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Donna Vogel
In Search of the Good Life
‘Competitiveness’ and Well-Being in British Columbia and Washington State Download 355.11 KB25 pages
British Columbia and Washington State
How do we compare? British Columbians frequently hear Washington State (WA) held up as an example to follow. We are told we must lower taxes…
Deregulation and BC’s Crown Corporations
What’s the deal? We’re hearing a lot during this election about opening up BC’s Crown Corporations to “competition”–a more attractive term for deregulation and a…
Success and challenges for post-secondary education in BC
For the second year running, BC takes first place in the CCPA’s alternative guide to post-secondary education (PSE) in Canada. Unlike rankings that misleadingly pit…
Without Foundation
How Medicare is Undermined by Gaps and Privatization in Community and Continuing Care The Community and Continuing Care sector is fundamental to B.C.’s entire health…
The crumbling foundation of Medicare in BC
British Columbians are fed a stream of bad news about our public health care system. But there is one very common health story we rarely…
What happened to the national home care program?
In 1997, after wide consultation across the country, the federal government’s National Forum on Health concluded that home care should be considered an integral part…
Policy Brief Re: Women’s Economic Equality Strategy
Introduction The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is an independent, non-profit research institute dedicated to producing and promoting economic and social policy research of…
Government action is needed to achieve women’s equality
On October 15, women, children and men will take to the streets in more than 140 countries in the World March of Women. Marchers will…
Education on sale
At what cost? This week, Vancouver is host to the “World Education Market.” According to the Reed Midem Organization, the show’s Paris-based organizer, this event…
Why spending cuts and privatization are NOT the answer for BC
Business interests in BC are lobbying hard for tax cuts for corporations and wealthy individuals. These kinds of tax cuts are regressive, because they would…
Are Spending Cuts and Privatization the Answer for BC?
What the Neoliberal Agenda Means for You Download 249.08 KB32 pages
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