ACTIVlist Update - May 22, 2018
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Liberal-led Committee to shut down debate on water and energy bill
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Tonight a key decision will be made about Bill C-69, an omnibus bill that makes sweeping changes to Canada’s water, environmental and energy laws. In fact, this Bill hands even more power to corporations in environmental, water, and energy decision making.
The Council of Canadians calls for transformative change
The Council of Canadians vision statement opens with these lines...
Is... for-profit water on the G7 summit agenda?
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Minister of International Development Marie-Claude Bibeau will be co-hosting the G7 Finance and Development Ministerial meeting this coming May 31 to June 2 in Whistler, British Columbia.
"Opening salvo" fired in P.E.I. battle over deep well irrigation vs water protection
The Council of Canadians has long called on the government of Prince Edward Island to maintain the 2002 moratorium on deep well irrigation and to furthermore legislate a complete ban on all deep well irrigation in the province.
Canada Pension Plan could invest in Kinder Morgan pipeline if it provided "decent returns"
The Council of Canadians has opposed the possibility of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) investing in the Texas-based Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline for more than a year.
Integrity Commissioner refuses to investigate role of Canadian embassy in death of Mexican activist
On November 27, 2009, Mariano Abarca was killed after blaming Calgary-based mining company Blackfire Exploration Ltd. for contaminated local rivers, the loss of local crops, and the death of livestock in his community.
Nine sticking points in reaching a NAFTA 2.0 deal
The Canadian Press reports on some of the "flashpoints" that prevented a NAFTA deal being reached last week:
Media Advisory: Emergency rally against Kinder Morgan bailout
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