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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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Pat Bell’s YouTube Foray – Sowing Seeds of Misinformation
Unlikely as it is to garner a huge following on YouTube, one suspects a recently uploaded video message by B.C. Forests Minister Pat Bell may…
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Burns Lake looks to wood pellets
BC became prosperous on the basis of its resource industries. But today further development of resources is running into wall of climate policy. Good climate…
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Save The Earth – Vote!
Global warming is “a socialist plot” to steal from the rich – according to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. However, it’s not just Harper. The federal…
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Ministry of Environment Cuts: Will That be Oil With Your Water?
British Columbians already have scant information on the number of toxic oil and hazardous waste spills in the province. They may soon have a lot…
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Our priorities for BC Budget 2011
On September 15, I presented CCPA-BC’s recommendations for BC Budget 2011 at the Vancouver BC Budget Consultation public hearing. Take a look at my presentation…
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The Globe’s Report on Private Schools
If there was truth in news reporting, the Globe’s “report” on private schools (Sept. 14) would be labeled a “special advertising supplement”. It is essentially…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2010, Volume 13, Number 3 Download 1.28 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Unpacking the Housing Numbers: How Much New Social Housing is BC Building?…
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BC Budget 2011
CCPA-BC Recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Download 250.15 KB8 pages On September 15, researcher Iglika Ivanova presented CCPA-BC’s recommendations…
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Young university grads having a hard time in the Canadian labour market
An interesting chart from The Economist shows that over a third of young university graduates in Canada end up working in low skilled jobs. In…
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Social housing reality check
Ministry’s own service plans show few net new units since 2006 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report shows that despite…
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BC’s economic management brilliant says Premier
I’m sitting here today where most economists are saying we have the best economy in the country and we have opportunities not just for job…
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