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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 is why the BC government’s move to take decisive action to reduce surgical waiting times throughout the province is very good news for all British…
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Crise de la COVID-19 : Près de la moitié des ménages ayant un emploi et payant un loyer dispose au plus d’un mois d’économies, montre un rapport
TORONTO – Près de la moitié des locataires canadiens ayant un emploi ne disposent pas d’assez d’économies pour payer leurs factures au-delà d’un mois s’ils perdent leur travail, montre une nouvelle analyse du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). « Alors que, chaque jour, de plus en plus de Canadiens perdent…
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COVID-19 crisis: Nearly half of working, renting households have a month of savings or less, report finds
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – Close to half of working renters in Canada don’t have enough savings to pay their bills for more than a month if they lose their jobs, a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) shows. “As more Canadians…
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Addressing gender-based violence in schools and communities: LGBTQ2+ youth speak out
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Quality of Life Assessment is too important to be left to economists
Download 229.48 KB 4 pages In 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy established the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. It was headed by two Nobel laureates, Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, and coordinated by the French economist, Jean-Paul Fitoussi. The 22 members of the Commission included…
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy is bad economics and bad for the climate
BC’s quest to substantially boost natural gas development seems like a real winner at first glance: heaps of new jobs in the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) industry, billions in government revenues, and exports that fight global climate change by displacing coal in China. Alas, this story is too good to…
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Fall 2013
On the Front Lines: Teachers, Unions, and Social Progress Because unions have always been on the front lines fighting for progressive social change they have always represented a well-funded and organized threat to the political and economic power of those in positions of authority. This issue of Our Schools/Our Selves looks…
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Plan for $10 a day child care striking a chord with British Columbians
More than thirty years ago, the women’s movement put child care on the public agenda. And while there have been important successes along the way, it can get depressing for grandmothers like me to see so little political progress. Parent fees are too high, staff wages are too low, there…
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May 2008: The Truth About the Drug Companies
Big Pharma’s R&D excuse for steep prices is unfounded The pharmaceutical industry is dominated by just 10 to 20 giant companies–roughly half European and half American–although they are really global in their reach. They all do business in much the same way, and often act more like an oligopoly than…
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Fracking, earthquakes and hydro dams? Don’t worry. We have an understanding.
This is the second of two posts. Read the first here. Efforts by BC Hydro to ban potentially destructive natural gas company fracking operations in the vicinity of its biggest dams fall well short of what an Alberta hydro provider has achieved, raising questions about why British Columbia isn’t doing…
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Fill a prescription or fill the gas tank? Affordability is a common concern for families across BC
Today, 11 communities across BC released their local living wage rates. A living wage is the hourly amount that two working parents with two young children must earn to meet their basic expenses. As expected, Metro Vancouver has the highest living wage rate of $20.62/hour, but the resort-based economies of…
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Pipeline Reversal Protesters Muzzled
NEB limits public input at oil pipeline reversal hearings The final National Energy Board (NEB) public hearings on Enbridge’s controversial Line 9B oil pipeline reversal are scheduled for Montreal (Oct. 8 to 11) and Toronto (Oct. 16-19). (Locations and times can be found on the NEB website under “Hearings and…
