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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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LNG is incompatible with BC’s climate obligations
Now that we are in a sunny lull between the end of flooding season and the start of fire season, it’s time we had a…
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This morning, the BC government launched its new Emerging Economy Task Force. The 14 experts who make up the task force—including myself—have been asked to…
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Urgent action needed to control rent increases: Submission to the BC Rental Housing Task Force
On July 3rd, we shared our recommendations regarding BC’s Residential Tenancy Act and controlling rental costs in British Columbia with the BC Rental Housing Task…
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Tax breaks and subsidies for BC LNG
At the height of LNG-mania in 2013/14, high prices in Asia fueled a gold rush mentality in BC—based on shipping cheap BC gas to Asia…
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CCPA-BC Presentation to the Scientific Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel
Download 1.47 MB 10 pages At the end of June 2018, CCPA-BC Resource Policy Analyst Ben Parfitt was asked to make a presentation to the…
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CCPA-BC Submission to the BC Rental Housing Task Force
Download 1.92 MB 8 pages This submission was made to the BC government Rental Housing Task Force to recommend controlling rental costs in British Columbia and specific measures…
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Mobility pricing: What happened? What’s next?
The final report of the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission (MPIC) was delivered to the Mayors’ Council and TransLink Board on May 24. The report was…
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Pension investments fuel the climate change crisis, new report reveals
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation is a little-known financial institution, however, its actions are vital to BC’s and Canada’s…
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BC Public Pensions Fuel Climate Change Crisis
If you have a public pension in BC, your retirement savings are likely fuelling the climate change crisis. The pensions of over half a million…
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Canada’s Fossil-Fuelled Pensions
The Case of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation Download 1.57 MB32 pages The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), formerly known as bcIMC, is a…
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Electoral reform is simple, actually
Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the first post of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…
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Gas gouging in Metro Vancouver: Blame Big Oil, not taxes
Everyone is talking about the high price of gas in Metro Vancouver, which hit a new record in May, topping $1.60 per litre. The story…
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