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CFIB spokesperson blames downloading for muni cost increases
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) published a report this week talking about the alarming rate of increase in municipal spending and blaming it…
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Phony numbers, screaming headline
An enormous error in a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) led to a screaming headline in Wednesday’s Vancouver Sun suggesting spending…
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Keeping democracy alive: Engaging in political process between elections
Last week, Seth Klein reflected on some lessons from the 2013 BC election. Among the many important lessons he noted was the fact that “we…
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Investor alert: TSX over-valued due to a “carbon bubble”
Canada’s economic development model is on a collision course with the urgent need for global climate action. Worldwide, extreme weather events from drought to floods…
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Lessons from the 2013 BC Election: What’s a progressive research institute to do?
As I write, it has been just a few days since the provincial election. As was the case for most of you, the result was…
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Big Numbers – Big Lies
The election results were disheartening; it was, as many have commented, a victory of style over substance. Hope for something unachievable (a debt free B.C.…
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Infographics: Tax options for BC
In our report Progressive Tax Options for BC, we present many possible scenarios for reforming our tax system to increase revenues and make the system more…
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A poverty reduction plan for BC
Targeted government spending saves billions of dollars in the long term We’ve heard a lot about government spending recently. The Liberals released their “spend-o-meter” charting…
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The Green Part of Green
Unlike a number of green advocates, political and otherwise, I think there can be some significant benefit for British Columbians from the development of LNG…
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Reality check on government spending: is the overspending fear mongering justified
Both main parties in this election campaign are accusing the other of being big spenders. The BC Liberals claim the BC NDP is making election…
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Comparing platforms with respect to climate action
As many readers of this blog will know, back in February the CCPA (with the assistance of a number of our partners in the Climate…
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Coal association gets free pass on election advertising while public interest groups chilled
Just when I thought the situation with BC’s third party advertising rules couldn’t get any more ridiculous, this comes in from the “Are You Kidding…
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