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A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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Public Interest Research Project (BC)
Investing trends in health care, education, social programs, crown corporations.
The BC Office’s Public Interest Project is a special research desk staffed by economist Iglika Ivanova, who investigates issues and trends in areas such as health care, education, social programs, and crown corporations. She also examines the relationship between taxation and government spending on public services, and the impact of public services on quality of life.
In February 2025, the CCPA closed its BC Office. However, most of the people formerly associated with the BC Office are continuing their work at a new organization—BC Policy Solutions. An amicable separation agreement has been reached between the two organizations, and we encourage people to continue to support the good work of both the CCPA and BC Policy Solutions. The CCPA continues to ensure the voices and concerns of British Columbians are included in its national independent research, analysis and expertise and BC Policy Solutions continues to support the CCPA’s important research work on issues affecting all Canadians.
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Who’s to blame for rising homelessness?
There has been considerable reaction to federal NDP leader Jack Layton’s comments linking Liberal government housing policy and the deaths of homeless people. While Layton’s…
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CN’s track record
No reason to celebrate the BC Rail deal Last year’s tragic case of a bridge failure near McBride, and the loss of railway employees’ lives,…
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Tuition hikes a lose-lose proposition
For the second year in a row, tuition fees for university education are rising faster in British Columbia than anywhere else in Canada, with an…
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Assessing The Record of Public-Private Partnerships
Proceedings of a CCPA-BC Public Forum Download 239.29 KB 24 pages
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Fair Pharmacare?
A Backgrounder on the Government’s Changes to BC’s Pharmacare Program Download 85.34 KB 6 pages
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BC Ferries restructuring will increase costs and reduce accountability
The provincial government has just announced a major transformation of ferry services, promising better service, better access to capital for needed improvements, all without any…
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New CCPA study calculates British Columbians’ “cost shift”
Study details how British Columbians fare after one year of tax and spending cuts, provides on-line tool for individuals to calculate their personal bottom line…
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Cost Shift
How British Columbians are paying for their tax cut Download 344.83 KB27 pages In June 2001 the provincial government introduced massive income tax cuts. It…
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Was your tax cut worth it?
When the Liberals took power in BC, the first order of business was a massive tax cut. Promising to revitalize the economy by putting more…
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Evidence shows public-private partnerships not a solution, experts
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A panel of experts from Britain, the U.S. and Canada on “public-private partnerships” (P3’s) say that British…
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CCPA says pay equity report acknowledges need for government action
(Vancouver) The BC Task Force on Pay Equity’s report to the BC government, tabled in the legislature yesterday, repeats what researchers and women’s groups have…
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