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New report questions economic benefits of cruise industry for the Maritimes
Halifax, NS The Maritimes experienced an 1800 percent increase in cruise passenger numbers between 1990 and 2008. However, the author of a new Canadian Centre…
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Tallying the Legacy of Waste in BC’s Logging Industry Download 824.07 KB4 pages Attachments Letter of Complaint to the BC Forest Practices Board Shortchanged: Data…
Wood wasted at BC logging sites would fill a cross-country truck convoy — twice
Costs include thousands of potential jobs, sharply higher CO2 emissions: report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report on BC’s forest…
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https://vimeo.com/3842584 A short video featuring CCPA resource policy analyst Ben Parfitt discussing findings showing that startling numbers of usable logs are being left to rot…
The Struggle Continues
Indigenous peoples still suffering from rights violations Indigenous women today work with many issues ranging from domestic violence, youth gangs, child welfare issues, land rights,…
Feed People First
How biofuels are contributing to global food shortages and price increases Download 212.25 KB10 pages
End subsidies to biofuel industry, think tank urges
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s federal and provincial governments should end their subsidies to the biofuel industry, says a new report by…
Path of Destruction
Canadian mining companies on rampage around the world Canada is the world’s leading mining nation. Sixty per cent of all public mining companies are listed…
Fast Facts: Waste-Water and Water Privatization
A Clear and Present Danger Download 492.38 KB 2 pages
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2009, Volume 12, Number 1 Download 462.53 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Towards a BC Poverty Reduction Plan Growing Call for the Living Wage:…
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