ACTIVlist Update - May 19, 2017
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Council of Canadians expresses solidarity with Innu Elder's resistance to Muskrat Falls dam project The Council still opposes RCMP and CSIS surveillance of activists 5 reasons why the Trudeau government should protect #EveryLakeEveryRiver Council of Canadians expresses solidarity with Indigenous Declaration opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline Your guide to the NAFTA talks expected to start on August 16 17 chapters to deliver 'Boiling Point' to 42 MPs in lead-up Trudeau's decision on water protection Kent County raises concerns about impact of Bay of Fundy tidal turbine on gaspereau Northwest Territories chapter expresses solidarity with Liidlii Kue First Nation on Line 21 pipeline London chapter calls on Liberal MPs Young & Fragiskatos to back electoral reform Edmonton chapter calls on Liberal MP Sohi to back electoral reform Northwest Territories chapter attends Giant Mine Oversight Board public meeting London chapter holds workshop on passive solar construction & carbon farming _____________ MEDIA AVAILABILITY: MEMO to trade ministers: People are opposed to the TPP
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The Council of Canadians expresses solidarity with Innu Elder Tshaukuesh (Elizabeth) Penashue and her resistance to the Muskrat Falls hydro-electric dam project.
The Council of Canadians is concerned by the RCMP and CSIS monitoring of Indigenous and environmental activists, and especially alarmed by these bodies sharing information with fossil... fuel corporations.
The Trudeau government is poised to carry on the Harper government’s harmful legacy on water and leave 99% of lakes and rivers unprotected in Canada.
The Council of Canadians expresses its solidarity with the Declaration Opposing Oil Sands Expansion and the Construction of the Keystone-XL Pipeline.
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade representative Robert Lighthizer has written a letter to Congress officially triggering the 90-day consultation period required to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This is a significant development and raises a number of questions.
Seventeen Council of Canadians chapters will hand-deliver copies of Maude Barlow's book Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada’s Water Crisis to their Member of Parliament before the Trudeau government makes its decision on the Navigation Protection Act on or before July 21.
The Council of Canadians Kent County chapter is raising concerns about the impact of the Cape Sharp Tidal Venture tidal turbine on marine life in the Minas Passage near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
The Council of Canadians Northwest Territories chapter has expressed its solidarity with the Liidlii Kue First Nation on the Line 21 pipeline.
The Council of Canadians London chapter joined with allies - including Fair Vote London and Pro Rep in London, Ontario - for a 'street corner demonstration for proportional representation' on May 18.
The Council of Canadians Edmonton chapter is calling on Edmonton residents to contact Liberal MP Amarjeet Sohi to encourage him to support electoral reform.
The Council of Canadians Northwest Territories chapter attended a public meeting earlier this week about the environmental impacts of the Giant Mine.
The Council of Canadians London chapter hosted a workshop on passive solar construction and carbon farming earlier this week.
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