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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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Public Solutions Could be Undermined by Private Interests
Long waits for elective surgery and privatization are the price Canadians must pay for their well-intentioned but fatally flawed public health care system, right? Wrong.…
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Government Not Enforcing Health Laws
The provincial government recently stated that user charges for emergency health care services provided at the new False Creek Urgent Care Centre are legal. Minister…
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Why Wait?
Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists Download 746.55 KB40 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists
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Innovative surgical projects show how waitlists can be solved: Submission to BC ‘conversation on health’
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Surgical waitlists can be dramatically cut if the BC government takes leadership by scaling up innovative projects…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring / Summer 2007, Volume 10, Number 2 Download 935.02 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Time to Raise BC’s Minimum Wage BC Hydro Deals Mean…
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Sticker Shock: BC Hydro customers in for big electricity bill surprises
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (VANCOUVER) BC Hydro customers can expect their electricity bills to escalate dramatically in coming years, thanks to the…
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It’s time to raise BC’s minimum wage above the poverty line
What does it mean to be a minimum wage earner in British Columbia? It means making $8 per hour—or as little as $6 if you’re…
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Set minimum wages above poverty line: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that lifts working Canadians out of poverty, concludes…
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Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line
Attachments Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line SUMMARY: Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line
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What’s missing from the “housing” budget?
The housing. BC Budget 2007 is a “housing budget” that does not build much housing. The budget commits to a mere 250 new social housing…
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The Myth of Interprovincial Trade Barriers and TILMA’s Alleged Economic Benefits
Download 512.41 KB10 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Asking for Trouble (TILMA) Behind the Numbers: The Myth of Interprovincial Trade Barriers & TILMA’s Alleged Economic Benefits
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