British Columbia
The CCPA investigates key challenges facing our province through independent research, analysis and expertise.
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Can the federal Build Canada Homes program finally crack the nut of housing affordability?
While housing took a backseat to the Trump trade war in the 2025 federal election, the Liberal platform included some important new plans to boost…
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Painting itself into a corner: LNG and the climate-affordability trade-off in B.C.
The B.C. government has painted itself into a corner by claiming to be climate action leaders while at the same time encouraging increased gas production for export
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Building better
Community benefits agreements are a creative and effective way to build a better construction workforce
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CCPA BC Updates-
About that deficit: How much fiscal capacity does the federal government have?
In the absence of costed election platforms, political promises need to be scrutinized carefully for an “impossible trinity.” That is, the federal government can only…
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A eulogy for carbon pricing–and what comes next
Canada’s bold experiment with carbon pricing is over, pulled by new Prime Minister Mark Carney to remove a controversial wedge issue before the coming federal…
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Painting itself into a corner: LNG and the climate-affordability trade-off in B.C.
The B.C. government has painted itself into a corner by claiming to be climate action leaders while at the same time encouraging increased gas production for export
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Building better
Community benefits agreements are a creative and effective way to build a better construction workforce
British Columbia Projects
A message from Nora Loreto, CCPA Board Chair, and Jason MacLean, Secretary-Treasurer, on the closure of the B.C. office of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Read the full statement here