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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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Where’s the fanfare for tackling poverty effectively?
Connecting the dots between three political moments over three months The following op-ed was originally published in The Georgia Straight. On June 16, I attended the…
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Will offsets be the “indulgences” for our LNG sins?
In June 2014, the BC government reported on its progress towards the 2007 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, which calls for a one-third reduction by…
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BC’s controversial contract obligations dwarf its debt
Most of the discussion around the delivery of British Columbia’s public accounts this week has centred on debt (Marvin Shaffer makes excellent points in the…
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Debt Free BC
One can only presume that the promise of a debt-free B.C. was never meant to be taken seriously. Christy Clark’s very cynical, albeit effective election…
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Why teachers are still striking
Speech to the Langley Teachers Association’s Public Forum on Education Check against delivery. I have a slightly different take because I don’t come from the…
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program changes – who do they help?
The Conservative Government’s Minister of Employment and Social Development, Jason Kenney, announced on June 20th 2014 a raft of changes to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker…
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Precarious temp agency work requires public policy attention
Imagine you just got a new job. But instead of a permanent job for an indefinite period of time, you are told that this near-minimum…
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Precarious
Temporary Agency Work in British Columbia Attachments Precarious: Temporary Agency Work in British Columbia — SUMMARY
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Temporary agency workers struggling with low pay and economic insecurity: CCPA report
New report proposes reforms to better protect those employed through temporary agencies CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today by…
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BC’s new 10 year plan for people with disabilities disappoints. We can do better.
On June 16 the Premier announced BC’s new 10 year plan, “Accessibility 2014: Making BC the Most Progressive Province in Canada for People with Disabilities…
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The disconnect between economic growth and teachers’ wages
A number of recent articles on the BC teachers’ strike have suggested that teachers could get the wage increases they want to see, as well…
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What are the Net Benefits of Northern Gateway?
One of the more disheartening features of the political and media commentary on the economic benefits offered by major resource projects is the general…
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