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Working toward a socially and economically just British Columbia
Established in 1997, the CCPA’s BC Office investigates key challenges facing our province through independent research, analysis and expertise. We propose real, workable solutions, and share our findings as widely as possible to advance social, economic and environmental justice – and to challenge the message that there is no alternative.
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Resisting the referendum is about salvaging democracy
Four weeks into the Campbell government’s referendum Attorney General Geoff Plant is touring the province, trying to give citizens a lesson in democracy. The reason…
A year of needless cuts and hardship
One year into the “New Era”, here’s a proposition not often heard: none of the BC government’s reckless spending cuts need to happen. All the…
Workers and environmentalists agree
Kyoto can be met without sacrificing jobs The national debate on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has become embroiled in conflict over the…
MSP premiums
A really dumb tax As the hefty increases in monthly Medical Services Plan premiums officially take effect today (May 1) for most British Columbians, we…
Jobs vs. the Environment: Do We Have to Make a Choice?
Keynote Address Given at a Sunshine Coast Public Forum I am glad to be talking to you today about the jobs vs. the environment dilemma…
Making Kyoto Work
A Transition Strategy for Canadian Energy Workers Download 730.21 KB 62 pages
Study shows Canada can meet Kyoto and protect energy workers
Energy union backs action on climate change CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released a…
New CCPA report highlights inequality in the global economy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Ottawa) A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sheds some light on the pressing issue…
The Global Divide
Inequality in the World Economy Download 65.24 KB
More Labour Code Amendments Invite Increased Confrontation
A Backgrounder on BC’s Proposed Changes to the Labour Relations Code In less than one year the new Government in Victoria has enacted legislation that:…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2002, Volume 5, Number 2 Download 110.44 KB4 pages Inside this issue: The Ebb and Flow of Environmental Policy in BC by Dale Marshall…
Human rights plunge into the past
Human rights in British Columbia may be about to plunge backwards by twenty years. In 1983 Bill Bennett abolished the Human Rights Commission, fired all…
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