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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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No change of course means painful and unnecessary cuts continue
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In spite of superficial changes, the 2003 BC Budget moves ahead with the government’s plan of deep…
Olympic Costs & Benefits
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Download 282.37 KB31 pages
Olympics cannot be justified on economic grounds
(Vancouver) Hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics cannot be justified on economic grounds alone. That is one of the key findings of Olympic Costs and Benefits: A…
BC Solutions Budget 2003
Download 253.1 KB25 pages Read the news releases here and here. Attachments Summary: BC Solutions Budget 2003
Time to rethink BC’s budget plan
Tuesday is BC Budget day. As the province stares down the largest deficit in its history, and braces for two more years of painful spending…
Olympic trade-offs
Proponents of the 2010 Winter Olympics claim that the Games will provide major economic benefits to British Columbians-so much so that the economic returns would…
No change of course in BC Budget means painful and unnecessary cuts continue
Many British Columbians were hoping that Tuesday’s provincial budget would bring a compassionate re-think of the government’s fiscal plan. Unfortunately, the pain and upheaval of…
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A Canadian action plan for Kyoto
The federal government’s projected budget surplus of $8 billion for the current fiscal year should be rolled into an innovative Kyoto Investment and Transition Fund…
Health Care Restructuring in BC
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CCPA researchers evaluate BC’s health care restructuring
(Vancouver) The CCPA has published a policy brief called “Health care restructuring in BC.” It considers the implications of the provincial government’s plan for health…
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