ACTIVlist Update - July 14, 2016
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European Union jurisdictions expressing concern with the Canada-EU CETA Brussels parliament says it will not ratify CETA Regina chapter & Colonialism No More call on Goodale to meet with immigration detainees Immigration detainees on hunger strike in Ontario, demand meeting with federal Public Safety Minister What is Trudeau's war strategy in Iraq? Trudeau to deploy military to Latvia, concerns raised about "collision course" with Russia Does the Canadian trade minister support the provisional application of CETA? Trudeau to sign FTA with Ukraine, interested in promoting Canadian investment in fracking Canada refuses to renegotiate CETA despite Brexit vote South Niagara chapter backs Indigenous rights and defence of Thundering Waters Forest 35,000 Signatures delivered to Premiere Wynne calling for immediate cleanup of Grassy Narrows Ontario's cash-for-access scandal and big pharma ---------------------- OP-ED: Maude Barlow: Brexit, CETA and the right way to create trade agreements
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Brussels-Capital Region - In July 2016, the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region said it will not ratify CETA.
The Brussels parliament says it will not ratify the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
The Council of Canadians Regina chapter... joined with the Colonialism No More - Solidarity Camp today to call on federal Public Safety minister (and Regina-Wascana Member of Parliament) Ralph Goodale to meet with the immigration detainees who have been on a hunger strike since July 11.
The End Immigration Detention Network posted yesterday that, "Over 50 Black and Brown men jailed in immigration detention without trial or charge in Central East Correctional Centre, and Toronto East Detention Centre, maximum security prisons in Ontario, have begun refusing food."
In October 2014, the Harper government majority in the House of Commons voted in favour of a Canadian bombing mission in Iraq.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Warsaw on July 8-9, has announced that Canada will send 450 soldiers to Latvia, as well as armoured vehicles, up to six CF-18s and naval frigates to the Baltic region of Eastern Europe for an unspecified period of time.
Is Canadian trade minister Chrystia Freeland supporting – at today's G20 trade ministers' meeting in Shanghai, China – a possible move toward the provisional application of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sign a 'free trade' agreement with Ukraine when he visits Kyiv next week.
The Trudeau government is refusing to renegotiate the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) following the Brexit vote on June 23, despite the departure of the EU's second largest economy and Canada's largest trading partner in the EU.
The Council of Canadians South Niagara chapter stood in solidarity at an Indigenous organized rally on July 7 to protect the Thundering Waters Forest.
On July 7th, The Council of Canadians marched with allies through Toronto carrying a red canoe filled with the signatures of 35,000 people who have written to the Premier calling for justice for Grassy Narrows First Nation.
Today more news broke on the cash-for-access scandal surrounding the Ontario Liberal Party.
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