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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 must get serious about its water supply
In 2010 BC’s South Peace Region, downstream from the massive W.A.C. Bennett Dam, was so arid that the province ordered natural gas companies to temporarily…
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England’s serious debate about living wages
I was in London for the last week and I was amazed to see what a big issue the idea of paying people a living…
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HST vs MSP: why are only some increases revolting?
Vaughn Palmer had an interesting piece in the Vancouver Sun yesterday. In a piece entitled “Dix agenda bows to post-HST reality,” Palmer writes that the…
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Imbalance in residential tenancy rights enforcement in BC
Yesterday some media outlets reported that the Residential Tenancy Branch has conditionally waived the first (and to my knowledge only) administrative penalty it has issued.…
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy is bad economics and bad for the climate
BC’s quest to substantially boost natural gas development seems like a real winner at first glance: heaps of new jobs in the Liquified Natural Gas…
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy nothing more than a fairy tale
I have an oped in Saturday’s Vancouver Sun. The editor wanted me to focus on the claims of economic gains for BC, so the piece…
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Plan for $10 a day child care striking a chord with British Columbians
More than thirty years ago, the women’s movement put child care on the public agenda. And while there have been important successes along the way,…
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BC government non-response to study on how Natural Gas Strategy breaks BC’s GHG law
Since my report on how BC’s legislated GHG targets are being compromised by the 2012 Natural Gas Strategy, I’ve been keenly interested to see how…
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Is BC breaking its GHG law by pursuing natural gas development?
Today we released a new report by yours truly, BC’s Legislated Greenhouse Gas Targets vs Natural Gas Development: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. It was just…
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BC’s move to escalate natural gas production is contrary to government’s own GHG legislation: report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Just five years ago the BC government legislated targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), but the province’s…
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BC’s Legislated Greenhouse Gas Targets vs Natural Gas Development
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Time to Rethink The Way We Fund Higher Education
This September, like every year, a new group of high school graduates headed to college or university to pursue higher education. But today’s generation of…
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