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Submission to BC royalty review
Key recommendations to the BC oil and gas royalty review Download 1.61 MB10 pages The oil and gas industry is a marginal player in BC’s…
Provincial subsidies fuel logging of millions of additional old-growth trees
First Nation, environmental and former labour leaders demand answers VANCOUVER – First Nation, environmental and former union leaders say the BC government must immediately disclose…
Province told in 2010 that too few employed at River Forecast Centre
Horrific floods underscore need for increased capacity VANCOUVER — The BC government was clearly warned over a decade ago that staffing levels at its River…
End fracking industry’s free ride with water; groups urge government to include water subsidies in gas royalty review
VANCOUVER – Public health, public policy and environmental organizations say the government must expand its current review of the fracking industry’s low natural gas royalty…
A zero waste agenda for BC needed to reduce carbon pollution and solid waste
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER – BC should look to zero waste policies to challenge a culture of wasteful consumption that is…
A Zero Waste Agenda for BC
Download 2.77 MB 60 pages While BC is a continental leader in composting and recycling, it continues to generate large amounts of unnecessary waste. This…
Submission from the CCPA to Natural Resources Canada’s consultation on a people-centred just transition
‘There can be no just transition without a transition’ Download 93.09 KB5 pages Canada must wind down and ultimately phase out the vast majority of oil,…
Fast Facts: The Manitoba Government Has Its Head Stuck in the Sand When it Comes to Protecting the Source of Southeastern Manitoba’s Drinking Water
A version of this article was printed by the Winnipeg Free Press September 21, 2021 If there was ever a time for the Manitoba government…
The Monitor, September/October 2021
Whose harvest? Decolonizing the food justice movement Download 4.93 MB The pandemic has once again exposed how unsustainable and inequitable the current food system is.…
Canada’s biggest public pension plans still banking on fossil fuels
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — The world’s leading authority on climate change says we are headed for catastrophe unless emissions are slashed quickly.…
Leading the Way?
A critical assessment of the federal Greening Government Strategy Download 417.26 KB19 pages As part of its broader sustainability plans the federal government has committed…
Ottawa must tackle obstacles to achieving net-zero government emissions: report
Study provides critical analysis of federal Greening Government Strategy READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)…
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