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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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Hochstein and the demand to cut union wages
Last week Philip Hochstein had an op-ed in the Vancouver Province accusing municipalities of profligate spending and accusing municipal workers of being vastly overpaid. Hochstein…
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Canada’s GHG Commitment Problem
For the past decade, Canada’s GHG emission targets were framed by the Kyoto Protocol, in which Canada committed to a 6% reduction in emissions by…
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Public consultation down the drain as government comes to fracking industry’s aid
It has been a year since word began to percolate in the Hudson’s Hope area that Talisman Energy Inc. was eying the Williston Reservoir a…
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Decarbonizing BC homes and the price of gas
Our climate justice framework for BC is to eliminate fossil fuels by 2040. In the household sector, this poses a significant challenge, not so much…
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Decarbonizing Homes and the Price of Gas
Our climate justice framework for BC is to eliminate fossil fuels by 2040. In the household sector, this poses a significant challenge, not so much…
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What the frack is going on in the Peace Region?
In British Columbia’s Peace River region, farming families and First Nations are witnessing an unprecedented rush on water resources, a rush driven by energy corporations…
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Government restores a little of what it took away from social assistance recipients – Acknowledges value of being able to walk
If someone takes something away from you and then a year later gives half of it back, how much credit should they get for it?…
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Darkwoods, the murky world of carbon credits and a “carbon neutral” BC government
It is spun in government press releases as a “first” for any jurisdiction in North America, an achievement that places British Columbia “on the leading…
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Poverty comes with a high price tag
It’s no secret that British Columbia has a problem with poverty. Many of us do our part and contribute to food drives and other worthy…
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What is a middle class income these days?
Whenever we consider the pros and cons of a new policy, we want to know if it benefits or hurts the poor, the middle class…
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Future government contract costs jump 50% in one year
Although it has received some coverage in the media it is worth noting the eye-popping jump in the cost of long term contracts signed by…
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Crime, Poverty and the Mistake of the Conservative Punitive Approach.
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