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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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Canada’s top billionaires are $37 billion richer since start of the pandemic, CCPA report finds
READ THE REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–While millions of Canadians lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s top 20 billionaires have amassed an average…
Thousands of earthquakes near Site C dam and mounting “geotechnical problems” at project warrant public inquiry, CCPA says
(VANCOUVER) The BC government should immediately appoint an independent panel of geologists and engineers to assess the ongoing geotechnical problems at Site C and whether the…
British Columbians support continuing COVID emergency housing supports and bold housing policies post-pandemic, survey finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – The provincial government’s decision to end BC’s COVID-19 rental supplement and to lift the eviction ban for non-payment of…
Survey: Strong majority of British Columbians—regardless of party affiliation—support province’s handling of COVID-19
—Want a recovery that builds a more equitable, sustainable economy— (VANCOUVER) A strong majority of British Columbians across the political spectrum—and throughout the province—support the…
Exporting BC LNG to Asia will not reduce global climate emissions as industry claims
VANCOUVER—A new study by veteran earth scientist David Hughes finds that the industry and government narrative that BC liquified natural gas (LNG) will contribute to…
BC’s Carbon Conundrum
Why LNG exports doom emissions-reduction targets and compromise Canada’s long-term energy security Download 8.41 MB60 pages This report assesses the emissions implications of the Canada…
The BC Government and the Dispossession of Japanese Canadians (1941–1949)
Download 3.7 MB32 pages This publication is based on a series of opinion pieces written by John Price that ran in the Victoria Times Colonist…
The racism behind Japanese Canadian internment can’t be forgotten
When John Horgan talked about BC’s historic racism, he failed to mention Japanese Canadians. Here’s why it matters. Premier John Horgan began a June 3rd…
Labour, environment and manufacturing interests unite to oppose proposal by BC’s biggest private landowner to scrap log export rules
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — Ottawa must reject demands by British Columbia’s biggest raw log exporters that would make it even easier for…
A wealth tax on the super rich is within reach
If anything is clear in this pandemic, Canada needs a wealth tax on the super rich to rein in extreme inequality and contribute to crucial…
Study raises concerns about an under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized assisted living sector in BC
VANCOUVER – While COVID-19 has focused attention on problems in long-term care, a new study raises concerns about assisted living and concludes it’s time for BC’s…
The Place of Assisted Living in BC’s Seniors Care System
Assessing the promise, reality and challenges Download 1.54 MB68 pages Under-regulated, under-researched and largely privatized is an apt description of British Columbia’s assisted living system…
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