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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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Behind the dramatic drop in the budget of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
Budget commentators across the province (including Marc Lee on this blog) noted the lack of drastic spending cuts to government programs. While there were some…
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Axing the Forest Service: The Cuts Continue
Well it looks like they’re getting ready to wield the axe yet again at the Ministry of Forests, and that the latest victims will join…
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P3s? Fairly ridiculous
They keep moving the goal posts for using public private partnerships (P3s) in BC to procure large projects. Government officials have argued in the past…
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“The (not so) slow de-industrialization of the province”
Yesterday, Catalyst Paper announced the closure of the Crofton kraft pulp mill, a week after shutting the doors at its 350-employee mill in Campbell River…
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Partisan claims and the BC economy
BC’s recession and election together mean things are going to get nasty in the political realm. Already we seeing plenty of sneering commentary from our…
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Where’s Our Danny Boy?
Give Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams credit for leading by example and doing what no BC politician in recent years had the guts to do: force…
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Not the usual sceptics
Scepticism about the provincial budget last week is extending beyond the usual sceptics. BC’s Credit Union Central has published its take titled “The Bandage Budget”…
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Electricity Policy in BC: “Buy High – Sell Low”
It was only a one-liner in the budget — the government plans to spend $10 million to advance the $400 million Northwest transmission line project…
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Accounting games of Olympic proportion
The long awaited 2010 security budget was finally unveiled today. The latest estimate pegs the cost of securing the Olympics at $900 million or just…
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Numerically Challenged
The BC budget just doesn’t add up once you look at some of the details. Since the 2009 economy is shrinking, how can revenues from…
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Government wage freeze damages economy
One more sign as to how out of touch the February 17 BC Budget is with the rest of the world. The BC Budget includes…
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The Budget: A Determinant of Health
I know this budget is supposed to be good news for health, but I want to argue here that the exact opposite is true. We’ve…
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