[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - November 13, 2015
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- Published on Friday, 13 November 2015 13:30
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TAKE ACTION: Protect the Great Lakes from Nestlé
The Ontario Environmental Registry is accepting public comments on Nestlé’s application until
Sunday, November 15. This is your chance to tell the Ontario government you want to protect the Great Lakes from Nestlé!
Globe and Mail calls for parliamentary review of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Council of Canadians has called for a... full public review of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) 'free trade' deal. Today, we have an unusual (nominal) ally in that demand – The Globe and Mail.
WHO director-general criticizes the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The World Health Organization director-general has criticized the Trans-Pacific Partnership for its impact on drug costs.
Barlow challenges CETA in Barcelona
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow is in Barcelona, Spain highlighting our opposition to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the United States-European Union Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)/ Investment Court System (ICS) provisions.
Energy East would mean more dangerous VOCs released in Saint John
The Council of Canadians is opposed to the Energy East pipeline project, which includes the construction of an Irving Oil tank farm and export terminal in Saint John. The massive oil storage tank farm would be capable of holding 7.8 million barrels of bitumen and the new deep water marine terminal on the Bay of Fundy would be capable of loading about 115 supertankers a year.
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Send your letter now! Let’s have real public consultations on the TPP
Join the Global Frackdown!
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