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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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Cost of Learning Growing Faster than Incomes
A new report by the CCPA, Eduflation and the High Cost of Learning, shows that average university tuition bill in Canada has grown three times…
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What’s Next for BC’s Carbon Tax?
Carbon tax per household Credit per household Net carbon tax Bottom 10% $372 $770 $(398) D2 $537 $770 $(233) D3 $765 $904 $(139) D4…
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Building a Fair and Effective Carbon Tax to Meet BC’s Greenhouse Gas Targets
Submission to the BC Carbon Tax Review Download 1.4 MB 4 pages
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Bank of Canada President says to end privatization of gains and socialization of losses
Here in BC Bank of Canada President Mark Carney’s speech to the Canadian Auto Workers convention got less attention than it seemed to get back…
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BC MLAs take wrong approach to timber supply crisis
Ever since mid May, when a special committee of the provincial legislature was appointed to address a looming “timber supply” crisis, questions have arisen about…
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To address health inequalities, look beyond the role of individual responsibility
A new report by the Canadian Medical Association provides a timely reminder that money buys better health, even in a country with a universal public…
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Silencing the outriders, silencing democracy
Since taking power federally in 2006, the Conservative government has undertaken a continuous attack on civil society organizations. One of the government’s first actions was…
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The staggering future costs of the BC government’s contracts
As usual, there has been quite a hubbub surrounding this week’s release of British Columbia’s Public Accounts. The provincial auditor says the provincial deficit is…
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The case for exempting child support from welfare
Based on recent announcements, it seems that the Ministry of Social Development is in the mood to address some of the long-standing problems within BC’s…
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Remarks to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s Special Committee on Timber Supply
Attachments Remarks to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s Special Committee on Timber Supply
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“Burning a little gas” to fire up our natural gas indusry? Let’s give our heads a shake.
With each passing month and no firm commitments by company shareholders to commit the billions of dollars required to build a natural gas pipeline to…
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BC’s focus on liquefied natural gas makes no sense for climate or economy
In 2009, British Gas, a leader in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, submitted a voluminous environmental assessment report for a massive new gas…
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