ACTIVlist Update - May 16, 2016
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Who is behind Canada's opioid epidemic?
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The recent opioid epidemic destroying lives across Canada and the US serves as the clearest example of the influence of big pharma has physician prescribing habits. This epidemic serves as a heartbreaking reminder of what occurs when our government allows big pharma to undemocratically influence our policies.
43 people arrested for blocking tar sands refinery on Lake Michigan
The Council of Canadians expresses its solidarity with the... 43 people arrested yesterday for blocking the BP Whiting refinery in Whiting, Indiana on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Paddling on Dow's Lake against the Energy East pipeline
Today I took part in a #BreakFree climate action on Dow's Lake in Ottawa.
97th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike
The strike, which lasted for forty days, took place between May 15 and June 25, 1919.
Slovenia rejects Investment Court System provision in CETA
The Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reports that Minister of Economic Development and Technology Zdravko Počivalšek rejects the inclusion of the Investment Court System (ICS) in CETA.
Vancouver-Burnaby & Delta-Richmond chapters at #BreakFree climate action
The Council of Canadians participated in the 'Break Free from Fossil Fuels' land and water action in Burnaby today.
Peterborough chapter builds awareness about the TPP at farmers' market
The Council of Canadians Peterborough chapter set up an information table at their local farmers' market today to build awareness about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Three German states could vote against the ratification of CETA
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow and Green Party leader Elizabeth May have written German Greens about the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Bulgaria says it will not ratify CETA
Bulgaria is the latest country to say it will not ratify the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Council of Canadians joins with allies to protest the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Toronto
The occasion was a 1-day hearing being held at the Ritz-Carlton luxury hotel in Toronto by the House of Commons standing committee on international trade into the 12-country 'free trade' deal.
Regina chapter in solidarity with Colonialism No More camp
The Council of Canadians Regina chapter is asking its supporters to help the Colonialism No More - Solidarity Camp which is set up in front of the INAC (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada) office in Regina (Treaty 4 territory).
Bad medicine pt. 5
Trade and health isn’t a simply subject. The downstream results are not always as apparent as they should be and are often obfuscated by corporate interests. Perhaps nowhere is this more disturbing than the results we see at the end of the line, with doctors and patients.
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