Worried about Infrastructure Costs? Then End the Apartment Ban
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by Alex Hemingway
3w ago
Takeaways:  Opponents of building more homes in British Columbia, and especially denser, lower-cost options like apartments, often wield the argument that their communities lack the infrastructure—from sewers to schools, power lines to hospitals—to service so many new residents. And while it’s true that decades of infrastructure underinvestment have left a backlog of needed upgrades and... View Article ..read more
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Writing from our researchers this year
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by CCPA
1M ago
Senior economist Marc Lee researched what a more-equitable public transit system would mean for BC communities, an issue that will continue as BC’s new government begins work in 2026.... View Article ..read more
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Writing from our researchers this year
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by CCPA
1M ago
Climate change, the impact of fossil fuels and the role of BC’s oil and gas industry were much-read analyzes this year. Here are some key articles.... View Article ..read more
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Writing from our researchers this year
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by CCPA
1M ago
Precarious work, and the impacts of precarity on the lives of British Columbians and temporary foreign workers, is the focus of the Understanding Precarity project co-directed by CCPA-BC and was addressed by a number of researchers. Here are some highlights.... View Article ..read more
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Writing from our researchers this year
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by CCPA
1M ago
Issues around poverty, the cost of living and affordability were also examined by our researchers. Here are some highlights.... View Article ..read more
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Writing from our researchers this year
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by CCPA
1M ago
Housing—in particular a lack of affordable housing throughout BC—was a major concern for British Columbians this year and no doubt will continue in 2025. Our researchers wrote extensively on this issue. Here are some highlights.... View Article ..read more
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BC Child Poverty Rate Climbs as Income Inequality Grows
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by Adrienne Montani
2M ago
Thirty-five years after Canada’s parliament promised to end child poverty it still hasn’t happened. In 1989, a unanimous all-party House of Commons resolution was passed vowing to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. Yet child poverty in British Columbia and across the country is on the rise again. The evidence of the... View Article ..read more
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Reading the policy tea leaves: What BC’s new cabinet appointments tell us about the government’s priorities
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by Marc Lee
2M ago
In the absence of mandate letters, let’s take a look at what the new cabinet picks and the reorganization of some key ministries tell us, in light of NDP and Green election promises.... View Article ..read more
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How BC’s oil and gas industry sidestepped carbon pricing
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by Marc Lee
2M ago
When BC first introduced a carbon tax in 2008 the point was to apply it to all emissions causing climate change, but start at a low rate and increase it over time. Yet, as the carbon tax has increased for households at the gas pump and to heat homes, large industrial players—including the oil and... View Article ..read more
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Soaring cost of living—especially for housing—causes living wages to increase across BC
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by Iglika Ivanova
2M ago
The 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver has risen to $27.05 per hour, a 5.3% increase from last year. This significant increase highlights the region’s deepening affordability crisis fuelled by sky-high housing costs. Living wages are also going up across the province as our new report shows. While inflation has eased from record highs, essential... View Article ..read more
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