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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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Meet the CCPA–BC’s new Director! Kevin Millsip
Hello, My name is Kevin, and I’m the new/old guy at the BC Office. New, in that I joined this September as Director, and old…
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2024 Rosenbluth lecture | Dr. Katharina Pistor
Dr. Pistor will discuss themes from her latest book,The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality, which explores how the public institutions…
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Time to get on board with free public transit
The BC Green Party made the first big splash of the 2024 provincial election campaign with a major commitment to expand public transit, including a…
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Exploitable and deportable by design: Why migrant workers’ housing is harmful to their health
Canada’s treatment of migrant workers is drawing international scrutiny after UN investigator Tomoya Obokata warned that its Temporary Foreign Worker Program “serves as a breeding…
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Addressing the racism of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
There is renewed attention on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in the wake of the recent damning report from the UN Special Rapporteur on…
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Canada’s climate actions must be greatly strengthened to reach net-zero emissions, new report
VANCOUVER—Canada faces daunting—but not insurmountable—challenges to meet its net-zero commitments, but government policies and incentives must match the severity of the issue in order to…
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Cedar LNG: Chronicles of a petro-state in the age of climate change
A final investment decision in June 2024 by Cedar LNG highlights the challenges and contradictions of BC’s climate and energy policies. For the BC government,…
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People in poverty need policy solutions, not a report card
Last week, the BC Government released the first update to the Poverty Reduction Strategy since the inaugural plan in 2019. As organizations long committed to…
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BC’s tax system fairer since 2017, richest 1% paying more but still not their fair share
Vancouver — Changes to BC’s personal tax system since 2017 have improved tax fairness, benefiting low- and middle-income earners the most while the richest 1% are…
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CCPA–BC 2024 Gala – featuring keynote speaker Dr. Vandana Shiva
Mark your calendars! On Thursday, November 7th, the CCPA–BC Gala returns, and we couldn’t be more excited to announce this year’s keynote speaker: Dr. Vandana Shiva.
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BC’s tax system has become fairer since 2017, richest 1% paying more
Since 2017, the vast majority of BC households are paying a smaller share of their income in provincial taxes, while the top 1% is paying…
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