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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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After the rush: Fort Nelson needs firm government commitments to reclaim lands abandoned by fossil fuel industry
In the face of the economic fallout from COVID-19, it’s easy to forget that some communities in British Columbia were in deep fiscal distress long…
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BC’s housing crisis during the pandemic: A snapshot
BC has long been in a housing crisis, and the pandemic economy we are currently living in has further put the squeeze on renters in…
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How are British Columbians doing: COVID-19 economic security & government supports
The economic impact of the shutdown of large parts of BC’s economy in response to COVID-19 has reflected a sharp recession: a massive and rapid…
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British Columbians support continuing COVID emergency housing supports and bold housing policies post-pandemic, survey finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – The provincial government’s decision to end BC’s COVID-19 rental supplement and to lift the eviction ban for non-payment of…
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Mind the gap: Losses in international student tuition shouldn’t lead to teacher layoffs
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended public education around the world, touching every facet of school life. In British Columbia, while some students cautiously returned to…
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British Columbians approve of province’s COVID-19 response & want more equitable, sustainable economy post recovery—regardless of party affiliation
The coronavirus pandemic has put governments and societies around the world to the test as they confront what is both a public health and economic…
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Survey: Strong majority of British Columbians—regardless of party affiliation—support province’s handling of COVID-19
—Want a recovery that builds a more equitable, sustainable economy— (VANCOUVER) A strong majority of British Columbians across the political spectrum—and throughout the province—support the…
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When the impossible becomes possible: COVID-19, the climate crisis and lessons from the Second World War
“Canada hasn’t seen this type of civic mobilization since the Second World War. These are the biggest economic measures in our lifetimes, to defeat a…
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Exporting BC LNG to Asia will not reduce global climate emissions as industry claims
VANCOUVER—A new study by veteran earth scientist David Hughes finds that the industry and government narrative that BC liquified natural gas (LNG) will contribute to…
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BC’s Carbon Conundrum
Why LNG exports doom emissions-reduction targets and compromise Canada’s long-term energy security Download 8.41 MB60 pages This report assesses the emissions implications of the Canada…
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Eight charts that show highly unequal impact of COVID-19 on BC workers
The COVID-19 crisis has caused unprecedented job losses across Canada and BC has not been spared. Between February and May nearly 590,000 BC workers lost…
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British Columbia’s largest raw log exporters make pitch to deregulate
Federal government would do well to resist call by Mosaic Forest Management, before opportunities to process wood in province are further compromised British Columbia’s forest…
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