ACTIVlist Update - November 14, 2016
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WIN! Trans-Pacific Partnership derailed
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Multiple sources confirm that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) appears to have been derailed. Let us take a moment to celebrate, but there may now be a new set of acronyms to learn: EPA, AFTA, RCEP, FTAAP and TiSA.
WIN! EYATH water utility becomes blue community ambassador
Blue Planet Project campaigner Meera Karunananthan has met with EYATH officials in Thessaloniki, Greece and presented them with a certificate that recognizes... them as a blue community ambassador.
Protectionists, isolationists, and racists, oh my!
So the unthinkable has happened: cowboy Trump has been elected President of the United States.
Alton Gas resistance update: NS Government's disturbing legal attack
Today Sipekne’katik First Nation goes to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to challenge the provincial government’s consultation process regarding the Alton Gas project.
Trudeau signals "openness to globalization", projects beyond traditional P3s
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and nine cabinet ministers will be seeking billions of dollars of capital today at a meeting organized by BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager, at the Shangri-La hotel in Toronto.
Will the renegotiation of NAFTA include bulk water exports?
During the recent U.S. presidential election, Donald J. Trump described the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as "the single worst trade deal ever approved" by the United States.
Victoria chapter at #NoDAPL solidarity rally
The Council of Canadians Victoria chapter is at a solidarity rally against the Dakota Access Pipeline at this hour.
Delta chapter to screen 'To The Ends of the Earth'
The Council of Canadians Delta-Richmond chapter will be screening the film 'To The Ends of the Earth' on November 15.
Climate leaders don't build pipelines, nor do they back NAFTA
Responding to US president-elect Donald Trump's condemnation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Trudeau government has very quickly signalled its willingness to renegotiate NAFTA.
Terrace chapter at Lax U'u'la in opposition to Pacific NorthWest LNG project
Two members of the Council of Canadians Terrace chapter are presently on Lax U'u'la (Lelu Island) in opposition to a massive liquefied natural gas project.
The Council calls for major changes to NAFTA & an open and transparent renegotiation process
The Council of Canadians says that if the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is to be renegotiated, then it must be fundamentally changed, meaning at minimum its investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), energy proportionality, and water as a good, service and investment provisions must be removed. We also argue that the negotiation process must be done in an accountable and transparent way that includes public consultations.
Kamloops chapters hosts Yves Engler talk on 'A Propaganda System'
The Council of Canadians Kamloops chapter hosted author-activist Yves Engler on November 7 for a talk on his new book, A Propaganda System: How Canada's Government, Corporations, Media and Academia Sell War and Exploitation.
Barlow tackles the Trans-Pacific Partnership, promotes alternative vision in Halifax
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow challenged the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Halifax this evening.
London chapter at Oneida Nation #NoDAPL Standing Rock solidarity march
The Council of Canadians London chapter took part in a Standing Rock solidarity march yesterday.
Media Release: TPP on death bed
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