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Working toward a socially and economically just British Columbia
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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Mind the growing gap
Inequality in the global economy The growing gap between the world’s haves and have-nots is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Recently,…
BC exports raw logs, jobs and revenue
More raw logs–along with jobs and revenue–will be shipped out of BC over the next three years. That’s because the BC government, in February of…
Protecting the Crowns
The Role and Value of Public Enterprises in BC Download 243.86 KB 39 pages
The Future of Industrial Policy in a Globalizing World
What are the Options? Download 118.25 KB
Who’s in contempt over the Woodward’s squat?
This is Affordable Housing Week in BC–a week dedicated to ending homelessness. Thankfully, two weeks ago, the BC Housing Corporation dropped proceedings against the 54…
No tolerance for war
As I write this, CBC Radio is broadcasting a Memorial Day service to honour the Canadian men and women who lost their lives in defense…
Snakes and Ladders
A Policy Brief on Poverty Dynamics Download 645 KB13 pages
Larger investment in Canada’s poorest needed: Report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–Social policy in Canada should go further to address the needs of Canada’s poorest, according to a new report from…
Saving the Environment
How Canada Can Abolish Poverty and Unemployment, Even in a No-Growth Economy? Download 59.3 KB
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2002, Volume 5, Number 4 Download 485.1 KB4 pages Inside this issue: Beyond “Haves” and “Have-nots”: A Closer Look at BC and Equalization Memo…
BC’s draft human rights legislation a giant step in the wrong direction
As deadline for submissions on draft legislation passes, human rights expert says proposed changes no improvement to system READ THE FULL REPORT. Vancouver – Human…
Rolling Back Human Rights in BC
An Assessment of Bill 53 – the Government of British Columbia’s Draft Human Rights Legislation Download 156.51 KB23 pages
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