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Homelessness-Moving toward real solutions
This week, as we think about homelessness in our communities, let us commit ourselves to solutions. Real solutions. Beyond the spontaneous generosity…
Three Cheers for the Fraser Institute!
At times, the Fraser Institute produces such helpful material. I hope they make their well-heeled funders, such as the multi billionaire Koch brothers,…
The Path to Better Child Care in Ontario
Download 2.9 MB8 pages This primer on child care in Ontario, co-authored by child care expert Martha Friendly and CCPA Ontario Director…
Big Oil’s Pandora Box
Disastrous spills keep bursting from overstressed pipelines It’s always pathetic to watch otherwise intelligent people being played like a violin by the…
Capitalism is the Crisis (Part II)
Corruption, corporate power, inequality must all be curbed India’s poor rural majority has benefited little from the country’s economic boom, and in…
Arctic mega mining — a better future for Baffin Island?
A huge iron ore development at Mary River on northern Baffin Island is about to change an ancient landscape. Baffinland Mary River…
BC’s focus on liquefied natural gas makes no sense for climate or economy
In 2009, British Gas, a leader in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, submitted a voluminous environmental assessment report for a…
Better seniors care a solution to overcrowded hospitals and surgery wait times
A recent landmark investigation by BC’s Ombudsperson highlighted the serious problems seniors experience in accessing affordable high-quality home and community-based services (such…
Continued reductions in access to seniors care lead to hospital overcrowding, longer wait times: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) BC seniors face continued reductions in access to key home and community care services,…
800,000 Years
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held its 35th session recently in Geneva, on the northern shore of Lac Leman. Across…
Subsidizing dirty industries with expensive clean electricity is a recipe for major rate hikes
Premier Clark’s recent decision to cap the BC Hydro rate increases next year may have ratepayers breathing a sigh of relief. But…
Clean electricity, conservation and a zero-carbon future
Today we released a new Climate Justice Project report, Clean Electricity, Conservation and Climate Justice in BC: Meeting our energy needs in a zero-carbon…