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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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Charting A Course
The Cruise Industry, the Government of Canada, and Purposeful Development Download 239.86 KB45 pages
Cruise ship industry not a panacea for port cities
Study says industry growth will slow, governments should be realistic about economic expectations (Halifax) A report released by the CCPA today finds that Canadian ports…
Greenhouses and fish farms
The province undermines local control What do greenhouses in Delta and fish farms on the coast have in common? In both cases, the provincial government…
Canada and developing nations should resist competition policy rules at Cancun WTO Ministerial
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA–A new study warns that a WTO agreement on competition policy could have a number of negative consequences. It recommends…
Competition Policy in the WTO and FTAA
A Trojan Horse for International Trade Negotiations? Download 415.2 KB33 pages
The (Real) Bottom Line: Taxes
Issue #1 Attachments The (real) Bottom Line: Taxes
Canada’s newspapers get failing grade for coverage of new prescription drugs
It’s hard to miss the explosion of media stories regarding miraculous new pharmaceuticals. But given that medicine can both help and harm, how reliable is…
Tuition hikes a lose-lose proposition
For the second year in a row, tuition fees for university education are rising faster in British Columbia than anywhere else in Canada, with an…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer/Fall 2003, Volume 6, Number 3 Download 146.16 KB4 pages Inside this issue: Waiting for a Miracle – BC Economic and Fiscal Update Managing the…
Expansion of industrial salmon farming likely to produce few or no new jobs in BC, new economic study shows
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Vancouver–A new economic study shows that industrial salmon aquaculture will deliver no or few new jobs in BC,…
Fishy Business
The Economics of Salmon Farming in BC Download 776.64 KB43 pages
ICBC move to discriminatory rates first step in dismantling of public auto insurance
(Vancouver) The announcement earlier this week by the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) that it intends to increase optional insurance premiums for young and old…
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