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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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Offshore oil not the path to wealth or jobs
Environmental risks not the only reason to keep the moratorium CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian…
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Improving Workplace Safety And Health In Manitoba
Submission to the Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Review Committee Download 37.62 KB
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The boom that was not
Economic lessons for BC from the Hibernia offshore oil project Communities on the mid and North Coast and northern Vancouver Island have been hit hard…
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December 2001: An Unpunished War Criminal
Book review THE TRIAL OF HENRY KISSINGER by Christopher Hitchens, Verso, 2001, $35 (Book Review) “Kissinger is a thug, a crook, a liar and a…
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The Case for Pay Equity
Submission to the BC Task Force on Pay Equity Download 127.25 KB
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Nova Scotia Child Poverty Report Card 2001
A National Disgrace Download 280.24 KB
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New analysis by CCPA shows BC home to greatest wealth gap in Canada
Centre urges provincial government to ensure policies don’t make things worse READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released an…
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Globalization, trade deals and drugs
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Canadian government concessions to the big multinational pharmaceutical companies, including an extension of their monopoly on new drugs…
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La mondialisation, les accords commerciaux et les médicaments
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. Les concessions du gouvernement canadien face aux grandes sociétés pharmaceutiques multinationales, y compris le prolongement à vingt ans de…
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Globalization, Trade Deals and Drugs
Heads the Industry Wins, Tails Canada Loses Download 140.16 KB
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