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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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Access to subsidized assisted living dropping as for-profit companies focus on more lucrative private-pay market: study
Vancouver — BC added a mere 105 units of publicly subsidized assisted living over nearly a decade (2010-17), despite a growing population of seniors. As…
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Assisted Living in British Columbia
Trends in access, affordability and ownership Download 1.27 MB 48 pages Access to publicly subsidized assisted living in British Columbia has fallen since 2008 for…
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A surplus at all costs? Balanced budget fixation hurts BC
Almost every year at budget time, BC governments of all stripes predict public coffers are going to be worse off than they’re likely truly expecting.…
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Peace River Frack-Up
Part 1 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River dams Read Part 2 of the report View timeline BC…
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The Well from Hell
Part 2 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River Dams Read Part 1 of the report View timeline BC…
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Fracking ban warranted to protect some of British Columbia’s biggest dams, FOI documents reveal
(Vancouver) Fracking should be immediately banned close to BC Hydro’s two existing Peace River dams as well as the Site C dam construction project until…
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Happy new year—no more MSP!
It’s a brand new year, and BC’s Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums are no more. That’s great news because MSP premiums were a very unfair…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2020 Download 2 MB12 pages In this issue: Celebrating excellence in research The Canada Pension Plan is fuelling the climate crisis Affordable non-market rental…
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Virtual walk-in clinics undermine primary care
Despite efforts by the BC government to increase access to primary care, new developments risk making it even harder to find a doctor. BC is one of…
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Let’s go big on building affordable non-market rental housing
To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis we need an ambitious build-out of 10,000 new units per year of non-market, rental housing. This includes public…
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Planning for a Build-Out of Affordable Rental Housing in Metro Vancouver
How many units and how much would it cost? Download 2.11 MB 12 pages New investments from the British Columbia and federal governments indicate a…
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10,000 affordable non-market rental housing units needed annually to stem Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis
CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT. VANCOUVER–To fully address Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis, an ambitious program of building 10,000 new units of non-market rental housing…
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