[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - January 19, 2016
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 January 2016 14:30
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Prime Minister Trudeau it is time for federal leadership and real action on health care This week the provincial health ministers will meet with their federal counterpart - from January 20th-21st in Vancouver - to discuss the future of public health care in Canada.
Barlow responds to Globe and Mail columnist's support for... TransCanada's NAFTA challenge
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow has challenged Globe and Mail columnist Barrie McKenna's support for the TransCanada NAFTA challenge against US President Barack Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.The Risk of Alton Gas Storage is Unacceptable
Yesterday Chief Rufus Copage of Sipekne’katik First Nation sent a letter to Premier Stephen McNeil notifying him of the upcoming community referendum on the controversial Alton Natural Gas Storage Project.
Obama declares state of emergency in Flint water crisis; Barlow expresses solidarity
On Saturday, President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in the city of Flint’s ongoing water crisis.Trans-Plutocratic Partnership Part 1
If you’re running for election these days, it’s all the rage to talk about income inequality -- from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledged tax hikes on the richest one per cent, to U.S. presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton wanting the rich to pay their fair share, to U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s admiration of Marx.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Council of Canadians to health ministers: Prioritize and protect medicare
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