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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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A Tale of Two Provinces
A Comparative Study of Economic and Social Conditions in BC and Alberta Download 81.27 KB59 pages Attachments Are Taxes Too High in British Columbia?A New…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 1999, Volume 2, Number 1 Download 87.6 KB4 pages Inside this issue: Personal Taxes in British Columbia Lowering Taxes Does Not Lead to Increased…
Environmental Sustainability, Growth, and the Future of Jobs
A Debate Between Cliff Stainsby and Andrew Jackson Download 174.47 KB 19 pages
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Who pays for university education in BC? Who pays for BC’s universities? The usual answer is the taxpayer since tuition fees amount to only one…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 1998, Volume 1, Number 3 Download 86.25 KB4 pages Inside this issue: A Closer Look at Employment in BC The Other Side of the…
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Who Pays for University Education in BC? Download 247.04 KB33 pages
What’s wrong with traditional schools?
For some, things just seemed better in previous times. Teachers stood in front of the class and taught. Students sat in rows and were polite…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer 1998, Volume 1, Number 2 Download 59.8 KB4 pages Inside this issue: What’s Happening to Incomes? Increased Economic Inequality in Canada: Is BC Any…
BC’s Top 40
A Survey of the Province’s Largest Publicly-Traded Corporations Download 82.54 KB4 pages
Behind the Brain Drain hype
Those calling for tax cuts for upper-income earners have found a new cause. For the past year, media reports, newspaper columnists and “think tank”…
Signing Away Democracy
The MAI and its Impact on British Columbia Download 207.35 KB26 pages
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