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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2011, Volume 14, Number 1 Download 1.89 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Cuts to Forest Service are too Deep by Ben Parfitt How BC’s…
Cuts to Forest Service are too deep
There are many things that distinguish “supernatural” British Columbia from other jurisdictions. But one of the most enduring of them is its abundance of publicly…
BC’s Forest Service jeopardized by deep cuts: time for a formal inquiry
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–A decade of layoffs and budget cuts, combined with the recent radical cabinet reorganization, have so thoroughly gutted BC’s Forest…
Axed: A Decade of Cuts to BC’s Forest Service
Download 1.91 MB14 pages This study analyses the impact of cuts and changes to BC’s Forest Service over the past decade, and concludes with a…
The Trouble with Billionaires, Vancouver Launch, Part Two
Linda McQuaig The Trouble with Billionaires Linda McQuaig by policyalternatives On November 3, 2010, CCPA-BC sponsored a book launch for The Trouble with Billionaires, by…
The Trouble with Billionaires, Vancouver Launch, Part One
Neil Brooks The Trouble with Billionaires Neil Brooks by policyalternatives On November 3, 2010, CCPA-BC sponsored a book launch for The Trouble with Billionaires, by…
BC’s legal aid system is “broken”
Thousands lack access to justice, leading to high economic and social costs READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–It’s time for a complete overhaul of BC’s…
Rights-Based Legal Aid
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Perverse outcomes of the Basi-Virk case
I — along with a whole lot of other British Columbians — have been stewing away about the abrupt end to the BC Rail trial,…
Every Bite Counts
Climate Justice and BC’s Food System Download 1.85 MB39 pages Attachments Every Bite Counts: Climate Justice and BC’s Food System – SUMMARY
Every bite counts: Government must set menu for BC’s food system in face of climate change
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report is calling on the BC government to take action to make BC’s food system…
From limiting big spenders to silencing small spenders
How BC’s third party election advertising rules missed the mark The idea that everyone should be able to speak freely and that citizens should have…
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