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Resource Economics Project (BC)
Investing causes of social and environmental insecurity in resource-dependent communities
The B.C. Office’s Resource Economics Project is a special research desk staffed by award-winning journalist and researcher Ben Parfitt. This environmental justice initiative looks into the causes of economic and social insecurity in B.C.’s resource-dependent communities. It offers policy solutions aimed at meeting the joint challenges of environmental sustainability, jobs and social justice.
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Turning the Tide
Renewing Workers Compensation in Manitoba Download 112.28 KB29 pages
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BC needs solutions
CCPA maps plan for the province that focuses on weathering recession, helping those in need, and revitalizing public services and investment READ THE FULL REPORT…
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Towards a Solutions Budget for BC
Attachments Summary: Towards a Solutions Budget for BC
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CCPA responds to MSP premium increase
(Vancouver) The BC government’s announced plan to increase MSP premiums by 50% is a regressive tax increase, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “Overall,…
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Forty BC economists call on the BC Government to reconsider spending cuts
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Vancouver–Forty British Columbia economists and political economists from across the province today called on the BC government to…
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FastFacts: Where’s the Justice for Agricultural Workers?
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BC’s “structural deficit” a manufactured crisis to justify cutbacks
“Tough decisions must be made,” declared the BC government in this week’s Throne Speech. “It won’t be easy and it won’t be without some hardship,”…
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Lockstep in the Continental Ranks
Redrawing the American Perimeter after September 11th Download 115.59 KB 17 pages
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FastFacts: Health Care Panic Leads to Bad Diagnoses, Harmful Prescriptions
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Reckless and Unecessary
CCPA’s Analysis, Facts and Figures for Understanding and Challenging BC’s January 17 Budget and Job Cuts Download 97.08 KB
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FastFacts: Balanced Budget Legislation, Tax Cuts Threaten Prosperity
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