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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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A guide to standing up to book bans and beyond, and how to protect and strengthen public education in Canada
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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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Something missing from the H1N1 fight
When the government announced its plans for dealing with H1N1 in schools on August 24th there was something missing. The government’s “pandemic response framework”, announced…
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Green in a Different Sense
It is all about marketing I suppose, but I still can’t believe the proponents of the Highway 37 Northwest electric transmission line labelling it a…
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Will job creation solve our poverty problems?
You may recall that during the leaders’ debate prior to last May’s election, Gordon Campbell argued that creating jobs is the best poverty reduction strategy…
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Poltergeists and P3s: They’re back
In February, with the spectacular collapse of the $3 billion Port Mann Bridge public private partnership, many people thought P3s in British Columbia were a…
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Droppin’ some HST
The province-wide revolt over BC’s looming Harmonized Sales Tax is reminiscent of protests a generation ago when the HST’s federal parent, the Goods and Services…
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The recent secretive, haphazard spending cuts should be repealed
Almost daily we wake up to news of yet another important program or initiative whose funding has been cut by the BC government. Literacy initiatives,…
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BC government should repeal all secretive, haphazard cuts
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver-The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is calling on the BC government to reverse all cuts to public programs and/or…
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Piecing together the puzzle: help us track BC government cuts
Since winning the May election, the provincial government has been steadily cutting public services, often without any public announcement. These cuts affect services ranging from…
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What should our government be spending money on?
One question that is missing from the public debate on deficits and debt is whether we’re getting the best bang for the stimulus buck. Even…
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That sinking feeling: BC’s forests and CO2 emissions
As everyone knows, BC has a lot of trees. From a climate change perspective the nice thing about trees (forests, really) is that they suck…
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Putting our government debt in perspective (now with graphs)
It turns out that our province is in a good fiscal position to engage in deficit-financing at this time. BC’s debt-to GDP ratio has been…
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Should we be afraid of the government debt?
Governments around the world are running large deficits in order to prop up their economies and dampen the hit of the global recession. For almost…
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