ACTIVlist Update - November 7, 2016
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The Council calls for public hearings on C-30, the CETA implementation Act
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The Trudeau government is moving forward with the implementation legislation necessary to ratify the CETA in the Parliament of Canada.
Japan moves closer to ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Japan is one step closer to ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The Council supports call for probe into Husky oil spill in North Saskatchewan River
The Council of Canadians supports the call... for an independent probe into the Husky oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River.
Mississippi Mills chapter co-sponsors forum with Barlow on the Energy East pipeline
The Council of Canadians Mississippi Mills chapter will be co-sponsoring a public forum on the Energy East pipeline featuring Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow and climate justice campaigner Daniel Cayley-Daoust.
Trudeau government announces privatization bank
The Trudeau government has announced its intention to establish an "infrastructure bank" next year that would seek capital from global investment funds, encourage foreign ownership, and promote public-private partnerships for major infrastructure projects such as public transit and highways that would mean higher user fees and lower public revenues.
'To the Ends of the Earth' film tackles extreme energy agenda
David Lavallee has made a new film titled To the Ends of the Earth.
Trudeau breaking UNDRIP promise brings warning of twenty Standing Rocks
In their platform for the the October 19, 2015 election campaign, the Liberal Party stated, "To support the work of reconciliation, and continue the necessary process of truth telling and healing, we will work alongside provinces and territories, and with First Nations, the Métis Nation, and Inuit, to enact the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, starting with the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."
Fredericton, Saint John, Kent County and Moncton chapters at Peace & Friendship Alliance meeting
The Council of Canadians Fredericton, Saint John, Kent County and Moncton chapters attended the Peace and Friendship Alliance meeting in Sackville yesterday.
South Niagara, Hamilton, London & Guelph chapters protest the TPP
The Council of Canadians South Niagara, Hamilton, London and Guelph chapters gathered today to protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Edmonton chapter holds "Plugging Into Our Energy Future" forum
The Council of Canadians Edmonton chapter held a 'Plugging Into Our Energy Future' forum this November 4-5.
Will the next US president do a turnaround on the TPP as Chretien did on NAFTA in '93?Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow will be speaking in Toronto against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on November 8, the evening of the presidential election in the United States.
Council organizer speaks against the TPP at rally outside trade minister's office
Council of Canadians organizer Rachel Small spoke at a rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) yesterday afternoon outside the Toronto constituency office of trade minister Chrystia Freeland.
Dutch referendum could derail CETA ratification
A referendum in the Netherlands has the potential to derail the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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