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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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Call for better construction worker safety in study released on 28th anniversary of tragic Bentall Tower IV accident
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – On the 28th anniversary of the deaths of four construction workers on the Bentall Tower IV, the BC…
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28 years of waiting for safer construction sites
Anniversary of Bentall Tower deaths highlights need for worker involvement in safety management Twenty-eight years ago today, four construction workers plunged to their deaths when…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2009, Volume 12, Number 1 Download 462.53 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Towards a BC Poverty Reduction Plan Growing Call for the Living Wage:…
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A Poverty Reduction Plan for BC
Download 751.9 KB 65 pages This report lays out a comprehensive poverty reduction plan for BC. In 2009, after the report was published, the CCPA-BC,…
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We all pay for poverty
BC needs a plan British Columbians are distressed by poverty and growing homelessness in our midst, but too often we feel resigned — that nothing…
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Poverty reduction commitment needed from all BC political parties
Concrete plan more important than ever in economic downturn: report READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–As the provincial election draws closer, a new report calls…
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After the Windfall
Plotting a New Course for BC Beyond the Softwood Lumber Agreement Download 968.71 KB29 pages
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Softwood Lumber Agreement rebates not invested in BC
BC companies spend more than US$620 million on US sawmills while local forestry communities founder: study CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VICTORIA —…
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The Road to Aboriginal Authority Over Child and Family Services
Considerations for an Effective Transition Download 750.21 KB44 pages In 2001, the Province of BC committed to establishing five service delivery regions for child and…
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BC Priorities in the face of an economic downturn
Gordon Campbell’s recent 10-point economic plan will have no impact on BC’s most serious problem – persistent and extreme poverty. BC has the highest poverty…
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To be fair, BC’s carbon tax needs work
Drop revenue neutrality, increase credit to low-income families: study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Changes to BC’s carbon tax are needed in order…
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