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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.
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2012 living wage calculation shows the real costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. From the Living Wage for Families Campaign VANCOUVER – For families with young children, the costs of basic necessities like…
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Working for a Living Wage 2012
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.33 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
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The false economy of Budget 2012
Last week’s provincial budget falsely claims that the proverbial cupboard is bare and that nothing can be done to meet any of BC’s most pressing…
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Time to do away with financial barriers to higher education in BC
For many grade 12 students spring is university application season. But in Western Canada, youth living in families with an annual income over $100,000 are…
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BC university students already pay the full cost of their degrees: Tuition reductions justified
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives challenges the conventional wisdom that the public heavily…
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Paid in Full (Update)
Who Pays for University Education in BC? Download 2.88 MB33 pages This study shows that university graduates more than pay off the cost of their…
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Beyond the Hospital Walls
Activity Based Funding Versus Integrated Health Care Reform Attachments Beyond the Hospital Walls: Activity Based Funding Versus Integrated Health Care Reform — SUMMARY
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A clever new slogan, but where are the jobs?
Premier Clark’s much anticipated BC Jobs Plan comes up short where it matters most: the jobs. For all the fuss of a four-day media launch,…
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The Cost of Poverty in BC
Download 1.55 MB45 pages Help change the conversation about poverty: READ the report or summary SHARE the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd_nkCi-pVo TAKE ACTION http://www.bcpovertyreduction.ca Attachments The Cost…
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What is poverty costing us in BC?
What is poverty costing us in BC? Help change the conversation about poverty: SHARE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd_nkCi-pVoLEARN http://www.policyalternatives.ca/costofpovertybcTAKE ACTION Look up your MLA using the MLA Finder at…
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