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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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Spreading beetle outbreak calls for federal leadership
No sooner was Gary Lunn named federal Minister of Natural Resources than media outlets speculated about the role the Saanich-Gulf Islands MP would play in…
$6 wage doesn’t help youth, it discriminates against them
The idea that people should be paid equally for work of equal value is not exactly new. It has been recognized internationally since the 1970s…
2006 BC Budget creates credibility deficit
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the provincial government is once again low-balling revenues, understating 2006/07’s projected…
The Importance of Public Post-Secondary Education
Speech to the Federation of Post Secondary Educators Download 190.74 KB5 pages Excerpt:“Few public policies pay for themselves, except, that is, for the work you…
Wanted: An honest budget debate
BC Solutions Budget shows money is available to improve lives of women, share benefits of economic growth CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver)…
Big budget surplus a good time to bridge the gender gap
Budgets are normally presented as though they affect most people in the same way. They don’t. In recognition of this fact, “gender budgeting” has become…
BC Solutions Budget 2006
Budgeting for Women’s Equality (A Gender Budget) Download 275.45 KB39 pages Attachments Summary: BC Solutions Budget 2006
Investing in education for low-income adults pays off
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The province must invest in education programs for low-income adults with upgrading needs if it wants achieve…
A Path Out of Poverty
Helping BC Income Assistance Recipients Upgrade Their Education Download 240.2 KB33 pages
Why minority government is good for Canada
Is minority government good for Canada? Former Conservative pollster Allan Gregg would have us believe in his Strategic Counsel poll this week that 55% of…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2006, Volume 9, Number 1 Download 1.04 MB8 pages Inside this special edition on labour and employment: The Erosion of Employment Standards Who’s Up,…
Turning a blind eye to employers who break the law doesn’t solve the problem
Imagine if one day our police forces were cut in half, street patrols were eliminated, police stations closed, and people were told to send a…
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