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New federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has invited Canadians to submit their ideas and priorities for the next Federal Budget. People are welcome to share…
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BC Commentary: A review of provincial social, economic and environmental trends
Winter 2016, Volume 19, Number 1 Download 1.68 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Why corporate power is a problem at the climate crossroads, by Shannon…
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Province’s bump in home owner grant threshold is not the good deal suggested, especially for Metro Vancouver home owners
This week British Columbia’s provincial Finance Minister announced a $100,000 (9.1%) increase in the threshold for the province’s homeowner grant raising it to $1.2 million.…
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Admitting a post-Paris truth: BC’s LNG pipe dream is over
Since the signing of the new climate treaty in Paris earlier this month, there’s been plenty of debate as to whether the new global agreement…
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The real reason the BC government is spending $9 billion on Site C
From a lookout high atop a windswept bluff, the scale of work already underway at Site C is daunting. Large tracts of boreal forest logged.…
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Massey Tunnel Replacement: where’s the data to support this project?
It seemed like a good thing to do on a cold rainy day — curl up by the fire and read the long delayed, potential…
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Nurturing early childhood development in times of austerity in BC
Download 600.71 KB20 pages Early childhood development plays a critical role in a person’s health and welfare throughout their life, affecting everything from scholastic success…
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BC’s climate action masquerade
When BC Premier Christy Clark arrives at the Paris climate conference, as part of a reinvigorated Canadian delegation under PM Trudeau, the world will hear…
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We’re putting fossil fuel industry influence under the microscope
By Bill Carroll and Shannon Daub The tremendous concentration of power and influence we see in the fossil fuel industry today places sharp limits on…
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Why corporate power is a problem at the climate crossroads
By Shannon Daub and Bill Carroll As world leaders head to Paris for next week’s UN climate conference, the spotlight is being turned on the…
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Want to create good, sustainable jobs for Canada? Try co-ops.
In the coming months and years, the new federal government will make important decisions about jobs: how we create them, protect them and make them…
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