[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - March 26, 2015
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- Published on Thursday, 26 March 2015 13:15
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Council of Canadians supports bill against fracking in Ontario
The Council of Canadians supports legislation that would ban or place a moratorium on fracking at both the federal and provincial level.
Vancouver-Burnaby chapter activist seeks Supreme Court hearing on Trans Mountain pipeline
The Globe and Mail reports, "An environmental... organization and a group of concerned citizens are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear a complaint that the National Energy Board is violating their rights to free speech. ForestEthics Advocacy Association, and several individuals who live near the route of Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, say the NEB is acting unfairly in limiting who can speak at the public hearings and in restricting the topics to be discussed."
Game-changers campaign at Ryerson University
The Council of Canadians Game-changers campaign was at Ryerson University in Toronto earlier this week.
Fredericton chapter protests forestry deal that lacks Indigenous consultation
The Council of Canadians Fredericton chapter joined with the Peace & Friendship Alliance last night to protest outside the combined annual general meetings of several governing provincial Liberal party riding associations.
Op-Ed:
The human right to water: Salvadoran NGOs and a global campaign, The Guardian
Upcoming:
National Day of Action for a New Health Accord on March 31
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