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Over 125 organizations and advocates demand BC enact pay equity legislation
READ THE OPEN LETTER. VANCOUVER, UNCEDED XʷMƏΘKʷƏY̓ƏM (MUSQUEAM), SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH (SQUAMISH) AND SƏLILWƏTAɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) HOMELANDS – A coalition of more than 125 leading BC organizations, academics, and…
Spending What it Takes
Transformational climate investments for long-term prosperity in Canada Download 1.08 MB34 pages The world is confronted with a slew of accelerating and converging crises, from…
New report: Canada isn’t spending what it takes to succeed in the global shift to a clean economy; Budget 2023 must include ambitious climate investment plan
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [OTTAWA], 9 February 2023 For Canada to compete in the global clean economy, the…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office (Jan. 2023)
Download 2.16 MB12 pages Housing, food and transportation costs drive living wage increases across BC Living wage news coverage reaches millions BC private schools to…
Severe climate events cost BC economy billions more than widely reported estimates, study finds
VANCOUVER — The costs to British Columbia’s economy from last year’s unprecedented heat dome, horrific wildfires, widespread flooding and crippling landslides could be more than…
A Climate Reckoning
The economic costs of BC’s extreme weather in 2021 Download 1.48 MB56 pages BC’s severe climate events in 2021 cost the province’s economy billions more…
Inflation, soaring living costs cause unprecedented increase in Metro Vancouver living wage
Living wages increase across BC due to 40-year inflation high & rising costs of living, especially housing CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER…
Working for a Living Wage: Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver
2022 Update Download 1.93 MB 16 pages Living expenses in BC, particularly for housing and food, are continuing to rise for families, meaning higher wages…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office (Oct. 2022)
Download 2.14 MB12 pages In this issue: The Rise of public contracts to corporate clinics in BC Marjorie Griffin Cohen: 2022 Rosenbluth Lecture How to…
Five reasons supply matters to the housing crisis
VANCOUVER — As municipal and provincial leaders gather for the Union of BC Municipalities convention this week, housing affordability is a key issue on the…
The concerning rise of corporate medicine
Public contracts with corporate clinics top $393 million over last six years, including surgical centres engaged in unlawful extra-billing Download 993.1 KB 15 pages Private…
Nearly $400 million in public funds flowed to for-profit surgical and diagnostic clinics in BC over the last six years, new research reveals
Surgical centres engaged in unlawful extra-billing among those who benefited from government outsourcing READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) Health authority contracts with for-profit surgical…
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