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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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A New Book that Challenges Racist ‘British Columbia’
In light of a surge in anti-racist uprisings, provincial legislators may want to take a moment to reflect upon what their predecessors did in taking…
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The Deregulation Zombie Rises Again in Texas
Forced to use unprecedented amounts of electricity to heat their homes and stop their water pipes from freezing during the recent cold snap, Texas citizens…
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Challenging Racist British Columbia booklet weaves together history and present day anti-racist work during province’s 150th year
VANCOUVER — The 150th anniversary of British Columbia joining Canada arrives at a time when people and institutions are being asked to reckon with the…
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Challenging Racist British Columbia
150 Years and Counting Download 9.78 MB80 pages This booklet dives into the long history of racist policies that have impacted Indigenous, Black and racialized…
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Fracking in BC’s northeast
Last summer I got out of Vancouver and toured northern BC. While the trip was mostly for pleasure, my inner economist could not resist some…
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Trees to pellets? Scarred by two previous resource industry boom and busts, pivotal decisions lie ahead for community of Fort Nelson
The residents of Fort Nelson know better than most rural British Columbians about the harsh economic realities of resource dependency. It is now 13 years…
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Groups urge BC government to delay ruling on unprecedented proposal to turn unlogged forests into wood pellets
VANCOUVER — Vast swaths of forest in British Columbia’s Fort Nelson region are in danger of being gobbled up to make low-value, climate-unfriendly wood pellets…
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Vacancy control: taking the next step on housing affordability
Recently, two Ontario-based Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) purchased 15 Vancouver apartment buildings for $292 million from Hollyburn Properties. Tenants in those buildings, totaling 614…
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Thirsting for information: reforms to industrial water use badly needed
As British Columbians are discovering everywhere, one of the greatest and most pressing challenges posed by climate change is drought. Consider just three examples. On…
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BC government charging major users very little for water and only loosely tracking industrial water use, research shows
VANCOUVER—Major companies including mining juggernaut Teck Resources, the world’s largest aluminum maker Rio Tinto Alcan and natural gas processor WestCoast Energy Inc. pay shockingly little…
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BC’s COVID-19 emergency spending leads all provinces, but we’re not out of the woods yet
BC has invested far more in its COVID-19 emergency response than any other province in the country. The province also provided the highest per capita…
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Time for zero carbon housing and buildings in BC
BC needs a lot of new affordable housing and any build out should ensure that it meets the highest standards for energy efficiency, including zero-carbon…
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