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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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More thoughts on BC’s new minimum wage
As some of you may have seen, Adrienne Montani (of First Call) and I had a piece in the Vancouver Sun earlier this week: a…
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Working for a Living Wage 2011
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.39 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
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Reading the tea leaves in a Cabinet shuffle
Figuring out what the changes in a Cabinet shuffle mean is a lot like reading tea leaves: you can find just about anything you can…
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Fracking for oil in northern BC not worth serious health and environmental risks
Early last year, an army of workers at a remote natural gas operation in northern British Columbia set a world record for hydraulic fracturing or…
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Shale gas industry given water rights without public or First Nations consultation
On February 15 of this year, Calgary-based Canbriam Energy Inc. quietly applied to the BC government for the rights to pull billions of litres of…
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How flipping equity in P3s boosts profits and ends up with the projects being run from Channel Islands tax havens
Just like good stilton cheese, public private partnerships (P3s) were imported to British Columbia from the United Kingdom. And like good stilton, in the UK…
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Treat water rights with the respect they deserve
On Canada’s frequently drenched west coast, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are times and places where water is scarce. A case in point…
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Tradable Water Rights – Coming to a province near you
In January of this year, the BC government joined Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to become the fourth province to announce that it is considering creating…
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Hydro rate hikes are bad news for BC’s poorest
BC Hydro has proposed to dramatically increase its residential electricity rates. While the proposal still must be approved by the BC Utilities Commission, and the…
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The Frontier Centre’s dubious numbers about public sector wages
As if the Fraser Institute needed any help getting its message in the media, there are now a number of Fraser clones that are preaching…
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Look to Europe for Next Phase of BC’s Carbon Tax
When it comes to good urban planning, transportation and taking action on climate change, Europe has a lot to teach us. BC took important baby…
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When everything you ask for isn’t enough – BC business calls for more cuts to labour standards
Last November BC’s Labour Minister quietly announced his Ministry was conducting a review of employment standards and the minimum wage. There has been virtually no…
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