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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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When the Counting Stops
What’s at Stake When BC’s Forest Inventory Efforts Fall Short Download 1.41 MB7 pages This short paper is adopted from a speech to the Winter…
Robin Hood Economics
Canada’s economic context at the time of Election 2011 is one of “precarious recovery”, and overall demand conditions are weakened by a few major factors.…
Ten Years of Tax Cuts: A Household’s Perspective
I did my taxes yesterday and once again was surprised to see how low my family’s income taxes have gone. In 2010, my wife and…
Working for a Living Wage 2011
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.39 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
Fracking for oil in northern BC not worth serious health and environmental risks
Early last year, an army of workers at a remote natural gas operation in northern British Columbia set a world record for hydraulic fracturing or…
Shale gas industry given water rights without public or First Nations consultation
On February 15 of this year, Calgary-based Canbriam Energy Inc. quietly applied to the BC government for the rights to pull billions of litres of…
Treat water rights with the respect they deserve
On Canada’s frequently drenched west coast, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are times and places where water is scarce. A case in point…
Look to Europe for Next Phase of BC’s Carbon Tax
When it comes to good urban planning, transportation and taking action on climate change, Europe has a lot to teach us. BC took important baby…
Fix carbon tax by ending corporate tax breaks, using revenues for climate action and new tax credit: study
(Vancouver) A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Sierra Club BC calls on the provincial government to scale up BC’s carbon…
Fair and Effective Carbon Pricing
Lessons from BC Attachments Fair and Effective Carbon Pricing: Lessons from BC — SUMMARY
Fix carbon tax by ending corporate tax breaks, using revenues for climate action and new tax credit: study
(Vancouver) A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Sierra Club BC calls on the provincial government to scale up BC’s carbon…
Myths and Facts About the Minimum Wage in BC
Behind the Numbers Download 397.68 KB4 pages Iglika Ivanova sets out a compelling argument for raising the minimum wage — in just four-pages of clear,…
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