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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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The international trend to public energy
The most Canadians probably know about the new mayor of London, England is that he is the city’s first Muslim mayor and that one of…
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Yes, a $15 minimum wage makes economic sense for BC
I was excited to see one of the two main political parties in BC — the BC NDP — promise to raise the minimum wage to $15…
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Why austerity is a problem for just transition and climate action
Last year we launched the Corporate Mapping Project, which is investigating the power and influence of the fossil fuel industry in Western Canada. One of…
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BC has every reason to back CPP enhancement
Christy Clark could be a critical swing vote in shaping the future of the Canada Pension Plan, as federal officials meet with provincial premiers in…
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Canada has every reason to expand the CPP
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Toxic landslides into the Peace River continue, add to fears about impacts of Site C and fracking
Toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, lithium and lead, are flowing unchecked into the Peace River following a series of unusual landslides that may…
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Access to information in BC is about to improve. Except there’s just this one little catch.
There was a fair amount of good news about Freedom of Information rules and a little bit of bad news last month. But the bad…
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3 problems with the Fraser Institute’s alarmist report on health care spending
A new report from the Fraser Institute declares: “Health care spending by British Columbia’s government is unsustainable.” But watchers of Canadian politics know to take…
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Why American doctors are calling for Canadian-style medicare
In a dramatic show of physician support for deep health care reform in the U.S., more than 2,200 physician leaders have signed a “Physician’s Proposal”…
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Can Canada Expand Oil and Gas Production, Build Pipelines and Keep Its Climate Change Commitments?
Download 2.48 MB 38 pages Under the Paris Agreement, Canada has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by 2030.…
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Un expert conclut que nous n’aurons pas besoin de nouveaux oléoducs si les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux respectent leurs engagements à l’égard du climat
(Ottawa) Une nouvelle étude signée par le vétéran géologue et spécialiste des ressources David Hughes conclut que le Canada ne peut respecter ses engagements à…
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