In the BC election, significant tax cuts were put on the table by both the BC Conservatives and BC NDP in their policy ...

Affordability has long been a concern for residents of Metro Vancouver—a region notorious for stratospheric housing costs—but with inflation shooting up to a 40-year high this year, the cost of living ...

In less than a week British Columbians will decide what the future will look like with their decision for the province’s next election. In the past few weeks, our researchers have published articles ...

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Twenty-three years ago, BC launched into neoliberal restructuring to cut taxes and downsize the public sector. Today, the election debate is dominated by competing tax cut proposals that risk eroding ...

As British Columbia gears up for the provincial election, many voters feel anxious about their finances, caught in a double whammy of a slower economy and a prolonged affordability crisis. Instead of ...

Policy Note delivers timely, progressive commentary on issues that affect British Columbians, including the economy, poverty, inequality, climate change, provincial budgets, taxes, public services, ...

The CCPA–BC has been debunking the economic arguments for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) proposal for years, and taking a critical look at the reasons for its approval despite the ...

In November 2023, the BC Ministry of Labour announced new employment standards that claim to “bring fairness” to the estimated 40,000 ride-hail and food-delivery workers in BC. The move comes after a ...

The CCPA-BC is located on unceded Coast Salish territory, including the lands belonging to the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and ...

We deliver timely, progressive commentary on issues that affect British Columbians, including the economy, poverty, inequality, climate change, provincial budgets, taxes, public services, employment ...