BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends

January 25, 2011

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Winter 2011, Volume 14, Number 1

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Inside this issue:

Cuts to Forest Service are too Deep by Ben Parfitt
How BC’s Third Party Election Advertising Rules Missed the Mark by Shannon Daub and Heather Whiteside
Rights-based Legal Aid: Rebuilding BC’s Broken System by Alison Brewin and Kasari Govender
Feds Got it Right on Prosperity Mine by Marvin Shaffer
A Revenue Negative Carbon Tax? by Marc Lee
Every Bite Counts: Climate Justice and BC’s Food System by Marc Lee, Herb Barbolet, Tegan Adams and Matt Thomson

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Saskatchewan picks another fight with teachers over standardized tests
Last year, the Saskatchewan party government made the ill-advised decision to go after teachers. From bad-faith bargaining through billboards to the roundly condemned attacks on…
December 13, 2024
Federal Budgets

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Canada’s fall economic statement should be about bold policy—will it be?
The federal government has the capacity to tackle big problems. Here are some big ideas that could make a difference.
December 12, 2024
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2024 Manitoba Living Wage Update
The 2024 living wage for Winnipeg is $18.75 per hour. In Brandon it is $16.28 per hour, and in Thompson it is $17.90 per hour.…
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National Office

Tony Clarke’s life was an inspiration to all who seek to build a better world
Tony Clarke was an intellectual, a policy wonk, and most of all, a formidable activist for social, economic, and environmental justice for people in Canada and around the world.
December 11, 2024
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Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia
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Public sector workers are leading a big uptick in strikes in Canada
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Canada’s GST tax holiday won’t do much for affordability
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Trump crashes Canada’s Trans Pacific Partnership party
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December 4, 2024

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