA-BC signs Joint Statement for a Just Recovery

    Today the CCPA-BC added its support to a joint statement led by the Vancouver Just Recovery Coalition calling on the City of Vancouver to prioritize…

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    COVID-19
    Democracy
    Employment & Labour
    Health Care
    Housing & Homelessness
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    Tax Policy
    The Economy
    BC Office

    A progressive macroeconomic response to the coronavirus crisis in British Columbia

    While much of the world remains under strict lockdown and we have yet to determine the full extent of the already-unprecedented economic crisis caused by…

  • COVID-19
    Health Care
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    Public Sector
    Seniors & Long-Term Care
    BC Office

    Time to end profit-making in seniors’ care

    The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on serious problems in Canada’s seniors’ care system, as nursing homes quickly became the epicenters of the outbreak.…

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    COVID-19
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    Public Sector
    The Economy
    BC Office

    Time to extend financial supports to local governments

    Local governments and regional authorities like TransLink have been missing from federal and provincial economic responses to COVID-19. Local governments are facing collapsing revenues, and…

  • COVID-19
    Income/wages
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    The Economy
    BC Office

    Food insecurity and hunger during COVID-19

    The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed holes in our social safety net and significant inequality across BC households. Much of the recent focus has been on…

  • COVID-19
    Employment & Labour
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    Tax Policy
    The Economy
    BC Office

    Taking stock of COVID-19 economic policy measures in BC

    A multitude of measures have been tabled by the provincial and federal governments to prop up workers and an economy reeling from mandated closures of…

  • COVID-19
    Employment & Labour
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    The Economy
    BC Office

    Don’t force charities and non-profits into crisis before wage subsidy kicks in

    UPDATE—April 8, 2020: Today a letter was sent to key government officials requesting that the new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program be made available…

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