ACTIVlist Update - March 9, 2017
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation rejects Ajax Mine in Kamloops Red Deer chapter supports landowners opposed to fracking US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says Canada will need... to make NAFTA concessions South Shore chapter at Peace and Friendship Alliance meeting Wallonia warns it may not ratify Canada-European Union CETA 'free trade' deal Barlow speaks at EnviroCon 2017 at Western University in London Alton Gas project a potential disaster in slow motion Comox Valley chapter holds pre-election public forum on health care, March 15 Council of Canadians Board member Alice de Wolff to lead discussion on feminism and activism Northumberland chapter to launch Blue Dot campaign US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says new chapters could be added to NAFTA
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The Tk’emlups and Skeetchestn bands, collectively known as the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN), has rejected the proposed KGHM Ajax copper and gold mine project.
The Council of Canadians Red Deer chapter is opposed to fracking and is supporting landowners trying to stop fracking on their land.
The Council of Canadians has been mobilizing people across the country to send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The Council of Canadians South Shore chapter was at a Peace and Friendship Alliance meeting in Nova Scotia this past weekend.
Paul Magnette, the minister-president of the French-speaking Belgian region of Wallonia, has warned it may not ratify the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which puts the ratification of the controversial 'free trade' agreement in doubt.
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow was at EnviroCon 2017 at Western University in London, Ontario today.
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: 'Governments grant permits, but communities grant permission.'
The Council of Canadians Comox Valley chapter will be holding a public forum on health care on March 15 in the lead-up to the May 9 provincial election.
Council of Canadians Board member Alice de Wolff will be leading a discussion on feminism and activism on Thursday March 9.
The Council of Canadians Northumberland chapter will be launching a Blue Dot initiative campaign on March 22.
The Council of Canadians has been mobilizing people across the country to send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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