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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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Public inquiry needed to properly investigate deep social and environmental harms of fracking, coalition says
VANCOUVER—A promised “review” of natural gas industry fracking operations should be broadened to a full Public Inquiry that examines all aspects of the dangerous gas…
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The end of Site C? BC Utilities Commission finds “tension cracks” in BC Hydro’s case for the mega dam
The BC Utilities Commission final report on Site C is a bombshell. It now seems very likely we will see the termination of the BC…
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The school year is now well under way. For many new students starting at the University of Victoria, the university’s stated commitments to sustainability were…
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BC needs a full public inquiry into fracking
Last year, more natural gas was produced in British Columbia than at any point in the past 10 years. That may come as a surprise…
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Earlier this week, the BC government appointed an Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction to provide expertise and assistance to the Minster of Social Development and…
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BC Budget must go beyond small carbon tax increases to fight climate change
After many years of inaction, BC needs a new climate plan. The previous government’s August 2016 Climate “Leadership” Plan was more than a disappointment. Not…
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Climate justice and the BC carbon tax: 20th Anniversary retrospective
BC’s carbon tax was announced in February 2008, a year after the landmark February 2007 Throne Speech that focused extensively on climate change. That set…
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Senator Murray Sinclair: The truth is hard. Reconciliation is harder.
BC Office 20th Anniversary Gala keynote Download Senator Sinclair’s slide presentation here.
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Five steps BC needs to take to begin building a universal, affordable, quality child care system
There’s no question that BC’s fragmented patchwork of child care programs with exorbitant prices, inadequate spaces and inconsistent quality fails to meet the needs of…
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BC has fiscal room to make lives better
Looking ahead to BC’s 2018 budget, strong public investment is needed more than ever if our province is to tackle the large and pressing problems…
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Legal Aid Denied: A 20th Anniversary retrospective
Legal Aid Denied: Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC was written in 2004 shortly after the election of a neo-conservative Liberal government…
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Tracking the gender gap in Canada’s big cities: How’s BC doing?
A new report released today uncovers important gaps in the experiences of men and women across Canada. The CCPA’s annual study of the Best and…
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