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CCPA Manitoba Presentation to Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks in support of the tabling of the Supervised Consumption Site in Winnipeg report June 7, 2021
Since 2005, we have led the annual State of the Inner City research project, which has collaborated with Winnipeg over forty community-based organizations (CBOs) working in the inner city. The project researches issues that matter to CBOs and the communities they serve. It connects the personal struggles of the people…
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Priming the pump
Scientist warns cumulative effect of thousands of fracked gas wells means powerful earthquakes ahead for northeast BC Massive amounts of water pumped with brute force into the earth at thousands of fracking operations is priming the pump for potentially deadly earthquakes in British Columbia’s Montney basin, warns a former top…
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The concerning rise of corporate medicine: Public contracts with private clinics top $393 million over last six years
Private surgeries and medical imaging are big business in BC. Over the last two decades, this for-profit sector has benefited from increased outsourcing of publicly funded procedures and unlawful patient extra-billing. These private businesses are flourishing in part because the BC government has been awarding them millions of dollars in…
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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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How this tax season has impacted poverty
Usually, many low-income Canadians anticipate an income tax refund at this time of year putting a positive spin to the tax season. It can also be an opportunity to learn about other government benefits one is eligible for. But this year many people with low-income nervous about tax season, and…
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New report calls on federal government to table promised Just Transition Act
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The federal government must move to implement ambitious and comprehensive legislation to support workers and communities in the shift toward a net-zero carbon economy, according to a new report, Roadmap to a Canadian Just Transition Act: A path to a clean and inclusive…
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Fast Facts: Reducing drug and mental health harms:
State of the Inner City Report 2019 Since 2005, the State of the Inner City research project has collaborated with Winnipeg community-based organizations (CBOs) working in the inner city. The project researches issues that matter to CBOs and the communities they serve. It connects the personal struggles of the people…
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Wealth tax would raise much more revenue than previously calculated by Parliamentary Budget Officer
VANCOUVER — A one per cent tax on wealth over $20 million would generate nearly twice as much revenue as previously calculated by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, money that could lift thousands of Canadians out of poverty and fund health, social and environmental programs says new research by the Canadian…
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Fossil fuel industry lobby influences federal policy regardless of who’s in government, new report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (VANCOUVER) Over 60 per cent of voters in the recent federal election cast ballots for parties that campaigned to take action on the climate emergency. And, with the Liberal party returning to government having committed to more aggressively fight climate change, a new…
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Work Life: A tribute to John Loxley
Economist, Educator, Social Justice Advocate Dr. John Loxley will be honoured at the 8th Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues Brunch on November 3, 2019. Every year the committee chooses an honouree who exemplifies the spirit and beliefs of Errol Black – life-long social activist, labour supporter, economics professor and…
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Our recommendations for the 2023 BC budget
The BC government is holding its annual public consultation on Budget 2023 this June, inviting British Columbians to share their priorities for government investment next year. On June 14, I presented CCPA-BC’s recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. Via the BC Legislative Assembly website, you…
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May 2008: The Truth About Canada
Some truly appalling things we should know about our country The Truth about Canada: Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About our Our Country, by Mel Hurtig, Douglas Gibson Books at McLelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 360 pages, $34.99. * * * In…
