ACTIVlist Update - March 18, 2016
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Council of Canadians joins with allies to demand Trudeau respond to violence in Honduras
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The Council of Canadians has joined with MiningWatch Canada, Rights Action and numerous other organizations in sending a letter to the Canadian government following the murders of land defenders Berta Cáceres and Nelson Garcia, ongoing threats against the Council of Indigenous and Popular Organizations of Honduras, and the precarious situation of Mexican activist Gustavo Castro, who witnessed Berta's murder.
St. John's chapter concerned by secret federal-provincial talks on CETA and the fisheries
The Council of Canadians St. John's chapter is concerned its provincial government is willing to support the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and trade away its constitutional right to minimum processing requirements in exchange for a short-term cash infusion from the federal government.
Delta-Richmond chapter wants farmland protected against industrial development
The Council of Canadians Delta-Richmond chapter is concerned about the impact of industrial development on local farmland.
Peterborough chapter opposes sale of city-owned electricity distribution utility
The Council of Canadians Peterborough chapter is against the proposed sale of Peterborough Distribution Inc. (PDI), the city-owned utility that distributes electricity in Peterborough, Lakefield and Norwood, to the provincial electricity transmission and distribution utility Hydro One.
Council of Canadians says federal government's "consultation" on the TPP is "a smoke screen"
The Council of Canadians says the federal government's provides little advance notice about its 'consultations' on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and that undermines the public's ability to participate in them.
Falcon and Shoal Lake residents talk Energy East
Following a successful townhall in Winnipeg last night attended by over 200 residents, Maude Barlow, Brigette DePape and I traveled to Falcon beach today.
Council of Canadians joins call for environmental review of Massey Bridge proposal
The Council of Canadians has joined with allies to call on the federal government launch an environmental review of the proposed Massey Bridge in Metro Vancouver and to withhold federal infrastructure funding from the project.
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