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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…
Time for a forest reserve
Almost inevitably, when someone suggests that logging of privately-owned lands should be subject to tougher regulations, there is an outcry from landowners. It is “their”…
Who owns it? The democratic socialist debate Canada should be having this election
We live in an era of extreme inequality of wealth and power across much of the developed world, and Canada is no exception. Public confidence…
Building a universal child care system in BC means rethinking how we fund new spaces
Last year, the BC government made landmark investments in child care, reducing costs for tens of thousands of families. And, those in $10/day prototypes (2,500…
Why are we letting corporate medicine take hold in Vancouver’s new urgent care centres?
The BC government has rolled out a flurry of impressive measures to strengthen our public health care system over the past two years. Flying below…
Can Metro Vancouver afford more equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households?
In Metro Vancouver the #AllOnBoard campaign is making the case for equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households. The campaign is calling for:…
Inside job: How BC Hydro customers wound up bankrolling private power companies
The chickens have finally come home to roost on the previous BC government’s private power giveaway. The just-released provincial report by Ken Davidson on the…
Move to prevent extra billing will strengthen BC’s public health system
It’s taken over 14 years, but British Columbians will finally be protected against unlawful charges for medical services — just like all other Canadians. In…
As UK Auditor disparages P3s, BC continues to use them
The public private partnership (P3) model to provide public infrastructure and services is an expensive mess, and new international evidence confirms this. The question now…
Sticker Shock: The impending cost of BC Hydro’s shift to private power developers – Ten years on
In April 2007, the BC government’s energy policy was rapidly transforming the province’s electricity system from publicly owned to one operated in the interests of…
Ten tax myths revisited: 20th Anniversary retrospective
In October 1999, I wrote the report Ten Tax Myths. Any retrospective on this issue must examine the relationship between research and analysis and the…
The enormous cost of public-private partnerships
Three recent BC public private partnership (P3) hospitals developed in co-operation with the province’s Partnerships BC (PBC) will cost the public $260 million more than…