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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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And now for the bill: the cost of the Olympics
The BC government has released its final estimates of the cost of staging the 2010 Winter Games, highlighting the problems this government has with telling…
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BC’s 2009 Super-Fudge-It Budget
Under the “we told you so” category, I am filing the BC public accounts for 2009/10. The province closed the year with a deficit of…
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Gas prices and consumption: BC vs Pacific Northwest
On a weekend getaway to Washington state, I was alarmed at how much cheaper gas prices are south of the border. Typically, we paid $3…
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Good news from the BC government – with a couple of caveats
The BC government’s announcement July 9th that it had signed a deal on generic drugs with the province’s drug stores is good news. As discussed…
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Will the HST boost job growth and when?
As BC and Ontario have now started paying the HST at the till, many people may be wondering when exactly can we expect to see…
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BC’s carbon tax turns two
With all of the attention focused on the HST implementation on July 1, most people seemed to miss the next increment of that other much-hated…
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On the economic impacts of the HST
My previous HST post focused on the impact of the tax on households and I concluded that it’s likely that it will cost families and…
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British Medical Journal links social spending cuts to increased mortality
An article and an editorial in this week’s British Medical Journal outline the very high cost of cutting social programs. The article’s authors look at…
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The HST and BC family budgets
That the HST will take a bite out of family budgets is clear to everyone. The main question right now is just how big of…
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Clean Energy Act will cost billions for BC
While the HST has captured all the attention, the province’s passage of the Clean Energy Act in the recent legislative session is a far more…
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If the Taxpayers Federation gets its way, we can be just like California
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s Maureen Bader is inciting a tax revolt for municipal taxpayers. If she gets her way, maybe we can be just like…
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New BC generic drug plan could save millions – but maybe not for everybody
Very, very quietly, the BC provincial government is negotiating new arrangements for the purchase of generic drugs that could save the province hundreds of millions…
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