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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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Ten things to know about homelessness in B.C.
On February 20, the British Columbia government will table its next provincial budget. With that in mind, it’s useful to reflect on the province’s homelessness…
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The Fraser Institute is warning that BC must stop social investment before it even starts
In a “bulletin” released yesterday, the Fraser Institute points out that public investment in BC has been extremely low since 2001, with real per capita…
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T’Sou-ke First Nation: Building a network of clean energy systems
A First Nation cannot survive without a healthy environment. If we take care of the environment, the environment will take care of us. Offsetting fossil…
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Raising the minimum wage is good for public health
Soon we expect the Fair Wages Commission to advise the BC government on a path towards a $15 minimum wage and a plan for regular…
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BC needs bold, transformative change. Will Budget 2018 bring it?
BC is a beautiful place to call home—and an extraordinarily wealthy one. Yet, despite this wealth, our province is facing crises of affordability, inequality, poverty…
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An evening with Winona LaDuke in Vancouver, BC (audio and slideshow)
Narrated slideshow Audio only On January 19, 2018, Winona LaDuke—an internationally renowned environmental activist working on issues of sustainable development and renewable energy—gave a public…
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As UK Auditor disparages P3s, BC continues to use them
The public private partnership (P3) model to provide public infrastructure and services is an expensive mess, and new international evidence confirms this. The question now…
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Dramatic change to regional-based forestry needed to best serve British Columbians and forest-dependent communities, says new report
VANCOUVER—BC must dramatically change how forestry is managed and governed if it hopes to reverse today’s troubling trends, says Bob Williams, who served as the…
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Restoring Forestry in BC
The story of the industry’s decline and the case for regional management Download 3.69 MB36 pages This report finds that instead of environmental stewardship, BC…
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It’s time for forestry to benefit British Columbians not multinational companies
There was a time when securing a good-paying forestry job in British Columbia was not just an option but an expectation for many.
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There is no question that the new BC government’s decision to proceed with the Site C dam was a very difficult one. The previous government…
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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2018 Download 3.23 MB12 pages In this issue: Fossil fuel industry accustomed to guarding the hen house, documents reveal Call for public inquiry into…
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