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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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A guide to standing up to book bans and beyond, and how to protect and strengthen public education in Canada
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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.
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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Temporary foreign workers policy lets low wage firms have their cake and eat it too
One point that has been highlighted by the recent controversy over Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) is that firms can be profitable with very different approaches…
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Upcoming Municipal Elections: Business as Usual?
With municipal elections on the horizon in British Columbia, it is worth paying attention to the nature of political discourse in this province – and…
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How many will vote in the November 2014 local government elections?
In BC’s last local government elections in 2011 less than 30% of people bothered to vote. CivicInfoBC has a handy list of turnout information for…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2014, Volume 17, Number 2 Download 1.62 MB8 pages Inside this issue: BC Jobs Plan reality check: The first two years by Iglika Ivanova Legal…
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4 year municipal elections: are we trading long term planning for accountability?
The BC government has announced changes to the way local government elections will be run. One of the changes will be that when local government…
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LNG’s threat to water sustainability
By Ben Parfitt and David Hughes One glaring problem with the provincial government’s strategy to turn British Columbia into a liquefied natural gas exporting juggernaut…
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LNG’s threat to water sustainability
One glaring problem with the provincial government’s strategy to turn British Columbia into a liquefied natural gas exporting juggernaut is that it scuttles any chance…
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How Doctors are Paid in BC
[A version of this piece was posted on the Tyee] Health care is the biggest, most expensive and most important thing that government does.…
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The Future of Home Support in BC
The Future of Home Support in BC was round table discussion of current challenges and new strategies for improving the delivery of home support services.…
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About that LNG Prosperity Fund
Budget 2014 contains some new information about how the province intends to pay for all of the ponies BC children have been promised from LNG…
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What you need to know about BC Budget 2014
Today’s 2014 BC budget contained very little news, as expected. Despite a significantly weaker economic picture for BC than what was projected in the June…
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CCPA calls BC Budget a “missed opportunity” to address social, environmental and jobs deficits
(Victoria) The BC government missed an opportunity to address British Columbians’ growing economy insecurity in a weak job market with the 2014 budget, says Canadian…
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