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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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Recap of our 2016 Rosenbluth Lecture with Pierre Fortin
This year, CCPA-BC’s annual Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture featured economist Pierre Fortin, who shared lessons from Quebec’s experience with low-fee, publicly funded child care. Professor…
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CC0], 826 reasons Kinder Morgan got a green light for its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Despite sustained opposition to Kinder Morgan’s plan to twin the Trans Mountain pipeline, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet gave it their blessing yesterday.…
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Federal Kinder Morgan decision short-sighted
Fossil fuel interests put before those of public, First Nations Vancouver – Today’s federal government decision to approve the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline expansion while…
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2016 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture with Pierre Fortin
Full audio Slides Download the slides (PDF) Event photos —Learn more about the 2016 Gideon Rosenbluth Memorial Lecture with Pierre Fortin
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This fall we presented recommendations to the provincial government’s “Commission on Tax Competitiveness”, which released its final report today. But the Commission suffered from a…
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Low-income seniors also victim to affordable housing crisis
It may be hard to believe, but Statistics Canada data shows that 52 per cent of senior renters (65+) in Metro Vancouver spend 30 per…
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The biggest source of waste in Canadian health care? The private, for-profit sector
Brian Day’s legal battle against universal public health care in Canada is now before the BC Supreme Court. Day—along with other would-be profit-makers—are hawking unprecedented…
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The US election results: Brief thoughts on the unthinkable
Having watched the US electoral horror show unfolding over several months, I’m trying to stand back from the emotional impact of the outcome, to think…
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Lessons from the Trump election for progressives in Canada
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Four planks for a bold and progressive BC jobs agenda
BC needs a revitalized jobs plan. The provincial government’s narrow focus on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) hasn’t worked. The government hitched BC’s economic wagon to…
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What BC’s energy industry has to do with violence against Indigenous women
The following post was adapted from the executive summary of Out of sight, out of mind: Gender, indigenous rights, and energy development in British Columbia, Canada.…
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