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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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BC’s Legislated Greenhouse Gas Targets vs Natural Gas Development
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Download 593.1 KB12 pages
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Time to Rethink The Way We Fund Higher Education
This September, like every year, a new group of high school graduates headed to college or university to pursue higher education. But today’s generation of…
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The importance of culture in big decisions
I sometimes think we underestimate the difference in culture between the various regions of Canada. I was reminded of that last month at a meeting…
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Will a flu shot keep you healthy? (hint: probably not)
BC’s Provincial Health Officer Dr Perry Kendall announced in August that BC will be adopting a policy mandating flu shots for health care workers. Or…
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Dix right to scrap balanced budget legislation
Yesterday, Opposition leader Adrian Dix indicated that, if he wins government, he would scrap BC’s balanced budget legislation (BBL). His announcement has drawn some fire…
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Getting it Wrong For Seniors in British Columbia
Seniors and their families need and should have access to useful information when they are making critical decisions about residential care and throughout the period…
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Expert Panel on Business Taxation sides with local governments
Hundreds of mayors, municipal councilors and regional district directors are meeting this week in Victoria at the annual gathering of the Union of BC Municipalities.…
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Construction industry accuses Partnerships BC of conflict of interest
I think that Philip Hochstein, president of the Independent Contractors and Business Association, is probably more hostile to the interests of working people than just…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2012, Volume 15, Number 3 Download 1.13 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Better seniors care a solution to overcrowded hospitals and surgery wait times…
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Services for at-risk youth in BC: moving from dysfunction to effective support
Guest blogger Diana Guenther drew on extensive work experience in social services to develop her Masters of Urban Studies thesis on improving services for at-risk…
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Cost of Learning Growing Faster than Incomes
A new report by the CCPA, Eduflation and the High Cost of Learning, shows that average university tuition bill in Canada has grown three times…
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What’s Next for BC’s Carbon Tax?
Carbon tax per household Credit per household Net carbon tax Bottom 10% $372 $770 $(398) D2 $537 $770 $(233) D3 $765 $904 $(139) D4…
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