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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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Working for a Living Wage 2019
Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.62 MB 8 pages For those seeking to calculate the living wage in other…
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Memo to northeast BC: More fracking earthquakes ahead
Of the many “unknowns” flagged in a recent science panel report, few are as disturbing as the finding that no one can say how destructive…
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Turn off the taps? Alberta already has Vancouver over a barrel
Drivers in Metro Vancouver are reeling from record high gas prices, and many commentators are blaming taxes. Now, Alberta’s Premier-elect Jason Kenney is threatening to…
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Time for BC to regulate gas prices, end gouging by oil companies: CCPA economist
Price increase at pump largely going to industry coffers VANCOUVER—It’s time for BC to follow the Maritime provinces and regulate gas prices to end gouging…
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Elevating Indigenous women’s voices is critical to addressing gendered colonial violence
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “No one deserves the violence and pain we go through.” “Nothing changes because our lives are not…
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Can Metro Vancouver afford more equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households?
In Metro Vancouver the #AllOnBoard campaign is making the case for equitable access to transit for youth and low-income households. The campaign is calling for:…
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Deferred prosecution agreements or avoid jail and pay a fine
Deferred prosecution agreements—or DPAs—are much in the news these days thanks to now former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould’s momentous resignation from the federal cabinet. DPAs…
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CCPA–BC submission on modernizing the Employment Standards Act
Response to the BC Ministry of Labour consultation paper Download 1.46 MB 22 pages This submission shares our recommendations for modernizing the Employment Standards Act…
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A burning issue: As greenhouse gas emissions from forest fires grow, Ottawa has role to play in restoration
As one of the largest and the most extensively forested countries in the world, Canada faces unique challenges in tackling climate change. Wildfires are burning…
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Reality check: Only BC’s very richest paying higher tax rate
Under personal tax changes announced by the BC government over the past year and a half—including elimination of Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums—the vast majority…
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Shaking the Peace: Fracking-induced earthquakes rattle BC Hydro execs and farmers alike
BC Hydro officials were so alarmed by an earthquake that shook the ground at its sprawling Site C dam construction project in late November, they…
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BC’s first-ever poverty reduction strategy: An important step forward, but does it go far enough?
After ten years of community calls for action, BC has at long last joined the ranks of provinces with a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. BC’s…
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