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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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BC needs to significantly boost supply of public assisted living
Too many seniors in our province struggle to find publicly subsidized assisted living where they can be supported as they age. Amidst an affordable housing…
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Access to subsidized assisted living dropping as for-profit companies focus on more lucrative private-pay market: study
Vancouver — BC added a mere 105 units of publicly subsidized assisted living over nearly a decade (2010-17), despite a growing population of seniors. As…
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A surplus at all costs? Balanced budget fixation hurts BC
Almost every year at budget time, BC governments of all stripes predict public coffers are going to be worse off than they’re likely truly expecting.…
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Peace River Frack-Up
Part 1 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River dams Read Part 2 of the report View timeline BC…
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The Well from Hell
Part 2 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River Dams Read Part 1 of the report View timeline BC…
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Fracking ban warranted to protect some of British Columbia’s biggest dams, FOI documents reveal
(Vancouver) Fracking should be immediately banned close to BC Hydro’s two existing Peace River dams as well as the Site C dam construction project until…
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Happy new year—no more MSP!
It’s a brand new year, and BC’s Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums are no more. That’s great news because MSP premiums were a very unfair…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2020 Download 2 MB12 pages In this issue: Celebrating excellence in research The Canada Pension Plan is fuelling the climate crisis Affordable non-market rental…
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Virtual walk-in clinics undermine primary care
Despite efforts by the BC government to increase access to primary care, new developments risk making it even harder to find a doctor. BC is one of…
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Let’s go big on building affordable non-market rental housing
To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis we need an ambitious build-out of 10,000 new units per year of non-market, rental housing. This includes public…
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10,000 affordable non-market rental housing units needed annually to stem Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis
CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT. VANCOUVER–To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis, an ambitious program of building 10,000 new units of non-market rental housing…
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Planning for a Build-Out of Affordable Rental Housing in Metro Vancouver
How many units and how much would it cost? Download 2.11 MB 12 pages New investments from the British Columbia and federal governments indicate a…
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