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Working toward a socially and economically just British Columbia
Established in 1997, the CCPA’s BC Office investigates key challenges facing our province through independent research, analysis and expertise. We propose real, workable solutions, and share our findings as widely as possible to advance social, economic and environmental justice – and to challenge the message that there is no alternative.
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Expanding democratic employee ownership in Canada
VANCOUVER — The federal government is considering ways for employees to have more ownership and control in their workplace by tabling legislation to create a new…
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Why BC needs sectoral bargaining now
Too many BC workers lack meaningful access to the benefits of collective bargaining and the failure of our labour laws to keep up with the…
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The intersectional city
Cities reflect the avoidable—yet escalating—inequality that stems from prioritizing financial profits over the well-being of people and our environment.
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Time for a new public transit investment plan
Imagine being able to get from almost anywhere in BC to anywhere else on public transit, as one might in Europe or Asia. Or visitors…
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A return to cuts would be disastrous for BC and its economy
Under-investment in public services and infrastructure not only hurts BC families, it also hurts our economy. With the BC government projecting deficits in the latest…
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Budget fails to fund enough supports for newcomers to BC
New immigrants, temporary foreign workers and international students are bearing the brunt of the blame for the housing crisis and strain on public services where…
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Submission to the 2024 BC Labour Relations Code Review
The 2024 review of the Labour Relations Code, only the second in more than two decades, comes at a critical juncture for labour relations in…
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Beyond Recovery: A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery | Panel discussion
This year we published A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery: Increased precarity of women hotel workers in British Columbia. Join us for a panel discussion featuring the…
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Evaluating BC Budget 2024’s commitments to racial equity
Poverty reduction is a crucial element to advancing racial equity in BC, but the province’s new targets for reducing overall poverty are insufficiently ambitious and…
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