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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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Workers and environmentalists agree
Kyoto can be met without sacrificing jobs The national debate on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has become embroiled in conflict over the…
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Study shows Canada can meet Kyoto and protect energy workers
Energy union backs action on climate change CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released a…
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New CCPA report highlights inequality in the global economy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Ottawa) A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sheds some light on the pressing issue…
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Human rights plunge into the past
Human rights in British Columbia may be about to plunge backwards by twenty years. In 1983 Bill Bennett abolished the Human Rights Commission, fired all…
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More Labour Code Amendments Invite Increased Confrontation
A Backgrounder on BC’s Proposed Changes to the Labour Relations Code In less than one year the new Government in Victoria has enacted legislation that:…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2002, Volume 5, Number 2 Download 110.44 KB4 pages Inside this issue: The Ebb and Flow of Environmental Policy in BC by Dale Marshall…
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Paying for What Works
BC’s Experience With the Reference Drug Program as a Model for Rational Policy Making Download 172.4 KB 23 pages
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Getting rid of the Reference Drug Program would be a costly mistake
New CCPA report says program saves Pharmacare millions and should be retained CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Different lifestyles, different worries
CCPA analysis looks at the assets and debts of British Columbians CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) British Columbians have strikingly different lifestyles…
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