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Auditor has reservations about the government’s books
For two years in a row BC’s Auditor General has placed reservations on his report that looks at the Province’s finances as set out in…
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Every Bite Counts
Climate Justice and BC’s Food System Download 1.85 MB39 pages Attachments Every Bite Counts: Climate Justice and BC’s Food System – SUMMARY
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Every bite counts: Government must set menu for BC’s food system in face of climate change
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report is calling on the BC government to take action to make BC’s food system…
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Disappointing Premier’s announcement won’t help the BC economy
British Columbians who expected to see any meaningful action on the economy tonight were greatly disappointed by Premier Campbell’s address. In a paid television appearance…
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Premier picks “can do” guy to sell HST in Cabinet shuffle
MLA John Les returned from the political wilderness Monday when the Premier appointed him Parliamentary Secretary for HST Information in his Cabinet shuffle. In my…
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Upset about offsets
A recent story on offsets reported in the Tyee caught my eye. In a nutshell, a residential subdivision development on Denman Island was prevented from…
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From limiting big spenders to silencing small spenders
How BC’s third party election advertising rules missed the mark The idea that everyone should be able to speak freely and that citizens should have…
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On average, who knew Wednesday was World Statistics Day?
I’ll bet I was one of the few people in British Columbia that was a little excited that last Wednesday was set aside to honour…
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The loss of a kind and powerful person – Sandy Cameron
We at the CCPA are saddened by the recent death of Sandy Cameron. Sandy was one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I’ve ever…
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Why incentive pay won’t fix education or health care
It turns out — surprise! — that it’s really hard to measure quality in complex social systems and that employing simplistic quantitative measures can backfire.…
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What do we value more? Good taste or saving young lives?
Last May there was uproar in the media about an advertising campaign planned by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). The Insurance Corporation was…
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Sshh. It’s an election.
This piece, by myself and Heather Whiteside, also appeared in the Vancouver Sun today. It summarizes findings from Election Chill Effect: The Impacts of BC’s…
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