ACTIVlist Update - May 24, 2016
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Kent County chapter joins the Mi'kmaki Water Walk to protect the Shubenacadie River Saskatoon chapter supports call for Wall to clarify Throne Speech statement on climate change Trudeau to discuss TPP & LNG in... Japan Trudeau government faces crucial decisions in coming months Terrace chapter opposes LNG developments in northern British Columbia Council of Canadians calls on Defence Minister to protect watershed Skouries mine an asbestos hazard London chapter marches in global day of action against Monsanto Trans Mountain supertanker traffic would mean 'signifcant adverse effects' on killer whale population Six demands to make to the Trudeau government's review on mining abroad TransCanada hasn't figured out how to safely run Energy East across the Ottawa River
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The Council of Canadians Kent County chapter participated in Mi'kmaki Water Walk 2016 this past weekend.
The Council of Canadians Saskatoon chapter is supporting the broad-based call for Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall to clarify his position on climate change.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be discussing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo tomorrow.
The Trudeau government faces a number of key decisions in the latter half of 2016.
The Council of Canadians Terrace chapter opposes Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) developments in northern British Columbia.
The Council of Canadians is calling on federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan to protect the Shawnigan Lake watershed.
The group AntiGoldGreece is highlighting that the Skouries mine in northern Greece is an asbestos hazard.
The Council of Canadians London chapter took part yesterday in a global day of action against Monsanto.
CBC reports, "If you don't live on the West Coast, perhaps it's hard to appreciate just how poorly approving an oil pipeline at the expense of an endangered population of killer whales might play out."
On May 18, international development minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the government will hold public consultations on international assistance.
The Council of Canadians has repeatedly highlighted how TransCanada's proposed 1.1 million barrel per day Energy East tar sands pipeline would threaten waterways and drinking water.
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