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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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Investing now to stave off BC’s beetle crises in future
Timelines in forestry are long, far longer than election cycles, which is why governments of all political stripes are often reluctant to invest in reforestation.…
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More action, increased investments by province needed to fight pine beetle
(Vancouver) The BC government should spend a minimum of $118 million more per year for the next five years on research, reforestation and restoration efforts…
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Battling the Beetle
Taking Action to Restore British Columbia’s Interior Forests Download 1.39 MB 53 pages Attachments SUMMARY (4 pages): Battling the Beetle
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Awash in money
New federal budget more than affordable The federal budget still has one more major hurdle to clear before winning final approval from parliament. It will…
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Supreme Court ruling bolsters need for public solutions
Anatole France, the famous French historian, in 1894 noted the irony that “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the…
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BC’s Regional Divide
How Tax and Spending Policies Affect BC Communities Download 460.04 KB 60 pages This study builds on analysis originally published in Bleeding the Hinterland: A…
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What goes up must come down: Budget cuts make BC communities more economically vulnerable
BC’s economy is a lot like a rollercoaster ride. Commodity prices for our resource exports (like energy, forest and mining products) go up and down…
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Commodity-driven economic boost masks growing BC regional divide
(Vancouver) Provincial taxation and spending policies have worsened the gap between BC’s two economies — the diversified Lower Mainland and Victoria areas, and the more…
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The Hidden Costs of the Health Care Wage Cut
A year ago, health care facilities in BC were behind picket lines. At issue was a new collective agreement, unilaterally imposed by the BC government,…
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The Pains of Health Care Privatization
Guess who does the cooking and cleaning in BC hospitals and nursing homes? If you answered “mostly women,” you would be right. It’s not exactly…
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Wage cuts and contracting out of health support jobs harming workers and health care system: reports
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) On the first anniversary of BC’s health care strike, two…
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The Pains of Privatization
How Contracting Out Hurts Health Support Workers, Their Families, and Health Care Download 475.55 KB53 pages A companion piece to this paper, The Hidden Costs…
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