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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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Open letter calling for public consultation on changes to Tree Farm Licences
This open letter was sent to Premier Christy Clark and Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Minister Steve Thomson on December 9, 2013, and released to…
With Victoria’s commitment to develop a global LNG industry, should BC revise its greenhouse gas reduction targets?
BC stands at a carbon crossroads: developing a multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry would make it impossible to obey BC’s 2007 law on greenhouse…
BC government’s non-response on seniors care
In 2012, the BC Ombudsperson made 140 recommendations to the Ministry of Health to improve seniors care by fixing BC’s home and community health care…
The Ombudsperson’s Report on Seniors Care
A Brief Analysis of the Government’s (Non)Response
Only 6% of BC Ombudsperson’s recommendations for addressing crisis in seniors care implemented by provincial government: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A year and a half after the release of an exhaustive and damning report on the state…
Proposed forest policy leaves First Nations bereft
Ten years ago, the provincial government made the welcome decision to provide greater opportunities for First Nations to participate in and benefit from forestry operations…
Global carbon budget is a harsh reality check for Canadian investors
The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should be a wake-up call for Canada. With a development model based on ever…
Joint submission in response to Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
Download 1.34 MB17 pages BC’s provincial government recently released a “White Paper on Local Government Election Reform” and invited public comments about draft changes to…
A windfall for BC’s five biggest forest companies?
Shortly before the May election, the provincial government withdrew legislation that could have handed de facto control of publicly owned forestlands to a handful of…
Metro Vancouver needs to walk its “zero waste” talk
When delegates attend Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste conference on Wednesday, they will hear from innovators and big thinkers about how to radically redesign waste out…
Why the City of Vancouver should divest from fossil fuels
This is the text of remarks I made today to Vancouver city council on divestment. Earlier this year, Council requested that staff report back on…
Return to old-school forest practices to protect BC grizzlies
More than 20 years ago, British Columbia signalled to the world that sustainable development was a concept it took seriously. In the intervening years, the…
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