ACTIVlist Update - April 20, 2018
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Backroom deals on NAFTA and Kinder Morgan endanger the climate
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Op-ed: By Maude Barlow and Sujata Dey, published in Ricochet, April 20, 2018
Toss Bill C-69 overboard and protect our water, Mr. Trudeau
Op-ed: By Maude Barlow and Pamela Palmater, published in the Ottawa Citizen, April 19, 2018
17,000 households at risk of losing their drinking water in fifth round of water shutoffs in Detroit
The Council of Canadians and Blue... Planet Project have been speaking against water shutoffs in Detroit - highlighting that they are a terrible violation of the human right to water - since they began in May 2014.
Maude Barlow receives Lifetime Award from Brescia University College in London, Ontario
Council of Canadians honorary chairperson Maude Barlow received a BresciaLEAD Lifetime Award from Brescia University College in London, Ontario this evening!
The Council to hold 'Separate Oil and State!' #StopKM emergency rally on Parliament Hill
The Council of Canadians is preparing to rally against federal legislation intended to impose the Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline on British Columbia.
Nestle bottled water taking permit process not likely to begin until after the June 7 Ontario election
Almost two years after Nestle's permit to take water in Aberfoyle expired and with a provincial election in Ontario just weeks away, the transnational corporation's water taking permit applications for Aberfoyle and Hillsburgh have not yet been posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario's website.
Land and water defenders who blocked Kinder Morgan terminal now facing criminal contempt charges
The Council of Canadians stands with the more than 150 people now facing criminal contempt charges for blocking the Kinder Morgan terminal in Burnaby in defence of the climate, water and Indigenous rights.
Trudeau government stalls on promised new rules for charitable organizations
The Council of Canadians stands in solidarity with charities across the country that are working to defend the environment, human rights and the public good.
Canada's offshore boards are captured by industry
BP has been approved to drill offshore Nova Scotia despite its weak safety record, poor emergency planning, and lack of protection for our many fisheries and fishers. Why has this project been approved when it comes along with so many risks?
The Council says that Trudeau's Bill C-69 is another broken Liberal election promise
The Council of Canadians is challenging Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
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