ACTIVlist Update - March 23, 2017
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Three reasons why the Liberals broke their promise on the Navigable Waters Protection Act South Shore chapter screens 'Water on the Table' for World Water Day Water: Commons or commodity? Quinte chapter tables at local library for World Water Day Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter skeptical of federal budget commitment to affordable housing Trudeau pushes UK to ratify CETA before March 2019 Terrace chapter calls on Trudeau to implement electoral reform South Niagara chapter welcomes Haudenosaunee letter in defence of Thundering Waters Forest Windsor-Essex chapter holds cross-border rally on the Detroit River to mark World Water Day Council of Canadians disappointed by Budget 2017-18 The Council of Canadians opposes the loss of minimum processing requirements under CETA P.E.I. chapter supports proposed ban on exporting bottled water from the province ___________________ MEDIA RELEASE: Recommendations fail to protect 99% of lakes and rivers in Canada
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In 2012, Stephen Harper's Conservative government decimated the Navigable Waters Protection Act by removing federal oversight on pipelines and power lines from it and by reducing its scope to just 159 lakes and rivers, leaving more than 31,000 lakes and 2.25 million rivers without federal scrutiny.
The... Council of Canadians South Shore chapter screened the documentary Water on the Table on World Water Day in Mahone Bay.
Economist Richard Sandor, the “father” of carbon trading, predicts the near-term launch of a global water futures market.
The Council of Canadians Quinte chapter had an information table at the Belleville Library for World Water Day yesterday.
The Council of Canadians Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter is critical of the federal government's commitment to affordable housing.
The Trudeau government wants the British government to ratify the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) before it leaves the EU, according to Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Janice Charette.
The Council of Canadians Terrace chapter has written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on electoral reform.
The Council of Canadians South Niagara chapter welcomes a recent letter from the Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force (HETF) to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in defence of the Thundering Waters Forest.
The Council of Canadians Windsor-Essex chapter and Windsor on Watch held a cross-border rally today to mark World Water Day.
The Council of Canadians is disappointed by the Trudeau government's budget that was tabled earlier today.
Newfoundland and Labrador-based Council of Canadians Board member Ken Kavanagh was on CBC Radio on Monday (March 20) speaking in opposition to the loss of minimum processing requirements (MPRs) under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
The Council of Canadians P.E.I. chapter welcomes the proposed ban on the export of bottled water from P.E.I. noted in the province's draft Water Act.
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