ACTIVlist Update - May 3, 2019
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Ontario: Don’t let Doug Ford cut your health care
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You’ve likely heard that Doug Ford has tabled his first budget bill. In it, his PC party proposes deep cuts to important government services that will undermine support for the most vulnerable people in Ontario.
Council member challenges Inverness County Council’s support for Northern Pulp
Last month, Inverness County Council sent a letter to Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil urging his government... to accept Northern Pulp's request for a one-year extension to construct a new effluent treatment facility for its mill in order to preserve jobs. Council of Canadians activist and board member (and Inverness County resident) Paul Strome believes the environment and Indigenous rights should take precedence.
Living Well in a Low Carbon World
Like the Green New Deal, Extinction Rebellion, Sunrise Movement, and many other climate actions and movements, the Council of Canadians is committed to a just transition away from those factors driving climate breakdown. North of 60 is warming three times faster than the global average.
Chapters This Week
#CouncilChapters help put campaigns and social and economic justice issues in the spotlight in communities across the country. Chapter activists continue to be busy protecting public health care and water, challenging unfair trade deals, calling for urgent and immediate action on climate change, and to standing up for democracy. Here are just a few examples of their recent actions...
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