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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’s controversial contract obligations dwarf its debt
Most of the discussion around the delivery of British Columbia’s public accounts this week has centred on debt (Marvin Shaffer makes excellent points in the…
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Debt Free BC
One can only presume that the promise of a debt-free B.C. was never meant to be taken seriously. Christy Clark’s very cynical, albeit effective election…
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Why teachers are still striking
Speech to the Langley Teachers Association’s Public Forum on Education Check against delivery. I have a slightly different take because I don’t come from the…
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program changes – who do they help?
The Conservative Government’s Minister of Employment and Social Development, Jason Kenney, announced on June 20th 2014 a raft of changes to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker…
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Precarious temp agency work requires public policy attention
Imagine you just got a new job. But instead of a permanent job for an indefinite period of time, you are told that this near-minimum…
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Precarious
Temporary Agency Work in British Columbia Attachments Precarious: Temporary Agency Work in British Columbia — SUMMARY
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Temporary agency workers struggling with low pay and economic insecurity: CCPA report
New report proposes reforms to better protect those employed through temporary agencies CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today by…
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BC’s new 10 year plan for people with disabilities disappoints. We can do better.
On June 16 the Premier announced BC’s new 10 year plan, “Accessibility 2014: Making BC the Most Progressive Province in Canada for People with Disabilities…
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The disconnect between economic growth and teachers’ wages
A number of recent articles on the BC teachers’ strike have suggested that teachers could get the wage increases they want to see, as well…
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What are the Net Benefits of Northern Gateway?
One of the more disheartening features of the political and media commentary on the economic benefits offered by major resource projects is the general…
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Will Enbridge’s Pipeline Ever Get Built?
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New paper warns of global “ecological overshoot” and rising inequality
UBC professor publication highlights policy alternatives to achieve true sustainability in CCPA publication CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In a new paper…
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