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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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The importance of community health centres in BC’s primary care reforms: What the research tells us
Community health centres (CHCs) have been an effective but under-valued model for delivering primary health care1 for decades in Canada and the US. One of the unique features of the…
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The importance of community health centres in BC’s primary care reforms
What the research tells us Download 281.3 KB9 pages As British Columbia moves to support a role for community health centres (CHCs) within a larger agenda…
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Inside job: How BC Hydro customers wound up bankrolling private power companies
The chickens have finally come home to roost on the previous BC government’s private power giveaway. The just-released provincial report by Ken Davidson on the…
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How clean is a BC that subsidizes accelerated fossil fuel extraction?
When the provincial government unveiled its new climate plan late last year, Environment Minister George Heyman, Green Party leader Andrew Weaver and Premier John Horgan…
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Goin’ slow: BC Budget fails to make meaningful investments in climate action
The BC government’s new climate plan, CleanBC, was released in December 2018 to great fanfare. The plan, as we noted back then, is progress after many…
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False advertising by the Alberta government and oil lobby
As an Alberta-born and -raised earth scientist who has made a career studying fossil fuels and energy issues, I am dismayed at the bombardment of…
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Nine things to know about BC Budget 2019
BC Budget 2019 delivers modest new investments in two key areas—poverty reduction and climate action—and maintains momentum on other files that implement the ambitious investments…
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Budget 2019: Positive investments, but room for more
VICTORIA—A new, more generous child benefit for children under 18, funding the CleanBC climate plan and capital investments in infrastructure around the province are positive…
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Carbon pricing: Prospects and protests
The federal government’s plan to put a price on carbon is set to be a top issue heading into October’s federal election. The carbon pricing…
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CCPA report confirms BC’s new investments in child care affordability are urgently needed
Savings from BC’s child care affordability measures for different family types Single-parent family Two-parent family Income $30,000Child age 2Centre-based care Income $30,000Child age…
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CCPA report confirms BC’s new investments in child care affordability are urgently needed
Last year, the BC government made a landmark investment to begin addressing the affordability crisis in child care. A new report released by CCPA this…
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BC Budget 2019: Maintain momentum building a universal, affordable, quality child care system
This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019…
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