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October 2006: Workers Unprotected
Our gov’ts refuse to see labour rights as human rights Almost everyone in Canada now understands, and more or less accepts, the notion of human…
FastFacts: Publishing Provincial Standards Test Results
Who Really Benefits? Download 33.92 KB 2 pages
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Workers suffer continent-wide under NAFTA
Three-country study details effects on economies, labour markets CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Twelve years under the rules of the North American Free…
BC needs more than promises when it comes to accountability
“I think legislators made a mistake.” Those are the words of BC’s recently retired Auditor General Wayne Strelioff in his final report. He was referring…
How Does BC Rank on Open and Accountable Government?
The Government’s Approach to the Auditor General and Access to Information Download 173.64 KB11 pages
Taking Action on Poverty
CCPA Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Download 281.48 KB
2007 BC Budget must tackle poverty, homelessness
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Amid rising public concern about poverty and homelessness, the provincial government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive…
BC lags rest of Canada on funding for public watchdogs
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A report published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that BC ranks 8th among Canadian…
Risky business
(or why “smart regulation” ain’t so smart) Regulation is a boring topic for most people and if anything, is probably associated in a negative way…
Canada’s Fallen
Understanding Canadian Military Deaths in Afghanistan Download 241.98 KB 13 pages
Canadian troops bearing brunt of coalition casualties
OTTAWA—Canadian Forces are incurring a disproportionately heavy burden of casualties among coalition forces in Afghanistan, says Canada’s Fallen, a report released today by the Canadian…
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