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Finding solutions to U.S. bullying in softwood lumber
Once again this summer, forest companies and forestry workers in BC are facing uncertainty. First, pulp mills around the province were shut down due to…
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Investment strategy needed for BC’s resource sector
New CCPA report proposes an inventory of investment policy alternatives to reinvigorate the resource sector and stabilize resource communities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL…
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Recapturing the Wealth
Investment Solutions for Jobs and Environmental Sustainability in BC’s Resource Sectors Download 416.58 KB52 pages
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer 2001, Volume 4, Number 3 Download 146.29 KB4 pages Inside this issue: The Great BC Tax Cut Giveaway An Investment Strategy for BC’s Resource…
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The depressed mining industry
Problems go beyond BC’s borders In recent reports, the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) correctly points out that investment in mineral exploration is down…
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March 2001: “Toxic Bob” Wastes Burma
Forced labour and pollution rampant at Canadian-owned mine According to a recent report, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., a Canadian company owned by Robert Friedland, is “raping…
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Costly Energy
Why Oil and Gas Prices Are Rising and What We Can Do About It Download 658.31 KB50 pages
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Who’s making money on natural gas prices?
Baby its’ cold outside and natural gas is expensive. British Columbians face massive increases in the cost of natural gas, and there may be further…
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Excess profits tax needed for windfall profits on natural gas
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) BC’s natural gas producers are reaping huge rewards from a hot continental energy market, a new CCPA…
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Who’s Making Money on Natural Gas Prices?
What Should Government Do? Download 215.97 KB7 pages Attachments What Should Government Do? Summary
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Why lock chaos into place?
Deregulation of electricity markets in California and Alberta has resulted in brown-outs, huge price increases for electricity users, and possibilities of future shortages that could…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2001, Volume 4, Number 1 Download 295.44 KB4 pages Inside this issue: Trade Agreements: What the New Alphabet Soup Means for BC Powerless: Electricity…
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