Public Interest Research Project
Investing trends in health care, education, social programs, crown corporations.
The BC Office’s Public Interest Project is a special research desk staffed by economist Iglika Ivanova, who investigates issues and trends in areas such as health care, education, social programs, and crown corporations. She also examines the relationship between taxation and government spending on public services, and the impact of public services on quality of life.
Creating the conditions for businesses and communities to thrive
- A decent minimum wage
- Improvements to seniors’ care
- A poverty reduction plan
- Reducing surgical wait times
- Investigating precarious employment in BC
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Infographic: Private surgeries in BC
The BC Minister of Health needs to go on record: Will the government go ahead with plans to allow private clinics to perform major surgeries…
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Time to rethink BC’s surgical wait time strategy
Have you had to wait months for surgical consultation, let alone the surgery itself? If so, you’re not alone. British Columbians are waiting an unacceptable…
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Reducing Surgical Wait Times
The Case for Public Innovation and Provincial Leadership Download 1.16 MB56 pages BC’s surgical wait times are among the longest in the country. The provincial…
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Increasing private surgeries won’t solve BC’s waitlist problems: study
(Vancouver) A new study lays out detailed recommendations for tackling the province’s growing surgical wait times – now among the longest in Canada – and…
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To tackle working poverty, BC needs a much higher minimum wage
With today’s 20-cent minimum wage increase, BC temporarily escapes its bottom-of-the-barrel ranking as one of the lowest-paying provinces in Canada. But come October 1, when…
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Minimum wage hike won’t ruin Alberta
The Alberta government’s plan to increase the hourly minimum wage from $10.20 to $15 by 2018 has generated considerable public debate and some bold predictions.…
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We can afford $10 a day child care in BC
For families with school-aged children, summer is one of the most stressful and expensive times of the year as they scramble to find and pay…
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Infographics: $10 a day child care plan for BC
BC can solve the affordability crisis in child care with a $10 a day child care plan. This will save families thousands of dollars, stimulate…
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Solving BC’s Affordability Crisis in Child Care
Financing the $10 a Day Plan Download 2.7 MB60 pages This study shows how BC can implement a $10 a day child care plan, either…
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BC can afford $10 a day child care: study shows more mothers in workforce would grow economy, cover large part of program costs
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – A $10 a day child care program in BC would largely pay for itself through the considerable boost…
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Iglika’s wild idea: A living wage for all Canadians
CCPA-BC Senior Economist Iglika Ivanova presents her “wild idea” at Transforming Society: 5 Wild Ideas for a Better Future, an event hosted by Changemakers Vancouver, Upstream…
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A $15 minimum wage for BC would put a serious dent in working poverty
BC is a prosperous province in a prosperous country, but we have done a poor job of sharing that prosperity. Inequality in BC has increased…
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