[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - February 17, 2015
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RCMP sees "anti-petroleum" movement as a threat
In response to the news about an RCMP document obtained by Greenpeace Canada, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow has tweeted:
‘Anti-petroleum’ movement a growing security threat to Canada - RCMP Dissent is a right! http://t.co/BXysWIlLfB
Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter protests the indefinite detention of migrants
The Council of Canadians Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter joined with Youth 4 Global... Change and the End Immigration Detention Network Youth Committee yesterday to rally against the indefinite detention of migrants at a maximum security prison in Lindsay.
'Free trade' deals a threat to health care for all
Various so-called 'free trade' agreements are taking aim at the advancement of health care for all.
WIN! Board rules Husky Oil application must undergo an environmental assessment
Last month, the Council of Canadians Northwest Territories chapter wrote to the Wek’eezhii Land and Water Board to ask it not to grant a five-year land use permit to Husky Oil to carry out exploratory drilling for silica in the Chedabucto Lake area on the North Arm of Great Slave Lake.
Breaking the Silence links violence in Guatemala and the need for a MMIW inquiry
The Council of Canadians North Shore chapter has sent out an appeal to their supporters asking them to take action to back a national inquiry on murdered and missing Indigenous women.
Thousands march for a national inquiry on murdered and missing Indigenous women
People across the country took to the streets on Saturday to call for a national inquiry on murdered and missing Indigenous women.
U.S. fracked oil to flow to Energy East pipeline in Moosomin, Saksatchewan
TransCanada wants to build a pipeline to move oil from North Dakota to Saskatchewan that would then flow into the Energy East pipeline.
St. John's chapter calls for inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women
The Council of Canadians St. John's chapter supports the call for a national inquiry on murdered and missing Indigenous women.
Winnipeg chapter tweets CETA-themed Valentine's Day wishes to NDP leadership candidates
The Council of Canadians Winnipeg chapter is asking the three candidates who are seeking to lead the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP) and in turn the Government of Manitoba to oppose the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and its investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision.
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