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Warehousing Prisoners in Saskatchewan
A Public Health Approach Download 1.1 MB40 pages In the U.S., “warehouse prisons,” where activities, programming, and mobility have been deemphasized and prisoners are merely…
Making Sense of the CETA
An analysis of the final text of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Download 3.57 MB 128 pages This report demonstrates in detail…
Tier for Two
Managing the Optics of Provincial Tuition Fee Policies Download 472.83 KB32 pages This study looks at trends in tuition and compulsory fees in Canada since…
Which Pays Better: Public or Private Sector Jobs?
Settling the Debate Download 563.89 KB13 pages This report provides an overview of public versus private sector pay in order to determine which one pays…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2014, Volume 17, Number 3 Download 1.99 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Precarious temp agency work requires public policy attention by Andrew Longhurst Don’t…
Willful Blindness?
Regulatory Failures Behind the Lac-Mégantic Disaster Download 631.47 KB32 pages This report, by CCPA Executive Director Bruce Campbell details eight key ways in which regulatory…
Help Not Wanted
Federal Public Service Cuts Have Hit Students Hard Download 144.78 KB7 pages At a time when youth unemployment is high and many university students are…
Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the TTIP and CETA
Submission to the European Commission’s Public Consultation Download 337.99 KB20 pages One of the most controversial elements of modern trade treaties is the investor-state dispute…
It‘s Complicated
An Interprovincial Comparison of Student Financial Aid Download 2.01 MB50 pages This study compares eligibility for student financial aid by examining the amount of funds…
Precarious
Temporary Agency Work in British Columbia Attachments Precarious: Temporary Agency Work in British Columbia — SUMMARY
Avoiding Collapse
An agenda for sustainable degrowth and relocalizing the economy Download 309.92 KB 20 pages In this thoughtful paper, UBC Professor Emeritus William Rees, the originator…
One Dead Pilot
Single Engine F-35 a Bad Choice for Canada’s Arctic Download 1.39 MB34 pages This report responds to the Harper government’s continued openness to the F-35…
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