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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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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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Lax regulation of industry, underpricing jeopardize BC’s water and hydroelectricity resources: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) A new study warns that BC’s water and hydroelectric resources are at risk of being depleted by industrial users,…
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From Stream to Steam
Emerging Challenges for BC’s Interlinked Water and Energy Resources Attachments From Stream to Steam: SUMMARY
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BC must get serious about its water supply
In 2010 BC’s South Peace Region, downstream from the massive W.A.C. Bennett Dam, was so arid that the province ordered natural gas companies to temporarily…
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England’s serious debate about living wages
I was in London for the last week and I was amazed to see what a big issue the idea of paying people a living…
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HST vs MSP: why are only some increases revolting?
Vaughn Palmer had an interesting piece in the Vancouver Sun yesterday. In a piece entitled “Dix agenda bows to post-HST reality,” Palmer writes that the…
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Imbalance in residential tenancy rights enforcement in BC
Yesterday some media outlets reported that the Residential Tenancy Branch has conditionally waived the first (and to my knowledge only) administrative penalty it has issued.…
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy is bad economics and bad for the climate
BC’s quest to substantially boost natural gas development seems like a real winner at first glance: heaps of new jobs in the Liquified Natural Gas…
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy nothing more than a fairy tale
I have an oped in Saturday’s Vancouver Sun. The editor wanted me to focus on the claims of economic gains for BC, so the piece…
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Plan for $10 a day child care striking a chord with British Columbians
More than thirty years ago, the women’s movement put child care on the public agenda. And while there have been important successes along the way,…
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BC government non-response to study on how Natural Gas Strategy breaks BC’s GHG law
Since my report on how BC’s legislated GHG targets are being compromised by the 2012 Natural Gas Strategy, I’ve been keenly interested to see how…
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Is BC breaking its GHG law by pursuing natural gas development?
Today we released a new report by yours truly, BC’s Legislated Greenhouse Gas Targets vs Natural Gas Development: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. It was just…
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BC’s move to escalate natural gas production is contrary to government’s own GHG legislation: report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Just five years ago the BC government legislated targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), but the province’s…
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