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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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Cost of living—especially for housing—fuels affordability crisis and Metro Vancouver’s increasing living wage
VANCOUVER — A sharp increase in the region’s cost of living—primarily due to soaring housing costs and highlighting the region’s affordability crisis—has led Metro Vancouver’s living…
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Tax cuts would come back to bite BC
In the BC election, significant tax cuts were put on the table by both the BC Conservatives and BC NDP in their policy platforms. While…
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Rejecting the high costs of tax cuts and austerity to our health
Today, the election debate is dominated by competing tax cut proposals that risk eroding our collective capacity to invest in one another, thereby widening health inequalities that make us sicker and will further stretch an overburdened health care system.
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Your quick guide to election issues
CCPA–BC articles casting light on issues of most importance to voters and evaluated solutions being floated on the campaign trail by the major parties
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2024 Rosenbluth lecture with Dr. Katharina Pistor
In this lecture, Dr. Pistor discusses themes from her latest book, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality, which explores how the public institutions of the legal system—like property law or taxation—are used to create private wealth.
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A convenient distraction: Is racist messaging being used in BC’s provincial election?
Ever since the economy started to slow down, the political discourse in BC has shifted dramatically. Immigrants and international students are blamed for the housing crisis and for driving down wages; people experiencing homelessness, addiction or mental health crises are blamed for making public spaces “unsafe” and engaging in crime; and basic steps towards meaningful reconciliation with First Nations are framed as threats to our economic prosperity.
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BC Solutions Magazine
In this issue of BC Solutions Magazine: Annual Fundraising Gala featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva People in poverty need policy solutions, not a report card
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Tackling racial inequality in Vancouver’s housing crisis: a new community research initiative
This initiative seeks to shed light on the racialized dimensions of Vancouver’s housing crisis and to develop data-driven housing policies that prioritize both racial equity and decolonization.
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This election we need a conversation about phasing out fossil fuels
In this BC election, we need to have a real conversation about upping our climate game. That means phasing out the production and consumption of the fossil fuels that are causing climate change. Here’s how.
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If Canada wanted reconciliation, it would stand with Palestine
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More privatization is not the answer for BC health care
Leading up to the 2024 election, the BC Conservatives are promising major health care reforms, in particular a greater role for private health care. More choice and competition, they claim, will “unleash the power of private-sector innovation” and reduce wait times. There’s good reason to be skeptical of such claims. . This post looks at how we pay for health care in BC and the perils of flirting with privatization.
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The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was an expensive mistake
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