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Communities impacted by resource development are fighting back: government should take notice
Whether it’s mining, logging, dams or pipelines, the people living closest to resource industry developments typically face the highest health, economic and environmental risks. Such…
The Harper Record 2008 – 2015
Download 2.23 MB 432 pages This book, which builds on the 2008 collection The Harper Record, continues a 25-year tradition at the Canadian Centre for…
Harper government’s policy response to financial crisis scrutinized in new book
OTTAWA—Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released The Harper Record 2008-2015, a detailed account of the Conservative government’s economic, environmental, social, foreign policy and…
Memo from Washington: The Pope’s call for climate action
To start his US tour, the Pope stated that “climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation. When it comes…
Fraser Institute vastly overstates impact of regulatory delays in developing a BC LNG industry
Today’s report from the Fraser Institute, LNG Exports from British Columbia: The Cost of Regulatory Delay, states that “revenue losses from regulatory delays imposed upon…
Leaping into a new carbon-free economy
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Study shows power of media to shape public response to climate change
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives looks at how the public responds to…
News Media and Climate Politics
Civic engagement and political efficacy in a climate of reluctant cynicism Download 1.21 MB40 pages How the news media cover climate change has a strong…
Envisioning a Good, Green Life in BC: Lessons from the Climate Justice Project
Submission to the BC Climate Leadership Team
Government claims of LNG jobs grossly overstated, not supported by companies’ own numbers
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives offers a reality check on government claims…
LNG and Employment in BC
Download 576.93 KB12 pages This brief examines the BC government’s claim that 100,000 jobs will be created from liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in this…
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