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Offshore oil not the path to wealth or jobs
Environmental risks not the only reason to keep the moratorium CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian…
The boom that was not
Economic lessons for BC from the Hibernia offshore oil project Communities on the mid and North Coast and northern Vancouver Island have been hit hard…
November 2001: Exporting Destruction
Report says EDC is putting people and the environment at risk The Canadian government’s Export Development Corporation (EDC) is assisting eight environmentally and socially disastrous…
October 2001: The Western Heart of Darkness
Mineral-rich Congo ravaged by genocide and Western plunder “I’m interested in land not [black people].” — Cecil Rhodes Rarely has Western savagery been more destructive…
Finding solutions to U.S. bullying in softwood lumber
Once again this summer, forest companies and forestry workers in BC are facing uncertainty. First, pulp mills around the province were shut down due to…
Recapturing the Wealth
Investment Solutions for Jobs and Environmental Sustainability in BC’s Resource Sectors Download 416.58 KB52 pages
Investment strategy needed for BC’s resource sector
New CCPA report proposes an inventory of investment policy alternatives to reinvigorate the resource sector and stabilize resource communities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer 2001, Volume 4, Number 3 Download 146.29 KB4 pages Inside this issue: The Great BC Tax Cut Giveaway An Investment Strategy for BC’s Resource…
The depressed mining industry
Problems go beyond BC’s borders In recent reports, the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) correctly points out that investment in mineral exploration is down…
March 2001: “Toxic Bob” Wastes Burma
Forced labour and pollution rampant at Canadian-owned mine According to a recent report, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., a Canadian company owned by Robert Friedland, is “raping…
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