ACTIVlist Update - November 20, 2017

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Published on Monday, 20 November 2017 15:00

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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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Keystone XL fight still on
The Nebraska Public Service Commission today rejected TransCanada's preferred route for the Keystone XL pipeline in a vote five to zero.

Update on 5th round of NAFTA talks; 6th round to take place in January 2018 in Ottawa
The fifth round of NAFTA talks are happening now (Nov. 18-22) in Mexico City.

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Keystone XL got its final permit.

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Published on Monday, 20 November 2017 11:27

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Dear Friends,

State authorities in Nebraska just approved a final permit for the Keystone XL pipeline – but along a different route than the original one. It’s not the permit TransCanada wanted. We’re still determining exactly what this re-route means, but we know one thing for sure: this fight is definitely not over.

If politicians like Trump and Trudeau keep bulldozing ahead with pipelines like Keystone XL and Kinder Morgan, it’s up to us to rise up and stop tar sands expansion at the source.

Sign our petition calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to give the largest open pit tar sands mine ever proposed – Teck Frontier – a proper review that considers climate change and Indigenous rights.

The Teck Frontier mine is a massive tar sands expansion project. If built, it...

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Action Updates: Indigenous Occupation in Taiwan, Sustainable Cree Village Prototype, #NoDAPL Street Art

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Published on Monday, 20 November 2017 09:13

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Thomas Sankara Commemoration

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Published on Saturday, 18 November 2017 21:39

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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 14 October 2017

Thomas Sankara Commemoration

30th Commemoration of the Assassination of Thomas Sankara: Which way forward for Africa & the Caribbean?

Thomas Sankara, Pan-African revolutionary and former President of Burkina Faso (1983-1987) had a vision for the sustained and dignified progress of his country, the "land of the incorruptible." During his short period of rule in Burkina Faso, the country saw an unprecedented participation of the population towards a collective goal of self-sustained development.

The former Burkina Faso head-of-state gave new hope to millions of voiceless Africans (both in Africa and in the Diaspora); weary of watching a ceaseless parade of self-enriching robber barons, who pillage the coffers of their respective states. Thomas Sankara is widely recognized and celebrated in Africa and the world over as a...

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Trophy hunting

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Published on Saturday, 18 November 2017 04:12

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ACTIVlist Update - November 17, 2017

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Published on Friday, 17 November 2017 12:04

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Council of Canadians joins Manitoba allies in rejecting P3s for social services
The Council of Canadians stands with our labour and community allies in Manitoba opposed to Social Impact Bonds (SIBs).

5,000 barrel Keystone 1 spill & concerns about groundwater contamination deepen opposition to Keystone XL pipeline
The TransCanada Keystone 1 pipeline has spilled 5,000 barrels (795,000 litres or 210,000 gallons) of oil in South Dakota.

Chapters this Week!
This week's snapshot of...

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Toxic salmon farming

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Published on Friday, 17 November 2017 07:55

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We have two weeks to prevent millions of litres of toxic pesticides from being dumped into fish farms in Clayoquot Sound.

Tell BC Environment Minister Heyman to reject salmon-farming giant Cermaq’s pesticide permit application now.

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In just two weeks BC will decide the fate of the waters of Clayoquot Sound, a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Industrial salmon farming giant Cermaq, has put in an application to use 2.3 million litres of a highly toxic pesticide off the coast of Vancouver Island to treat farmed salmon for sea lice.

Farmed salmon are plagued by sea lice because of unhealthy and overcrowded conditions. Corporations like Cermaq are...

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Sport Chek using real fox furs?

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Published on Friday, 17 November 2017 03:11

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VIDEO: The Forgotten Electricity that Undercuts the Argument for Site C

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Published on Thursday, 16 November 2017 09:01

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Whither Catalonia?

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Published on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 22:11

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Whither Catalonia?

Josep María Antentas interviewed by Dan La Botz

Dan La Botz, a co-editor of New Politics, interviewed Josep María Antentas, teacher of Sociology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and anticapitalist activist. First published on New Politics website.

Dan La Botz (DL): The Catalan independence movement and its suppression by the Spanish state have garnered the attention of the world. What has been your attitude toward the question of Catalonia?

Josep María Antentas (JMA): My traditional position is the defense of the right to self-determination, with the idea that when a group rises to exercise this right its position must be made specific. In the current -- and since the independence movement began in 2012, the defense of a "Yes"...

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I think Trudeau will keep this promise.

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Published on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 11:14

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Friends,

As you read this e-mail, the largest open-pit tar sands mine ever proposed is under review: the Teck Frontier project. If built, Teck Frontier would supply tar sands oil directly to export pipelines like Kinder Morgan.

The scariest part is that this review is moving forward without proper consideration for climate change or Indigenous rights. Prime Minister Trudeau promised us that he would change Canada’s environmental assessment process to include these two crucial factors. Let’s hold him to his word. Sign our petition calling on Trudeau and his ministers to give the Teck Frontier mine a real review that includes climate change and Indigenous rights.

The Teck Frontier mine would be a disaster for the climate. It goes against Canada’s national climate plan and Alberta’s tar sands...

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ACTIVlist Update - November 14, 2017

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Published on Tuesday, 14 November 2017 19:00

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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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Canada says dispute settlement mechanisms in new Trans-Pacific Partnership apply to environment & labour rights
How should we understand the status of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provision in the Trans-Pacific Partnership-11 agreement?

Highlights from COP23
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature presented a Rights of Nature report as an alternative framework for justice and climate rights.

What did Trudeau & Champagne agree to in the 'Comprehensive and Progressive...

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CoDev Invite - Holiday Open House

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Published on Tuesday, 14 November 2017 08:00

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Pit bulls

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Published on Tuesday, 14 November 2017 04:02

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