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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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New BC Auditor General report finds public private partnerships double the cost of borrowing
British Columbia’s new Auditor General, Carol Bellringer, published her annual report on government’s 2013-14 summary financial statements today and it contains some pretty interesting highlights.…
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Climate Justice in BC
Lessons for Transformation Download 3.02 MB61 pages Are you looking for new ways to teach about climate change and social justice? Frustrated with models that…
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What is the “right amount” for local governments to spend?
Just how much money should a local government spend? If you ask the Fraser Institute, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) or the Canadian Federation of…
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A BC framework for LNG, part two: the LNG income tax
Well, we saw this coming but it’s still sobering to see it in black and white. The BC government’s decision to cut its proposed LNG Income…
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A BC framework for LNG, part one: the carbon benchmark
The BC government’s proposed carbon pollution benchmarks for LNG plants leave much to be desired. The package is an impressive display of cognitive dissonance: thanks…
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Solidarity and Persistence in the Welfare Food Challenge
My clinical, community, and research work revolves around the relationship between poverty and health. I am privileged to hear the stories of patients who are…
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CCPA Submission to BC Budget Consultations 2015
Download 1.23 MB 13 pages 2015 marks the sixth year of BC’s recovery from the recession. But it’s been a slow and largely jobless recovery.…
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Let’s Not Go There Again
You would think that the fiasco of the government forcing BC Hydro in recent years to buy run-of-river and other IPP supply that it didn’t…
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Density, condos and housing affordability
How is it that we have seen a non-stop construction boom in Vancouver over the past decade-plus and yet we still have huge homelessness and affordable…
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Competitiveness vs. public benefits: The LNG tax and regulatory regime
This fall’s legislative sitting will be an important one for shaping the future of LNG in BC. Will one or more companies make final investment…
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Payback Time?
What the Internationalization of Climate Litigation Could Mean for Canadian Oil and Gas Companies Download 2.91 MB64 pages This report explores scenarios in which the…
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Competitiveness vs public benefits: the LNG tax and regulatory regime
This Fall’s legislative sitting will be an important one for shaping the future of LNG in BC. Will one or more companies make final investment…
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