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State of the Inner-City Report: We’re in it for the long haul
Defining the focus of the 6th State of the Inner City Report unfolded as it does every year. We began the process by meeting with representatives from various organizations working…
Perverse outcomes of the Basi-Virk case
I — along with a whole lot of other British Columbians — have been stewing away about the abrupt end to the BC Rail trial, and the decision to let…
The Power of Taxes
The Case for Investing in Canadians When you think about taxes, do you think about the $10,000 having a baby could cost if you lived in the U.S. and didn’t…
La fiscalité
Pourquoi investir dans les Canadiens Lorsque vous entendez le mot « impôts », ça vous fait penser à quoi ? Aux hôpitaux où vous pouvez vous rendre au milieu de la nuit si…
From limiting big spenders to silencing small spenders
How BC’s third party election advertising rules missed the mark The idea that everyone should be able to speak freely and that citizens should have access to a broad range…
The real state of Canada’s jobs market
The Harper government loves to refer to Canada’s post-recession track record with the phrase “we’re punching above our weight.” If only it were true. When it comes to the true…
Why it’s time to press the ‘pause’ button on austerity
Yesterday’s Update on Economic and Fiscal Projections indicates the federal government plans to forge ahead with austerity measures despite acknowledging that Canada’s economic recovery is ‘fragile’. In the update, the…
Fast Facts: Rising housing prices and low rental vacancy
A perfect storm for condo conversion A few weeks ago an acquaintance of mine received notice that the Osborne Village apartment building where she has lived with her partner and…
So What’s a Green Job, Anyway?
Today the CCPA released a new report by myself and Ken Carlaw, an economist at UBC-Okanagan, that looks at industrial and employment strategies the BC government can use to transition…
Why Canadians need universal pharmacare
The current system for buying prescription drugs in Canada is a hybrid system of multiple public and private drug plans. This system is totally dysfunctional, for many reasons. The diversity…
A look at Canada’s housing market
Who might be in trouble and what can be done? The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a study showing that, for the first time in 30 years, six red-hot…
Reflections on the Tamil migrants from the child of “queue-jumping” asylum seekers
If the 492 Tamil asylum-seekers who recently arrived by boat on BC’s shores are “queue-jumpers”, then I guess my parents were too. They came as Vietnam War draft dodgers from…
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