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Working toward a socially and economically just British Columbia
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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What should be next for BC workers and families after the initial federal COVID-19 relief package?
The federal government’s newly announced COVID-19 economic relief measures are a good start to aiding people and businesses whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the…
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Time for a forest reserve
Almost inevitably, when someone suggests that logging of privately-owned lands should be subject to tougher regulations, there is an outcry from landowners. It is “their”…
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Blockades aren’t the crisis. It’s the crumbling legitimacy of Canada’s democracy
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Managed wind-down of BC’s fossil fuel industries: A just transition to a green economy
Imagine it’s 2025 and because of the escalating climate crisis, governments in Asia have declared ambitious new climate action plans and an aggressive transition off…
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Managed wind-down of BC’s fossil fuel industries good for climate, jobs and communities, new report
VANCOUVER — If BC is to meet its emissions targets and not perpetuate the climate crisis, it must phase out its fossil fuel industries by…
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Winding Down BC’s Fossil Fuel Industries
Planning for climate justice in a zero-carbon economy Download 3.26 MB44 pages For British Columbia to meet its emissions targets and not perpetuate the climate…
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Coastal GasLink connects bad economics with terrible climate policy while trampling on Indigenous rights
Protests around BC and the rest of the country have put Indigenous issues front and centre in discussions of Canadian politics and energy policy. Approved…
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Our take on BC Budget 2020
BC Budget 2020 is light on new announcements. It largely marks the final year of implementation of the ambitious three-year plan set out back in…
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BC Budget 2020 stays the course, missing opportunities to ramp up crucial social and environmental investments
VICTORIA — In its third budget, the BC government delivered on the final year of investment commitments set out in its ambitious 2018 budget, but…
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Will the BC government ramp up its affordable housing efforts in Budget 2020?
A lack of affordable housing continues to be a top issue in Metro Vancouver and more broadly in BC. Since 2016, and in particular the…
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Lessons from the Squamish Nation’s ambitious new rental housing plan
As we face a severe housing crisis in Vancouver, the Squamish Nation is poised to add 6,000 new homes—mostly market rental housing—to its 11 acre…
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Assisted Living in British Columbia
Trends in access, affordability and ownership Download 1.27 MB 48 pages Access to publicly subsidized assisted living in British Columbia has fallen since 2008 for…
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