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LAST CHANCE: Canada's Internet access in danger
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- Published on Saturday, 30 June 2018 07:46
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Paov—Our TRIPLE MATCH month ends tomorrow night. You have one last chance to help us fix our broken system and have...
Obrador and Mexicos Watershed Election
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2018 20:23
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1633 ... June 29, 2018
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Obrador and Mexico’s Watershed Election:
Uncertainties, Contradictions and Struggle
Richard Roman and Edur Velasco Arregui
The July 1 national election in Mexico is likely to be a watershed in Mexican history. The splintering of the three old parties, their unprincipled tactical electoral alliances across party boundaries, the rapid movement of key party figures from one party to another, have made understanding the labyrinth of Mexican elections even more complex and confusing than ever.
The possibilities of a victory by Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), under the rubric of his Morena party, is strongly opposed by most of big business, and needs to be seen in the context of Mexico’s long-term crises-ridden transition toward a not-at-all clear destiny. The destiny promoted by Mexican, Canadian and...
BP is drilling off Nova Scotia?!
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2018 08:06
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BP just spilled 136,000 litres of toxic mud off the coast of Nova Scotia during exploratory tests.
The next Deepwater Horizon oil spill could happen off the shores of Nova Scotia if BP is allowed to pump oil from our oceans. We need to stop it before it's too late.
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Last week, BP spilled 136,000 litres of toxic mud off the coast of Nova Scotia during an exploratory test. This after the federal government approved BP to drill seven of the...
R&F.ca Weekly Update
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- Published on Friday, 29 June 2018 03:00
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ACTIVlist Update - June 28, 2018
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- Published on Thursday, 28 June 2018 13:31
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Residents to celebrate defeat of proposed mega quarry near Bobcaygeon, July 12 Chapters this Week! Fredericton chapter opposed to the cutting down of trees, 'revitalization' of Officers' Square
This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to canadians.org. Please use this link to forward ACTIVlist to a friend and encourage them to join! Thank you for your interest and support.
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The Council of Canadians has long supported community opposition to proposed quarry near Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
Here's a snapshot of recent and upcoming chapter actions across the country.
The Council of Canadians Fredericton chapter is opposed to plans to cut down trees and 'revitalize' Officers' Square.
Saving Wood Buffalo
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- Published on Friday, 05 October 2018 11:40
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June E-News - New bill seeks to end mandatory minimums
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- Published on Thursday, 28 June 2018 07:14
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Download the CFSC E-News in PDF (scroll down for links).
New bill seeks to end mandatory minimums
On May 29th Senator Kim Pate...
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Coca-Cola, Fair Play and the World Cup?
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- Published on Thursday, 28 June 2018 05:26
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Attacking the Rights of Workers
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2018 22:09
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1632 ... June 28, 2018
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Attacking the Rights of Workers:
The U.S. Supreme Court Hides Behind the First Amendment
Bill Fletcher Jr.
There is nothing about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME to overturn 41 years of precedent and declare that agency fee/fair share is unconstitutional that surprised me. Watching the tendency of the conservative majority it would have been a miracle for them to have decided otherwise. Perhaps, if they had been true to their alleged conservative principles, they would have decided that the matter of whether public sector unions could negotiate agreements with governmental entities that provided for represented -- though non-union -- workers to pay their share for representation, was a matter for the states. But as we have seen over time, there...
ACTIVlist Update - June 27, 2018
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2018 18:43
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The Council stands with the Tsilhqot’in vs Taseko's 'exploratory' activities
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The Council of Canadians stands with the Tsilhqot’in Nation in their opposition to Taseko's proposed activities on their territory.
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Tell USDA to get GE labeling right
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2018 11:40
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Oops
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2018 10:00
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Paov—Monday, we sent you this email, which said that our TRIPLE MATCH is running through July. This is incorrect. It's actually...
The final straw
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2018 07:09
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Canadians throw out around 57 million straws everyday, polluting the oceans with tonnes of plastic.
A&W just announced its commitment to phase out plastic straws by the end of the year. It’s time Harvey’s followed suit.
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Harvey’s uses tens of millions of straws every year. It’s no wonder most of them end up in the ocean where they can get wedged up the noses of sea turtles or ingested by a sea bird, contributing the the scourge of plastic ravaging our waters.
Harvey’s is the...
65 Unifor Sisters Are Asking for Seconds of Your Time Today
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 June 2018 06:01
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By Party or By Formation
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 June 2018 21:21
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1631 ... June 27, 2018
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By Party or By Formation
Seth Adler
What would happen if the concept of a political formation were turned into a party building strategy? A map and a metaphorical excursion through two of today’s emerging democratic left forces may lead to an answer.
This excursion starts by outlining the descriptive and strategic dynamics of the notion of the political formation, as articulated by one of its most creative expositors, Stanley Aronowitz. After more than half a century of political organizing, teaching, and producing upwards of twenty books, Aronowitz devoted an entire work to the challenge of party building on the left. The concept of the political formation was central to his 2006 book, Left Turn: Forging a New Political Future. Aronowitz applied it to...
ACTIVlist Update - June 26, 2018
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 June 2018 13:06
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Will the Trudeau government match Trump's corporate tax cut? Thunder Bay chapter walks in solidarity with the women of the Port Arthur Health Clinic
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Several months ago, Council of Canadians honorary chairperson Maude Barlow commented, "A global corporate tax 'race to the bottom' is taking place."
The Council of Canadians Thunder Bay chapter took part in the 'Walk for the Women of the Port Arthur Health Clinic' tonight.
“Sustainable” palm oil?
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- Published on Monday, 25 June 2018 23:22
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Major palm oil industry players are meeting in Paris today to decide the future of so-called "sustainable" certified palm oil.
Now is a critical moment for us to flood Twitter and appear full screen on the RSPO's live tweet broadcast, forcing it to act.
Please, will you join me in tweeting at the RSPO about protecting our rainforest from destruction?
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I’m writing to you from my hometown of Paris, France, where the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is hosting...
ACTIVlist Update - June 25, 2018
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- Published on Monday, 25 June 2018 18:08
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Climate justice slogans and chants for your next protest! After Trump's G7 temper tantrum, where's the rest of us?
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Council of Canadians chapters from coast-to-coast-to-coast converged in Ottawa this past weekend for our Groundswell annual conference and took to the streets on Saturday to say #ProtectOffshoreNSMikmaki and #StopKM!
At the G7, U.S. President Donald Trump turned a polite closed-door meeting of the world's elite into a reality show styled insult fest. It appears...
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