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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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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer 2002, Volume 5, Number 3 Download 137.93 KB4 pages Inside this issue: The Global is Local: Shrinking the Public Sector in BC by Marc…
Public Power and the Political Economy of Electricity Competition
The Case of BC Hydro Download 179.05 KB 24 pages
Was your tax cut worth it?
When the Liberals took power in BC, the first order of business was a massive tax cut. Promising to revitalize the economy by putting more…
Message to BC
Ontario learned the hard way The recent Ontario provincial budget probably doesn’t sound like exciting summer reading to most people, but British Columbians might want…
The tax freedom daze
It is hard to argue against freedom. After all, no one wants to be constrained from doing what they want to do. Free marketeers are…
Africa Shortchanged
The Global Fund and G8 Agenda Download 53 KB
No Reason Not To
CCPA’s Response to the Federal Discussion Paper on Kyoto Ratification There is one option in the federal discussion paper that does not allow Canada to…
Africa needs aid to fight preventable diseases
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–When G8 leaders meet next week in Kananaskis, the plight of Africa will be at the top of their agenda.…
Let Them Eat Cake
The Anniversary of BC’s Tax Cuts is No Reason to Celebrate Download 69.26 KB
Evidence shows public-private partnerships not a solution, experts
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A panel of experts from Britain, the U.S. and Canada on “public-private partnerships” (P3’s) say that British…
Envisioning Progressive Health Care Reform
Speech to the Canadian College of Heath Care Executives, BC Lower Mainland Chapter Download 135.87 KB
CCPA says federal government’s discussion paper shows meeting Kyoto won’t mean economic ruin
“Clean energy” credits not necessary READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) says a federal government discussion paper on…
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