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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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Seeking a Real Families First Agenda this First BC Family Day
By Seth Klein and Adrienne Montani On February 11, British Columbians will enjoy a well-deserved new stat holiday. With the inaugural Family Day, Premier Christy…
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Tea Party Tactics
There is no question that climate change is one of the major issues of our time . And we do need to challenge our political…
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State of play – 3rd party advertising rules and the 2013 provincial election
BC’s third party election advertising law has been highly controversial since its introduction in 2008. I wrote the following briefing note to help organizations understand…
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Open letter calls on BC political parties to recommit to BC’s GHG reduction laws; platforms must spell out climate actions
SEE A 2-MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT BC’S NATURAL GAS STRATEGY. Vancouver—Leading environmental organizations, unions and a wide range of other groups are calling on the government…
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Don’t Frack the Law!
The Enbridge pipeline isn’t BC’s only major environmental threat. Find out how the provincial Natural Gas Strategy (including fracking) makes it impossible for us to…
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Progressive tax options for BC or how to raise needed revenues and make our tax system more fair
In a new report we released this week, Seth Klein and I show there’s a clear need of tax reform in BC, both to raise…
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Change in direction on tax policy needed to escape budget crunch, ensure high-income British Columbians and corporations pay fair share: study
(Vancouver) The BC government likes to boast that our province has the lowest personal and corporate income taxes in Canada, but a new report says…
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Progressive Tax Options for BC
Reform Ideas for Raising New Revenues and Enhancing Fairness Attachments Progressive Tax Options for BC — SUMMARY
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It’s time for BC to raise and reform taxes: There is a clear need to restore our fiscal capacity and fairness
British Columbians are being inundated with government ads trumpeting that we have the lowest taxes in Canada. But BC’s low taxes are nothing to boast…
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Planning a BC forest giveaway
Given the short duration of the upcoming legislative session and the provincial election to follow, a government plan to introduce a scant two-paragraph bill granting…
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An inadequate appeal process for tenants means a bumpy ride for everyone
(Co-authored by Kendra Milne and Jess Hadley, staff lawyers at the Community Legal Assistance Society) Earlier this week, we read with interest Kathy Tomlinson’s January…
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The Great Bear Rainforest – Carbon Store or Carbon Story?
The provincial government, First Nations and environmental organizations alike have all hailed it as an ecological triumph and a shining beacon of a new economic…
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