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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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Why does BC have the highest poverty rate in Canada?
Statistics Canada recently released new data on the incomes of Canadians and it shows two worrisome trends continuing through the economic recovery: BC has the…
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Why wheelchair fees are not fair and what they say about the state of seniors care in BC
The recent announcement of a $25/month user fee for wheelchairs used by people in long-term care facilities in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions…
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Latest Statscan poverty numbers paint bleak picture for BC
Statistics Canada has released Incomes in Canada for 2011, with the latest poverty rates. You can find it here. And the numbers for BC are…
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Why wheelchair fees are not ‘fair’ and what they say about the state of seniors care in BC
The recent announcement of a $25/month user fee for wheelchairs used by people in long-term care facilities in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions…
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Get a grip indeed
One wonders if the Globe and Mail’s intrepid Victoria correspondent, Justine Hunter, appreciates the irony of her weekend dispatch on Energy Minister Bill Bennett’s ‘vow’ to…
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Short BC throne speech neglects climate crisis, poverty
Everyone expected today’s throne speech to be a brief recap of Christy Clark’s election platform. And on this front, it certainly delivered: only 8 pages,…
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Does Premier Clark, the great petro pretender, have a Plan B?
In January, one of the world’s most sophisticated deep-sea drilling vessels, the $540-million Chikyu, left the Japanese Port of Shimizu destined for a distant point…
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Is the Fraser Surrey Docks coal port proposal in the best interest of BC?
Today’s CBC Edition Business Panel focused on the proposal by Fraser Surrey Docks to build a new coal terminal on the Fraser river to export…
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BC needs to better monitor water consumption
For some time, the men and women tasked with ensuring there is enough clean, safe water in Greater Victoria have understood two simple things: the…
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It’s time to modernize BC’s Water Act
Shortly after the 2009 BC election, a commitment was made to modernize the province’s century old Water Act to meet the challenges of a new…
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Province must get serious about tracking industrial water use and ensure that major consumers pay their fair share, new report finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – The BC government has a poor handle on how much water major industries are using, even though those…
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