ACTIVlist Update - May 2, 2017
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 May 2017 14:15
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Stop Alton Gas town hall video Four key arguments why pharmacare is needed now European Union raises Canada's ultra-filtered milk pricing strategy as... a CETA concern Will Trudeau cave on Chapter 19 in NAFTA talks? Agriculture Canada promotes bottled water exports to China Trudeau seeks free trade with Mercosur bloc, online comment deadline May 29 Chapters this Week! Sudbury chapter takes part in People's Climate March Cowichan Valley chapter holds public forum on LNG industry & Bamberton LNG proposal London chapter holds work parties to build 30-foot anti-pipeline snake Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter hopes pharmacare in Ontario will lead to national pharmacare Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter opposes Canada-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Regina chapter takes part in #ClimateMarch2017 to Saskatchewan Legislature Ottawa chapter joins #ClimateMarch2017 to U.S. Embassy Edmonton chapter takes part in #ClimateMarch2017 to Alberta Legislature Thunder Bay chapter connects with Leap Thunder Bay for 2018 municipal election campaign Eleven chapters rally at #ClimateMarch2017 in Toronto Vancouver-Burnaby chapter tweets alternatives to $4 billion to be spent on 10-lane Massey Bridge __________________ MEDIA RELEASE: Back from the grave — Secret TPP talks to resume in Toronto ACTION ALERT: Tell the government to pull out of any future TPP talks ACTION ALERT: Trudeau must stand up to Trump during NAFTA talks
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The Council of Canadians has been supporting grassroots Mi'kmaq activists and non-Indigenous communities fighting the Alton Gas storage project for several years.
The Council of Canadians is mobilizing for a national day of action in support of pharmacare on May 27 (and the days on either side of that date).
The European Union is raising concerns about Canada's "national ingredients strategy" for ultra-filtered milk just two months out from the provisional application of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
An Angus Reid Institute poll conducted this past February found that 35 per cent of Canadians think Canada will be worse off after the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is renegotiated, with only 10 per cent saying they believe the country will be better off afterwards.
The Council of Canadians opposes the Trudeau government's promotion of bottled water exports to China.
Like the Harper government before it, the Trudeau government is now seeking a free trade agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, the four countries that make up the Mercosur trading bloc.
Council of Canadians chapters take action for social, economic and environmental justice. Here are some of their activities from this past week.
The Council of Canadians Sudbury chapter participated in The People's Climate march in their community yesterday.
The Council of Canadians Cowichan Valley chapter held a public forum on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry on April 26.
The Council of Canadians London chapter has sewn, built and created various banners, props and installations for protests over the years.
The Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter wants the Trudeau government to take action on pharmacare.
The Council of Canadians Quill Plains (Wynyard) chapter has written the government about its concerns regarding the proposed Canada-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement.
The Council of Canadians Regina chapter marched to the Saskatchewan Legislature yesterday to demand provincial action to address climate change.
The Council of Canadians Ottawa chapter participated in the People's Climate March today. The march begin at Ottawa City Hall and made its way to the U.S. Embassy.
The Council of Canadians Edmonton chapter took part in the People's Climate March to the Alberta Legislature today.
The Council of Canadians Thunder Bay chapter is connecting with Leap Thunder Bay in preparation for the municipal election on October 22, 2018.
Eleven Council of Canadians chapters rallied for climate justice in Toronto at noon-hour today during the Ontario-Quebec regional meeting.
The Council of Canadians Vancouver-Burnaby chapter has re-tweeted an op-ed published in The Province that highlights how $4 billion could be better spent than on a 10-lane bridge that has been described as a climate crime.
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