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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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In service of business
BC’s new plan for the environment When analyzing the full array of plans to cut, privatize, and deregulate environmental protection, there is one clear theme…
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BC Governments must not leave problem of hunger to food banks
The current decline in financial donations to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank is cause for grave concern. It has rightly been picked up by the…
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Welfare cuts mean more misery for the poor
Premier Gordon Campbell established himself as a friend of the rich with the lavish cuts in provincial income taxes announced in June, but all he…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2002, Volume 5, Number 1 Download 228.71 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Spending cuts are the wrong choice for BC Reckless and Unnecessary: BC’s…
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Offshore oil not the path to wealth or jobs
Environmental risks not the only reason to keep the moratorium CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian…
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The boom that was not
Economic lessons for BC from the Hibernia offshore oil project Communities on the mid and North Coast and northern Vancouver Island have been hit hard…
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New analysis by CCPA shows BC home to greatest wealth gap in Canada
Centre urges provincial government to ensure policies don’t make things worse READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released an…
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Report warns against “new era” of rising inequality
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–Inequality increased in most provinces during the 1990s, but BC held its ground, according to a new report, Behind the…
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