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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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Getting Around Metro Vancouver
A closer look at mobility pricing and fairness Download 1.75 MB28 pages In Metro Vancouver, congestion-induced delays are the norm on the region’s roads and…
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Mobility Pricing: An idea whose time has come?
In a few weeks, the Mobility Pricing Independent Commission will release its final report to TransLink and the Mayors’ Council. The commission has been reviewing…
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Mobility pricing in Metro Vancouver must be fair for drivers and public transit commuters, says new report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Congestion-induced delays have become the norm on Metro Vancouver roads and bridges and problems will worsen with a growing population…
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BC’s poverty reduction plans: Progress and next steps
After years of the previous BC government refusing to develop a poverty reduction plan, the new provincial government is finally moving forward on a plan.…
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Media advisory: Public policy experts available to comment on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
OTTAWA AND VANCOUVER — With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley set to meet Sunday in Ottawa on…
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It’s taken over 14 years, but British Columbians will finally be protected against unlawful charges for medical services — just like all other Canadians. In…
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Easy Water: Time bombs, fracking dams and the rush for H2O on private farmlands
The number of unlicensed and potentially dangerous dams built in recent years in northeast British Columbia is nearly double what has been reported, according to…
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Damming the information flow: BC government officials button lipped on potentially dangerous dams
Early last spring, provincial civil servants cut off virtually all communication about what the government knew about a sprawling network of potentially dangerous and unregulated…
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Does BC need a UK-style Minister of Loneliness?
A British Cabinet Minister, Tracey Crouch, has been given the task of coming up with a national strategy to combat an epidemic of loneliness in the UK.…
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Scientific “review” of fracking falls well short of what is needed: full public inquiry required, groups say
VANCOUVER – A scientific panel appointed by the provincial government to review natural gas industry fracking operations conspicuously avoids tackling human health concerns, which can…
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Poverty interventions are health interventions: Three considerations
An irrefutable evidence base demonstrates that socioeconomic conditions—in particular poverty and inequality—impact health. In health care we call these conditions ‘social determinants of health’ (SDOH)—a…
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Comprehensive action on surgical waiting times is good news for BC
The case for bold, evidence-based action on surgical waiting times—especially for hip and knee replacements that are among the longest in the country—is clear. That…
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