ACTIVlist Update - April 22, 2016
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Chapter activist Libby Carlaw recognized as Citizen of the Year
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Our very own Centre Wellington chapter member Libby Carlaw has received an award of great distinction – “Citizen of the Year” for the township located 100 km west of Toronto.
The 15th anniversary of the Summit of the Americas
Fifteen years ago - on April 20-21, 2001 - massive popular protests were waged against the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)... at the Summit of the Americas meeting in Quebec City. More than 100 Council of Canadians chapter activists, 16 staff and 8 Board members were there to oppose the FTAA.
United Nations agreement should include provision protecting climate measures from ISDS challenges
The Council of Canadians is calling again on world leaders to support a provision in United Nations climate agreements that would prohibit investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) challenges by corporations against government measures that address the climate change crisis.
Truth spills out of closed-door Fredericton Council meeting concerning Energy East Letter
It's another bad week for TransCanada in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
St. John's chapter protests provincial austerity budget
The Council of Canadians St. John's chapter protested against austerity at a 'SOS NL: Take Back the Rock!' protest yesterday.
British Columbia and Alberta negotiating Site C dam-TransMountain pipeline deal
Could the Site C dam become a critical part of the strategy to get the TransMountain and Northern Gateway tar sands pipelines built?
Winnipeg activists protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Council of Canadians activists in Winnipeg presented arguments against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to the House of Commons standing committee on international trade, while also protesting outside the hearing today.