Menu
BC Office
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.
Our publications are available to all at no cost. Please support the CCPA and help make important research and ideas available to everyone. Make a donation today.
Restructuring government in BC
Are we asking the right questions? The new BC government is clearly dedicated to so-called “smaller government”. On one major front, the premier has appointed…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2001, Volume 4, Number 4 Download 138.78 KB4 pages Inside this issue: Restructuring Government in BC: Are we asking the right questions? Cutting Pharmacare…
Cutting Pharmacare won’t cut health costs
Having painted itself into a fiscal corner through “dramatic” tax cuts, the BC government is now claiming it cannot afford Pharmacare (the province’s public drug…
Cutting Pharmacare would be a costly mistake, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that if the provincial government cuts Pharmacare, it will be a costly mistake for British Columbians. “The…
New CIDA Reforms Risk Excluding the Poorest of the Poor
In June 2001, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) released a policy document proposing distinct new terms for development aid. The report, called “Strengthening Aid…
Finding solutions to U.S. bullying in softwood lumber
Once again this summer, forest companies and forestry workers in BC are facing uncertainty. First, pulp mills around the province were shut down due to…
Special essential services legislation not in our best interest
It’s hard to argue with the notion that education is critically important. So it’s not surprising that many families greeted the introduction of special legislation…
Beware the false fiscal alarm
The headlines were predictable and the message clear — BC could be staring down a $5 billion deficit unless dramatic action is taken. But a…
BC’s Fiscal Choices
CCPA-BC Submission to the British Columbia Fiscal Review Panel Download 119.67 KB12 pages
Fiscal Review Panel sounds false fiscal alarm, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Panel forecasts based on hyper-conservative revenue assumptions CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) BC’s Fiscal Review Panel presented its report today. Upon reviewing…
Investment strategy needed for BC’s resource sector
New CCPA report proposes an inventory of investment policy alternatives to reinvigorate the resource sector and stabilize resource communities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL…
Updates from the CCPA
Read the latest research, analysis and commentary on issues that matter to you.
CCPA Updates