[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - October 30, 2015
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EU-Canada CETA trade deal is a back door for US to sue EU - even if TTIP fails
There's been a big fuss about the 'ISDS' clauses in the TTIP trade deal that would allow US corporations to sue the EU and its member states for 'lost profits', writes Maude Barlow. But ISDS is already in CETA, the already negotiated EU-Canada trade deal -... and nothing would be easier than for US companies to use it as their 'back door'. We must make sure CETA is rejected at its final hurdle.
Council of Canadians demands real change from the Trudeau government
We stated the morning after the Oct. 19 federal election that we were prepared to push the new Liberal government on key campaign areas. Over the past ten days we have begun to do just that...
Ontario to decide in mid-November on Nestle water-testing permit in Elora
The fight in Elora, Ontario against Nestle Waters is now getting national media attention.
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to decide on Pacific Northwest LNG project in early 2016
The Council of Canadians is opposed to the Pacific Northwest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project being proposed by the Malaysian-based consortium Petronas.
Saint John chapter collects Bay of Fundy water for plea to Trudeau government
The Council of Canadians Saint John chapter has collected water from the Bay of Fundy to send to Justin Trudeau as a gift so that he keeps in mind the consequences of the proposed Energy East pipeline.
Council of Canadians connects with Windermere Secondary School in Vancouver
Vancouver-based Council of Canadians organizer AJ Klein attended a 'Leadership Info Night' at Windermere Secondary School last night.
The right to water in the struggle against neo-liberalism
Blue Planet Project campaigner Meera Karunananthan
writes, "On August 2, United Nations member states signed off on the Post-2015 Development Agenda — a document two years in the making that will determine the shape of international development for the next fifteen. The agenda is comprised of seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), launched in 2000 with the goal of eradicating world poverty."
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PETITION: Reject the TPP
PÉTITION : Rejeter le PTP
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