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The Monitor
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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Big budget surplus a good time to bridge the gender gap
Budgets are normally presented as though they affect most people in the same way. They don’t. In recognition of this fact, “gender budgeting” has become…
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Wanted: An honest budget debate
BC Solutions Budget shows money is available to improve lives of women, share benefits of economic growth CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver)…
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BC Solutions Budget 2006
Budgeting for Women’s Equality (A Gender Budget) Download 275.45 KB39 pages Attachments Summary: BC Solutions Budget 2006
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Investing in education for low-income adults pays off
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The province must invest in education programs for low-income adults with upgrading needs if it wants achieve…
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A Path Out of Poverty
Helping BC Income Assistance Recipients Upgrade Their Education Download 240.2 KB33 pages
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Why minority government is good for Canada
Is minority government good for Canada? Former Conservative pollster Allan Gregg would have us believe in his Strategic Counsel poll this week that 55% of…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2006, Volume 9, Number 1 Download 1.04 MB8 pages Inside this special edition on labour and employment: The Erosion of Employment Standards Who’s Up,…
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Turning a blind eye to employers who break the law doesn’t solve the problem
Imagine if one day our police forces were cut in half, street patrols were eliminated, police stations closed, and people were told to send a…
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Action plan shows more stable future for forest communities is possible
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says there is no shortage of solutions available to…
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Getting More from Our Forests
Ten Proposals for Building Stability in BC’s Forestry Communities Download 791.67 KB47 pages
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Reductions in employment standards and enforcement amount to wilful neglect of province’s most vulnerable workers, says labour economist
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver) Numbers obtained from the BC Ministry of Labour show that sweeping changes to the employment standards system have dramatically…
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