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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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Agreement with BC aside, 1000s of gas wells await Blueberry River First Nations When the Blueberry River First Nations took the provincial government to court…
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Still so far from home: An update on BC’s 114,000 homes promise
There is a huge opportunity for the BC government, under new leadership, to address housing affordability by making major investments in non-market housing. A growing…
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Spending What It Takes: Transformational climate investments for long-term prosperity in Canada
The world is confronted with a slew of accelerating and converging crises, from climate change and biodiversity loss to energy insecurity, unaffordable living and rising…
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Spending What it Takes
Transformational climate investments for long-term prosperity in Canada Download 1.08 MB34 pages The world is confronted with a slew of accelerating and converging crises, from…
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New report: Canada isn’t spending what it takes to succeed in the global shift to a clean economy; Budget 2023 must include ambitious climate investment plan
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 9 February 2023 For Canada to compete in the global clean economy, the…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office (Jan. 2023)
Download 2.16 MB12 pages Housing, food and transportation costs drive living wage increases across BC Living wage news coverage reaches millions BC private schools to…
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Will 2023 be the year BC farmworkers finally receive basic minimum wage protections?
The majority of BC households are stressed because of debt and inflation. It’s even worse for one group of farmworkers who, legally, may earn less…
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Counting the Costs and Contradictions of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Canada’s uneasy relationship between climate change and fossil fuel development was illustrated in November 2021 when seven atmospheric rivers hit southern BC. The “big one”…
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David Eby’s chance to change the game on housing
With a new premier at the helm, the BC government has an opportunity to shift its housing policy into high gear. One of the most…
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Swimming against the tide
The challenge of higher interest rates and high household debt The run-up of interest rates since March, led by the Bank of Canada in a…
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Severe climate events cost BC economy billions more than reported estimates
Caroline and Paul Mosterman have seen their share of unusual weather in four-plus decades of farming. But nothing comes remotely close to what they experienced…
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Severe climate events cost BC economy billions more than widely reported estimates, study finds
VANCOUVER — The costs to British Columbia’s economy from last year’s unprecedented heat dome, horrific wildfires, widespread flooding and crippling landslides could be more than…
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