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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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Investment strategy needed for BC’s resource sector
New CCPA report proposes an inventory of investment policy alternatives to reinvigorate the resource sector and stabilize resource communities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer 2001, Volume 4, Number 3 Download 146.29 KB4 pages Inside this issue: The Great BC Tax Cut Giveaway An Investment Strategy for BC’s Resource…
NAFTA Investor Rights Plus
An Analysis of the Draft Investment Chapter of the FTAA Download 121.45 KB
The FTAA after Quebec
What happened? What’s next? Download 85.16 KB
New CCPA study finds BC has the advantage over Washington State
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report released today by the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds…
In Search of the Good Life
‘Competitiveness’ and Well-Being in British Columbia and Washington State Download 355.11 KB25 pages
BC government’s tax cuts give biggest benefit to top 10%
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the tax cuts announced today by BC’s new government are a shocking surprise. “During the election campaign,…
Old Policies in Liberal “New Era” Labour Platform
A Backgrounder on the BC Liberals’ Proposed Labour Policy Changes Download 26.48 KB
British Columbia and Washington State
How do we compare? British Columbians frequently hear Washington State (WA) held up as an example to follow. We are told we must lower taxes…
The depressed mining industry
Problems go beyond BC’s borders In recent reports, the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) correctly points out that investment in mineral exploration is down…
Are We All Capitalists Now?
The Distribution of Wealth in Canada Download 44.71 KB
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