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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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$15 minimum wage will help families, reduce inequality; no evidence that sky will fall
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – In the wake of the B.C. government’s shockingly low 20-cent increase to the minimum wage, a new report…
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Infographic: Who benefits if BC raises the minimum wage to $15?
In The Case for Increasing the Minimum Wage Economist David A Green reviewed the academic research into minimum wage increases and debunked some of the…
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The Case for Increasing the Minimum Wage
What does the academic literature tell us? Download 774.62 KB 12 pages Economist David A Green, a professor and former chair of the Vancouver School…
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Balanced Budget Legislation – another zombie policy returns from the dead
Ah, here we go again – when seeking to assert credibility as sound fiscal managers, governments reach for the tired gimmick of “balanced budget legislation”…
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A Conversation on Climate Justice
In February and March, the Climate Justice Project hosted This Changes BC: A Conversation on Climate Justice. Over four Saturdays, a group of 34 citizens from…
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Parents want to reduce their car use, so let’s invest in transit, walking and cycling infrastructure
There’s a popular belief that parents chauffeur their young children everywhere. And certainly parents have many reasons for preferring cars over other modes of transportation:…
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Vancouver parents with young kids want less driving, more transit, cycling and walking: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) As the Metro Vancouver transportation and transit plebiscite continues to dominate public discussion, a new study offers…
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Moving Beyond the Car
Families and Transportation in Vancouver, BC Download 526.15 KB 36 pages The Metro Vancouver transportation and transit plebiscite has brought transportation to the forefront of…
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Discussing “Just Transition” with Karen Cooling
In late January, we at the CCPA came out with a paper about “just transition”—an approach that aims to minimize the impact of environmental policies…
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Fire the Auditor General for Local Government? It’ll cost us
When BC Community Minister Coralee Oakes fired the Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) last week the issue that had been in the news was…
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Transit referendum: if no vote wins, what is Plan B?
I got my plebiscite ballot today and of course voted yes. Whatever you think of TransLink management, its governance, the rough and largely undefined edges…
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