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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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BC Commentary: A review of provincial social, economic and environmental trends
Winter 2016, Volume 19, Number 1 Download 1.68 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Why corporate power is a problem at the climate crossroads, by Shannon…
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Province’s bump in home owner grant threshold is not the good deal suggested, especially for Metro Vancouver home owners
This week British Columbia’s provincial Finance Minister announced a $100,000 (9.1%) increase in the threshold for the province’s homeowner grant raising it to $1.2 million.…
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Admitting a post-Paris truth: BC’s LNG pipe dream is over
Since the signing of the new climate treaty in Paris earlier this month, there’s been plenty of debate as to whether the new global agreement…
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The real reason the BC government is spending $9 billion on Site C
From a lookout high atop a windswept bluff, the scale of work already underway at Site C is daunting. Large tracts of boreal forest logged.…
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Massey Tunnel Replacement: where’s the data to support this project?
It seemed like a good thing to do on a cold rainy day — curl up by the fire and read the long delayed, potential…
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Nurturing early childhood development in times of austerity in BC
Download 600.71 KB20 pages Early childhood development plays a critical role in a person’s health and welfare throughout their life, affecting everything from scholastic success…
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BC’s climate action masquerade
When BC Premier Christy Clark arrives at the Paris climate conference, as part of a reinvigorated Canadian delegation under PM Trudeau, the world will hear…
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We’re putting fossil fuel industry influence under the microscope
By Bill Carroll and Shannon Daub The tremendous concentration of power and influence we see in the fossil fuel industry today places sharp limits on…
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Why corporate power is a problem at the climate crossroads
By Shannon Daub and Bill Carroll As world leaders head to Paris for next week’s UN climate conference, the spotlight is being turned on the…
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Want to create good, sustainable jobs for Canada? Try co-ops.
In the coming months and years, the new federal government will make important decisions about jobs: how we create them, protect them and make them…
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5 signs the BC economy is weak and what this means for Budget 2016
Yesterday, the provincial government released its 2015/16 Second Quarterly Report: an update on where provincial finances are at six months into the fiscal year and where…
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