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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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BC should follow other provinces’ lead in setting minimum wage
The average weekly wage in BC increased by only 1.3 per cent between June 2012 and June 2013, half of the 2.6 per cent jump…
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Deconstructing BC Hydro’s Rate Increase
When the government imposed its Energy Plan on BC Hydro it never bothered to estimate the costs (or for that matter the benefits) of what…
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What the UBC rape chant scandal says about women in the Canadian economy
The news of UBC Sauder Business School students chanting about rape of underage girls during a FROSH week event has generated much outrage. As it…
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Are we undermining our schools by not investing enough in education?
This year’s back-to-school media coverage featured surprisingly little analysis on how our schools are doing. Not to say that articles about innovative approaches to help…
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BC Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan and The Case Against Site C
It could have been me taking time off during the short Vancouver summer, or perhaps that the news release got dropped on the Friday before…
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A Misdirected Response to a Self-Inflicted Problem
The essence of BC Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is straightforward. Maintain aggressive conservation targets and plan to build Site C as soon as possible…
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With BC’s job market stalled, it’s time for a jobs plan that actually works
The latest BC job numbers reveal a picture of persistently high unemployment and stalled job creation. Since January, BC’s unemployment rate has been on a…
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BC government to blame for looming BC Hydro rate increases
BC Hydro rates are going up. In its rate application hearing before the BC Utilities Commission last year, BC Hydro forecast increases of some 10%…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring/Summer 2013, Volume 16, Number 2 Download 1.04 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Climate justice and BC’s political moment by Marc Lee Stopping dangerous forestry legislation…
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Water withdrawal stats run dry
Nestlé will voluntary disclose such vital information, but BC government doesn’t seem interested in asking Here’s a question that our provincial government ought to be…
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Economist <3 car-sharing
It started with a car accident in February, and the total loss of our 2004 Prius, which had only been ours for less than a…
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BC doctors need unbiased info on prescription drugs
As a family physician, I need to be sure that each medication I prescribe has good evidence behind its use for my patient’s diagnosis, concurrent…
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