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  • The Promise of Investment in Community-Led Renewal — State of the Inner City Report 2005

    Part I: Policy Considerations Download 4.18 MB 44 pages Attachments State of the Inner City 2005: Summary

  • Economic Security Project (BC)

    Bill 48 strips workers of their basic rights

    Study says bill should be repealed, and minimum employment standards restored for all workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Legislation that allows employers to “opt out” of minimum legal employment standards has resulted in substandard and unfair working conditions and may be unconstitutional, according to a study released…

  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Trees and Jobs Wasted in Rush to Beat Beetle, Study Warns

    Jointly issued by: BC Federation of Labour; BC Government and Service Employees’ Union; Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office; Communications Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada Western Region; ForestEthics; Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada; Sierra Club of Canada BC Chapter; Sierra Legal Defence Fund; United Steelworkers District 3…

  • CCPA study calls for independent public sector comparison of RAV P3 by Auditor General

    Author recommends against P3 arrangement, citing higher costs, poor risk transfer and failure of similar projects elsewhere READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The author of a CCPA report released today on the proposed P3 (public-private partnership) for the RAV (Richmond-Airport/Vancouver rapid transit line) is calling for the development of…

  • Nova Scotia vulnerable to rising energy costs and supply shortfalls: report

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: Nova Scotians need secure sources of energy if they are to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Energy Security in Nova Scotia reviews Nova Scotia’s existing sources…

  • The problem is oil company gouging, not higher prices

    In the many conversations I’ve had about gasoline prices since a short report I wrote for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives was released in early May (Gas Price Gouge), I’ve heard just about every justification for high gas prices one could imagine. Labour disruptions in Nigeria. Escalating violence in…

  • Innovative surgical projects show how waitlists can be solved: Submission to BC ‘conversation on health’

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Surgical waitlists can be dramatically cut if the BC government takes leadership by scaling up innovative projects already underway in the public system, a new study says. Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists, released today by the CCPA and the…

  • Sticker Shock: BC Hydro customers in for big electricity bill surprises

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (VANCOUVER) BC Hydro customers can expect their electricity bills to escalate dramatically in coming years, thanks to the provincial government’s energy policy. It bans BC Hydro from developing new power generation, instead forcing the Crown Corporation to buy more and more energy from…

  • Trenton plant needs sustainable solutions

    The closure by U.S.-based Greenbrier of the TrentonWorks railcar plant is a major setback for the local economy. Company officials claim they had no choice, and governments seem to think there is little they can do but throw more money at the corporation in hopes that it will stay in…

  • April 2007: The World Social Forum in Nairobi

    African activists lead resistance to Western plundering and imperialism Held in Africa for the first time, the World Social Forum (WSF) brought 66,000 people to Nairobi, Kenya, from 110 countries and highlighted the continent’s many anti-imperialist struggles. In a united voice, Africans said no to U.S. neo-colonialism, World Bank/IMF economic…

  • N.S. finances in good shape; social debt in need of payment

    Trying to make sense of Nova Scotia’s finances isn’t getting any easier. The timing of the provincial budget so soon after the federal budget ensures it will be difficult to get a clear sense of the province’s real financial situation. But the premier and his finance minister have already pretty…

  • Atlantica

    Myths and Reality Few Atlantic Canadians would argue against the potential benefits of improving trade with our New England neighbours. Given this, the controversy surrounding proposals for an “Atlantica” trade zone spanning Atlantic Canada, southern Quebec and north-eastern New England may come as a surprise. Concerns about Atlantica are, however,…