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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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Kevin Falcon’s narrow take on tax options
BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon says he is keen to take a fresh look at the BC tax system. He is welcoming new ideas, and…
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Odious profits and the Enbridge pipeline
Two obvious but generally unstated details about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline are climate change and that oil and gas companies stand to make mega-profits.…
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Time to do away with financial barriers to higher education in BC
For many grade 12 students spring is university application season. But in Western Canada, youth living in families with an annual income over $100,000 are…
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Breaking down financial barriers to higher education is more affordable than you think
In a new report released today by the CCPA, I revisit the important question of who really pays for university education. Convention wisdom has it…
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Fossil fuel lobbyists: the real radicals
Most of the fossil fuel lobby’s arguments against its opponents should be reversed. Consider: Who are the real ‘radicals’ – those working for a sustainable…
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BC university students already pay the full cost of their degrees: Tuition reductions justified
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives challenges the conventional wisdom that the public heavily…
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Paid in Full (Update)
Who Pays for University Education in BC? Download 2.88 MB33 pages This study shows that university graduates more than pay off the cost of their…
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Top 10 Reasons for Upper-Income Tax Increases
Some feel we shouldn’t increase taxes on upper-income folks. After all, people know best how to spend their money, whereas the government will only waste…
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A prescription for health care reform: think integration & collaboration
This morning the CCPA released a new report (co-authored by yours truly) that looks at the thorny issue of health care reform in BC and…
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New Brunswick Auditor General latest to blast public private partnerships
One more provincial Auditor General has come out swinging at public private partnerships (P3s). Last week New Brunswick’s AG released a report on two P3…
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