ACTIVlist Update - February 1, 2016
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FDA bans the import of GM fish until labelling laws in place, a process that could take years
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert banning the import of genetically modified (GM) salmon just months after approving it safe to eat.
Guelph chapter meets with Liberal MP on CETA, the TPP and C-51
The Council of Canadians Guelph chapter and the Guelph Wellington Social Justice Committee recently met with Guelph Liberal Member... of Parliament Lloyd Longfield about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and C-51, the Harper government's anti-terrorism legislation.
Would you trust a large resource company that refuses to answer questions in public?
The long tally sheet of rejections just got even longer after TransCanada refused three more opportunities here in New Brunswick to answer questions in public about Energy East...
Big Pharma seeks even greater profits from longer patents in CETA and the TPP
The Swiss-based transnational Novartis International AG is the world's largest pharmaceutical corporation in terms of sales.
Montreal chapter to hold public forum on Indigenous rights
The Council of Canadians Montreal chapter will be hosting a public forum with Suzanne Simatos, an educator and spiritual animator with the Lester B. Pearson School Board in Pointe Claire, Quebec.
NWT chapter told "our government supports free trade"
On Dec. 30, 2015, Council of Canadians Northwest Territories chapter activist Lois Little wrote Global Affairs Canada to express her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Delta-Richmond chapter protests proposed 10-lane bridge, questions federal infrastructure priorities
The Council of Canadians Delta-Richmond chapter protested against the 'George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project' on Jan. 27 outside an open house in Ladner hosted by the British Columbia government, which is backing the bridge proposal.
Windsor-Essex chapter letter prompts warning from MP to Michigan about Marathon oil refinery
On Jan. 15, Windsor-Essex chapter activist Randy Emerson contacted Brian Masse, the Member of Parliament for Windsor West.
Kamloops chapter screens 'This Changes Everything'
The Council of Canadians Kamloops chapter screened 'This Changes Everything' on Jan. 27 to an audience of about 150 people.
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