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Change in federal policy lowers living wage for first time despite rising costs
(Vancouver) A report released today finds that the wage needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver is $20.64 per hour.…
Reducing Surgical Wait Times
The Case for Public Innovation and Provincial Leadership Download 1.16 MB56 pages BC’s surgical wait times are among the longest in the country. The provincial…
Time to rethink BC’s surgical wait time strategy
Have you had to wait months for surgical consultation, let alone the surgery itself? If so, you’re not alone. British Columbians are waiting an unacceptable…
Infographic: Private surgeries in BC
The BC Minister of Health needs to go on record: Will the government go ahead with plans to allow private clinics to perform major surgeries…
Increasing private surgeries won’t solve BC’s waitlist problems: study
(Vancouver) A new study lays out detailed recommendations for tackling the province’s growing surgical wait times – now among the longest in Canada – and…
BC Commentary: A review of provincial social, economic and environmental trends
Spring 2016, Volume 19, Number 2 Download 1.39 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Time to do away with MSP, by Iglika Ivanova Yes, let’s lower…
What the new federal budget means for BC
At first glance, BC appears somewhat isolated from the economic challenges the rest of Canada is facing but there are a number of worrying signs. Nearly half of British…
Rising hydro bills pushing mills to burn fossil fuel
Premier Christy Clark’s vow to push work at the $9-billion Site C dam “past the point of no return” may be music to the ears…
Fact Sheet: BC Tax Facts
This two-page fact sheet makes the case for tax reform, highlighting the negative consequences of low taxes and showing how taxes can be raised without…
Don’t believe the hype on BC’s carbon tax
The other day, I saw two new examples of breathless praise for BC’s carbon tax, and how it has been wonderful for the province economically…
Reducing poverty and carbon emissions: lessons from Manitoba
I often get asked about alternatives to our fossil-fuelled status quo. In recent years, there have been many new projects that point to the way forward,…
Petronas’ Pacific NorthWest LNG: Profile of a Carbon Bomb
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