[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - January 4, 2016
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Barlow's new year's resolutions for 2016
Maude Barlow's twelve New Year's resolutions for 2016.
100% renewable by 2050 is doable
If you said, one year ago, that being 100% renewable by 2050 was possible, chances are you’d be laughed out of the room. Let’s remember, it wasn't long ago that star NDP candidate Linda McQuaig... was raked over the coals for suggesting, “a lot of the oilsands oil may have to stay in the ground” for Canada to meet its climate change targets.
What will Trudeau (un)do to protect freshwater in Canada?
In March 2015, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow released a report – Blue Betrayal: The Harper government's assault on Canada's freshwater – that examined then-prime minister Stephen Harper's record on freshwater protection.
Land defenders at protest camp to stop Site C dam
Solidarity with Treaty 8 members and allies who have set up a protest camp at Rocky Mountain Fort on the Peace River to oppose the Site C dam.
UN says inequalities in accessing the rights to water and sanitation should be eliminated
In her Dec. 2015 report assessing progress on implementing the human rights to water and sanitation, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow highlighted that members of First Nations in Canada are 90 per cent more likely not to have running water and sanitation in their homes than other people in Canada.
Resolute Forest launches NAFTA challenge over Nova Scotia paper mill
Resolute Forest (formerly known as AbitibiBowater) is launching its second NAFTA Chapter 11 challenge within five years against Canada.
Bennett confirms Trudeau's commitment to drinking water for First Nations
Indigenous Affairs minister Carolyn Bennett has reaffirmed that the Trudeau government intends to make good on its promise to ensure safe drinking water to all First Nations within five years.
Trudeau to maintain Harper's tax cut to spur LNG export terminals
On Feb. 19, the Harper government announced a substantial tax cut – estimated to be about $50 million over five years, but increasing through to 2024 – to help spur the development of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry in British Columbia.
Will COP21 be used to promote nuclear power, uranium mining?
The nuclear industry will likely be using the Paris climate agreement to advocate for more nuclear power as a solution to the climate crisis.
Trudeau offers an e-mail address to hear from you on the TPP
On Oct. 5, during this past federal election, Justin Trudeau issued a statement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) promising, "If the Liberal Party of Canada earns the honour of forming a government after October 19th, we will hold a full and open public debate in Parliament to ensure Canadians are consulted on this historic trade agreement."
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