ACTIVlist Update - February 16, 2016
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NAFTA tribunal begins hearing on wind power in freshwater
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A panel of arbitrators has begun its hearing into a US-based corporation's USD$568 million NAFTA claim against Canada.
How Big Pharma markets its profitable drugs
Simply put, Big Pharma markets its drugs through doctors.
Globe & Mail columnist calls for scrapping ISDS to save CETA
The Globe and Mail's national business correspondent Barrie McKenna has a solution to getting the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement... (CETA) through the European Parliament – drop the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision.
Montreal chapter at 7th annual Memorial March for Missing Murdered Women and Girls
The Council of Canadians Montreal chapter participated in the 7th annual Memorial March for Missing Murdered Women and Girls on Sunday.
Barlow addresses Right2Change conference in Dublin
Just two weeks before the Feb. 26 Irish election, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow addressed the Right2Change 'alternatives to austerity' conference in Dublin yesterday.
Council of Canadians supports public forum opposed to Woodfibre LNG terminal
The Council of Canadians supported a My Sea to Sky-organized LNG: Debunking the Myths public forum on Feb. 11 in West Vancouver.
Scotiabank CEO says federal infrastructure funds should be spent on Energy East pipeline
The Council of Canadians is calling for federal infrastructure funds to be spent on sustainable energy projects and water infrastructure, but a top banker says the money should be used to support the $15.7 billion Energy East pipeline.
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