[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - February 23, 2015
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Media Release:
Fair Elections Act Legal Case Could Call Into Question The Validity Of Upcoming Election /
La contestation de la Loi sur l’intégrité des élections pourrait remettre en question la validité des résultats des prochaines élections
Media
Advisory:
Harper's Europe-Canada Free Trade Agreement Faces Another Hurdle
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WIN! Transit Police terminate agreement with Canada Border Services Agency
The Council of Canadians extends its solidarity and congratulations to the Transportation not Deportation campaign.
Energy East could leak 16,400 barrels per day for two weeks without detection
The McGill Daily
reports, "An independent study commissioned by the D’Autray Regional County Municipality (MRC) has found that the environmental impacts of the Energy East pipeline are far more significant than initially portrayed by TransCanada.
Saint John chapter show residents how to apply to the NEB Energy East review
Red Head, New Brunswick is ground zero for the proposed Energy East pipeline. This community lies just east of Saint John and boasts a series of beautiful, scallop-shaped coves along the Bay of Fundy. This pristine backdrop is the final destination for the 4400-km export pipeline from Alberta tar sands, where it will be delivered to a proposed 18-tank storage facility ("tank farm"), and a marine terminal for oil supertankers.
Germany's economy minister proposes revisions to CETA
German minister of the economy Sigmar Gabriel is proposing a major revision to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), notably its investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism.
More than 1.5 million Europeans don't want CETA ratified
The Council of Canadians congratulates our European allies for collecting 1.5 million signatures of Europeans who want "the institutions of the European Union and its member states to stop the negotiations with the USA on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and not to ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada."
Council of Canadians supports the Act on Climate march, April 11 in Quebec City
The Council of Canadians supports the Act on Climate march being organized for Saturday, April 11 in Quebec City.
Kelowna chapter opposes Bill 18
The Council of Canadians Kelowna chapter opposes Bill 18, the British Columbia government's so-called Water Sustainability Act.
Council of Canadians opposes approval of GMO apples in Canada
Two types of apples – genetically modified by Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. of Summerland, BC to not turn brown after they've been sliced or bruised – were recently approved by the US Agricultural Department.
Thousands march in Ireland against water meters and for the release of water warriors
The Blue Planet Project stands in solidarity with the water justice movement in Ireland.
Council of Canadians supports South Portland ban on tar sands from their harbour
The Council of Canadians expresses solidarity with Protect South Portland, the Conservation Law Foundation and others who are seeking to uphold the municipal Clear Skies ordinance that bans Canadian tar sands bitumen from their harbour.
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