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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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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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Fraser Institute ranking fails as a measure of school quality
Most parents want their children to have an excellent education. The Fraser Institute (FI) taps into this concern with their much ballyhooed “Report Card.” This…
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Never cry wolf
Putting BC’s debt into perspective The 2000 BC budget was accompanied by a great deal of howling over the size of the province’s debt and…
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Where will your RRSP go today?
RRSP season is here again and the frenzied pitch of television ads is on. Looking south with envy at a US stock market that continues…
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A flat tax for fat cats
The latest mantra of the tax cut crusaders is “flat tax.” “Flat: usually has a negative connotation–like flat tires or flat beer–but somehow in the…
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British Columbia Budget 2000 Brief
Submitted to: The Honourable Paul Ramsey, Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations
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CCPA calls for anti-poverty strategy in 2000 BC Budget
(Vancouver) A stronger economy in 1999 will mean a much smaller deficit for 1999/00, creating room in the 2000 Budget for progressive policy choices, the…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2000, Volume 3, Number 1 Download 257.09 KB4 pages Inside this issue: Falling through the cracks: Poverty in British Columbia Cost of necessities rising…
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Healthy solutions to the crisis in Medicare
Canadians love having a public health care system. Recently, however, rising costs, new technologies, and an aging population have led many to think they have…
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What a progressive federal budget would look like
There is something profoundly sad and uninspiring about recent federal budget debates. For the better part of two decades now, we have been preoccupied with…
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Merger mania
Hardly a day passes without an item in the business pages announcing yet another merger or takeover. The tone of coverage is typically upbeat: bigger…
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Federal budget surplus should benefit all Canadians
Centre calls for social reinvestment and fair tax reform (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–BC Office (CCPA-BC) is calling on Finance Minister Paul Martin…
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