ACTIVlist Update - March 29, 2016

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Residents start countdown on City of Edmundston's promise to protect its drinking water from Energy East
It's about leadership. It's about duty. And it's about the upcoming municipal election.

TPP Consultations: Now you see them, now you don't!
On the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), International Trade minister Chrystia Freeland has claimed to be in “listening mode."

PEI chapter to rally against the TPP
The Council of Canadians PEI chapter will be rallying against the... Trans-Pacific Partnership on March 31.

What the right "gets" about free trade
For Canadians, the American presidential primaries always promise great entertainment value.

Liberal health care funding increase falls below 3 per cent
What's happening with the Liberal promise for a new Health Accord?

Secwepemc Elder William Jones 'Wolverine' Ignace
The Council of Canadians mourns the passing of Secwepemc Elder William Jones 'Wolverine' Ignace.

Council of Canadians says TFWP needs comprehensive reform
The Council of Canadians has joined with the Coalition for Migrant Worker Rights Canada and more than 50 organizations in a letter that says a planned federal review of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program must be based on the principles of human rights and dignity, lead to comprehensive reforms, and correct historical exclusions faced by migrant workers.

Council of Canadians supports Black Lives Matter tent city in Toronto
The Council of Canadians supports the Black Lives Matter movement.

Federal infrastructure minister open to funds for ten-lane Massey Bridge
The Trudeau government seems open to using federal infrastructure funds for projects that increase carbon emissions.

Are large projects like Energy East putting drinking water protection on the chopping block in New Brunswick?
It was a classic case of, “If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.”

Communities take action from coast to coast on World Water Day
What an incredible World Water Day this year! Over 30 Council of Canadians chapters organized events and actions in communities from coast to coast.



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