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On average, who knew Wednesday was World Statistics Day?
I’ll bet I was one of the few people in British Columbia that was a little excited that last Wednesday was set aside to honour…
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What will it take to bring smarter family policy to BC?
Did you know that the BC government has set a goal to reduce early childhood vulnerability to 15% by fiscal year 2015? You can hardly…
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Our priorities for BC Budget 2011
On September 15, I presented CCPA-BC’s recommendations for BC Budget 2011 at the Vancouver BC Budget Consultation public hearing. Take a look at my presentation…
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The Census: Evidence based decisions better than decision based evidence
There is beginning to be a lot of discussion about the decision by the Federal government two weeks ago to drop the compulsory long form…
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A new era for measuring poverty in Canada
Last Thursday’s Statistics Canada release of individual and household income data for 2008 marks a new era in the study of poverty in Canada. Instead…
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Quebec Auditor General slams P3s in hospital project
Quebec’s Auditor General has issued yet one more report slamming the use of public private partnerships (P3s). With P3s, private corporations finance and operate public…
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Some issues arising from the special advisor’s report on the Vancouver School Board
The special advisor appointed by the provincial government to look at the finances of the Vancouver School Board reported on Friday and a number of…
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Legislative review of FOI Act narrow and timid
A legislative committee reviewing BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act reported on May 31st and the results were disappointing. They certainly did…
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Summer reading: two experts on privatization
Policy Note has asked CCPA Research Associates who contribute to the blog to suggest some ideas for summer reading. I am going to cheat a…
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Problems for the South Fraser Perimeter Road P3?
There are some interesting recent developments on the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) public private partnership project. A press release issued Friday afternoon announced the…
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BC opens door to private jails
The BC government has taken the next step down the privatization road by opening the door to private prisons. On April 28th Partnerships BC posted…
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It’s not just about size: what makes up our tax bill matters
The Fraser Institute and the CCPA do not typically see eye to eye, but they seem to agree that personal income taxes take up a…
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