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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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BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2019 Download 2.99 MB12 pages In this issue: Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in BC Happy retirement, Dianne Novlan!…
CEO pay still near historic levels at 197 times more than the average worker
New gender analysis suggests executive bonus pay has little to do with ‘merit’ READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs netted 197…
Labour’s voices largely absent from news coverage of pipeline controversies: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER—A new study finds that BC’s news media frequently reinforce the assumption that there is an inevitable trade-off between environmental…
Where is labour’s voice in coverage of pipeline controversies?
The news media play a strong role in shaping how many Canadians understand issues like climate change—and the tensions between the fossil fuel industry and…
Jobs vs the Environment?
Mainstream and alternative media coverage of pipeline controversies Download 3.49 MB44 pages Much of the argument advanced in support of expanding Canada’s fossil fuel production centres…
Image: Whose voices are missing from pipeline debates?
“Fossil fuel proponents often claim their support for the industry is connected to the needs and interests of energy workers—and our news media repeat and…
Desmond Cole: Are we there yet? The struggle for racial equity in Canada
2018 Annual Fundraising Gala for the CCPA-BC Office Video: Keynote speech from Desmond Cole Tweets from the event: CCPA-BC Gala 2018 – Curated tweets by…
True reconciliation in BC requires implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
In the span of a decade, we have moved from the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples being largely absent from political and…
True, Lasting Reconciliation
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia law, policy and practices Download 1.04 MB28 pages Implementation of the…
How the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can be implemented in BC law, policy and practices — new report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Coast Salish Territories/ Vancouver) A report released today outlines for the first time what implementation of the United…
Boom, Bust and Consolidation
Corporate restructuring in the Alberta oil sands Download 1.78 MB34 pages This report analyzes the economics of the five largest bitumen-extractive corporations in Canada, examining…
Oil sands ‘Big Five’ making billions despite oil price crash and pipeline delays, new report shows
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT EDMONTON – As debate continues to rage over pipelines and the current price differential for Alberta’s oil, a…
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