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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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Our BC Budget 2019 priorities: Poverty reduction and climate action
In anticipation of the 2019 BC Budget—which the provincial government will present in February—the CCPA-BC is publishing a series of Policy Note posts highlighting the…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2019 Download 2.99 MB12 pages In this issue: Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in BC Happy retirement, Dianne Novlan!…
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CEO pay still near historic levels at 197 times more than the average worker
New gender analysis suggests executive bonus pay has little to do with ‘merit’ READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs netted 197…
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Final farewell to the CCPA
Dear friends, After 22 years as founding Director of the CCPA’s BC Office, this month marks the end of my employment with the CCPA. Given…
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Labour’s voices largely absent from news coverage of pipeline controversies: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER—A new study finds that BC’s news media frequently reinforce the assumption that there is an inevitable trade-off between environmental…
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Where is labour’s voice in coverage of pipeline controversies?
The news media play a strong role in shaping how many Canadians understand issues like climate change—and the tensions between the fossil fuel industry and…
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Jobs vs the Environment?
Mainstream and alternative media coverage of pipeline controversies Download 3.49 MB44 pages Much of the argument advanced in support of expanding Canada’s fossil fuel production centres…
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Great news for human rights in BC!
On November 27, sixteen years after the previous government abolished it, the BC government passed legislation to bring back the BC Human Rights Commission. Human…
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Image: Whose voices are missing from pipeline debates?
“Fossil fuel proponents often claim their support for the industry is connected to the needs and interests of energy workers—and our news media repeat and…
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BC’s shiny new climate plan: A look under the hood
BC’s new climate plan, Clean BC, is a big and visionary document and was instantly lauded by environmental groups and businesses alike. In this post,…
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Economic inequality has exploded in recent decades—globally, in Canada and here in BC. Much of our concern about inequality has focused on the growth of…
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Desmond Cole: Are we there yet? The struggle for racial equity in Canada
2018 Annual Fundraising Gala for the CCPA-BC Office Video: Keynote speech from Desmond Cole Tweets from the event: CCPA-BC Gala 2018 – Curated tweets by…
Andres Musta
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