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Government polices part of story of BC’s declining median income
The results of the 2006 Census on income were recently published and produced stark headlines about enormous wage declines in Canada over the past 25…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring / Summer 2008, Volume 11, Number 2 Download 998.81 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Introducing the Climate Justice Project Searching for the Good Life…
Ground-breaking study follows BC welfare recipients for two years
Reveals welfare rules and rates cause disturbing harm to most vulnerable CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A ground-breaking study that for two…
Living on Welfare in BC
Experiences of Longer-Term “Expected to Work” Recipients Download 2.59 MB 69 pages Attachments Living on Welfare in BC: Experiences of Longer-Term “Expected to Work” Recipients…
Removing Barriers to Work
Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities in BC Download 1.29 MB64 pages Attachments Removing Barriers to Work: Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities…
Make work possible for more people with significant disabilities: study
(Vancouver) People living with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities and serious conditions such as MS often find themselves in a catch-22 – unable to take on…
Workplace Rights for Recent Immigrants
Boom times in BC are reflected in low unemployment rates and robust economic growth. But missing from that picture is the fact that some people…
BC Budget 2008: A good start tackling global warming, but who are we leaving behind?
In an era where taxes have been demonized, BC’s green 2008 budget is newsworthy for its introduction of a new tax on greenhouse gas emissions.…
Searching for the “good life” in a carbon-neutral BC
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–In the wake of a Premier’s meeting dominated by concerns about climate change policies, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
Searching for the Good Life in a Carbon Neutral BC
Meeting BC’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets with Fairness and Equity Download 1.19 MB49 pages
The Olympics, Housing and Homelessness in Vancouver
With just two years to go before the 2010 Olympics, promises of housing and benefits for low-income people in Vancouver made during the bid process…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2008, Volume 11, Number 1 Download 543.79 KB8 pages Inside this issue: BC’s Climate Change Strategy and the Fossil Fuel Industry TILMA: A Major…
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