Alternative News
Articles from non-mainstream as opposed to corporate for profit sources.
C-51 repeal on the horizon?
- Details
- Published on Friday, 19 May 2017 13:30
- Written by editor
Paov, this is amazing! The government has heard your voices loud and clear: it’s time to repeal Bill C-51.
This morning Public Safety Canada released its report1 on the National Security Consultation that thousands of you took part in — and the results were unquestionable: Canadians are demanding the full repeal of C-51, along with strong privacy protections, clear accountability and oversight.
We already knew that Canadians are pro-privacy – but now there’s no denying it.
With the report in hand,...
R&F.ca Weekly Update
- Details
- Published on Friday, 19 May 2017 03:15
- Written by editor
Regulation -- Who Needs It?
- Details
- Published on Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:45
- Written by editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((( T h e B u l l e t ))))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1417 .... May 19, 2017
___________________________________________________
Regulation -- Who Needs It?
Dianne Feeley
Surrounded by CEOs and autoworkers bused in for the event, Donald Trump made it clear during his March 14th appearance in the Detroit area that he was going to get rid of a federal regulation in order to free up the industry so it could "make thousands and thousands and thousands of additional cars." For him it was a simple decision: "If the standards threatened auto jobs, then common-sense changes could have and should have been made."
Trump sees regulations for higher fuel efficiency burdens auto manufacturers and drives up the cost for potential buyers. In Trump's vocabulary, regulations are all bad. (Of course Trump sees regulations around reproductive rights as good, but consistency isn't one of...
ACTIVlist Update - May 18, 2017
- Details
- Published on Thursday, 18 May 2017 14:15
- Written by editor
Labour promises public ownership of U.K. water companies owned by Canadian pension funds B.C. Greens oppose Kinder Morgan & Site C, but remain open to deal with the Liberals
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.
_____________________
The Labour Party in the United Kingdom has promised to bring water services back under public ownership if they win the June 8 election.
The day after the May 9 provincial election in British Columbia, the Council of Canadians posted this online action...
ACTIVlist Update - May 17, 2017
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, 17 May 2017 14:15
- Written by editor
NEB overhaul proposal panders to corporate interests, leaves out public interest Guelph chapter calls on Liberal MP Longfield to keep his promise on electoral reform
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.
_____________________
Will we stop at a re-branding or will we fix what ails the NEB?
The Council of Canadians Guelph chapter took part in a Democracy Guelph/ All Votes Count meeting on May 13 and is continuing to encourage their Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield to keep his promise on...
Im an athlete, and Im a girl
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, 17 May 2017 10:30
- Written by editor
Major Decisions Face Québec Solidaire at its Forthcoming Congress
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 16 May 2017 23:30
- Written by editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((( T h e B u l l e t ))))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1416 .... May 17, 2017
___________________________________________________
Major Decisions Face Québec Solidaire at its Forthcoming Congress
Richard Fidler
Quebec's broad party of the left, Québec solidaire (QS), will open a four-day congress on May 19 in Montréal -- the 12th congress in its 11-year history. The delegates face a challenging agenda. It includes the final stage of adoption of the party's detailed program, a process begun eight years ago; discussion of possible alliances with other parties and some social movements including a proposed fusion with another pro-independence party, Option nationale; and renewal of the party's top leadership.
Québec solidaire has attracted unusual media attention in recent months in the wake of the February announcement by Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the best-known leader of Quebec's massive student strike in 2012, that he had decided...
Read more: Major Decisions Face Québec Solidaire at its Forthcoming Congress
ACTIVlist Update - May 16, 2017
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 16 May 2017 15:15
- Written by editor
WIN! Council of Canadians celebrates defeat of Seneca Lake gas storage project NS election: All-candidates debate on social issues last night
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.
_____________________
The Council of Canadians is celebrating the end of the Seneca Lake methane gas storage proposal in New York state - and hopes this win will bolster the ongoing efforts to stop a similar gas storage project in Nova Scotia.
The Council of Canadians was part of a coalition of organizations who...
Be the first to hear the story of our journey.
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 16 May 2017 10:45
- Written by editor
Friends,
For just over a week, I have had the immense privilege of hosting Climate Warriors from the Pacific Islands for their first ever visit to Canada. These last few days were exhausting, emotionally draining, and yet, simultaneously heart warming. Now, I want you to see what I saw.
Tonight, we will host an evening of climate resistance stories -- sign up now to join us. At this event, the Pacific Climate Warriors and Indigenous peoples from closer to home will take the stage. We also plan to premiere a first cut of the “Raise A Paddle” short documentary that summarizes the story of the entire journey.
I hope that you will tune in to hear the incredible stories of Indigenous-led resistance to climate change from both sides of the Pacific. Here...
Canadas Role in the World
- Details
- Published on Monday, 15 May 2017 22:00
- Written by editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((( T h e B u l l e t ))))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1415 .... May 16, 2017
___________________________________________________
Canada’s Role in the World:
A Review of Tyler Shipley’s Ottawa and Empire: Canada and the Military Coup in Honduras
Tanner Mirrlees
Stories about Canada's role in the world define "who Canadians are" and "who they are not." The story that gets told most is a positive one. Canada, benign and benevolent, promotes free markets, democracy and multiculturalism while protecting peace, stability and human rights in each country it engages in or does business with.
Optimistic and confident, this glowing story about Canada in the world is packaged and sold, over and over again, year after year. It shows up in the speeches of Prime Ministers and in the press releases spun by the major parties; it circulates across the news media and in...
ACTIVlist Update - May 15, 2017
- Details
- Published on Monday, 15 May 2017 13:15
- Written by editor
Council supports Secwepemc’ulecw Assembly in opposition to Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline Council of Canadians stands in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
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.
_____________________
The Council of Canadians has made a contribution to support a Secwepemc’ulecw Assembly taking place next month that is being hosted by Elders and women from the Secwepemc Nation in British Columbia.
The Council of Canadians is calling on the Trudeau government to commit to truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Fast food workers in Germany are fighting for a living wage
- Details
- Published on Monday, 15 May 2017 05:15
- Written by editor
Read more: Fast food workers in Germany are fighting for a living wage
Migration and Capitalism, in the Age of Trump
- Details
- Published on Sunday, 14 May 2017 22:15
- Written by editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(((( T h e B u l l e t ))))~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1414 .... May 15, 2017
___________________________________________________
Migration and Capitalism, in the Age of Trump:
Toward the Freedom of Movement for People, Not Capital
Mostafa Henaway
------------------------------------
"We are people! We are not illegal!"
-- Kiwi Ilafonte
------------------------------------
This past May 1st, across the United States and here in Quebec, the spirit of May Day was alive and well. Immigrant workers have given International Workers’ Day a new breath of fresh air since the historic mobilizations of a "day without an immigrant" in the United States in 2006. This year in the U.S., broad coalitions of migrant communities and trade unions took to the streets in solidarity with immigrant workers to resist Donal Trump's racist and xenophobic policies. In Montreal the Immigrant Workers Centre, community organizations, and trade unions marched in...
Every mother counts
- Details
- Published on Sunday, 14 May 2017 07:15
- Written by editor
Paov,
Close to 300,000 girls and women die each year due to pregnancy and childbirth-related causes. That’s more than 800 women a day. The vast majority of these deaths are entirely preventable, but require world leaders to prioritize proven solutions to strengthen health systems, invest in safe and affordable health services and educate women about their health.
Celebrate Mother’s Day by calling on world leaders to make the health of women and girls a global priority.
Read more: Every mother counts
Building a National Solidarity Coalition
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 13 May 2017 22:30
- Written by editor
LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 11 May 2017
Building a National Solidarity Coalition
Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) hosted a panel discussion during the Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress. The panelists discussed their experiences working with various solidarity coalitions and the need for a national solidarity network that can bridge the divide between labour and social movements. How could a solidarity coalition be used to build support for struggles for social, environmental and economic justice?
Moderated by Mike Palecek – National President, Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Presentations by:
- Suzanne MacNeil: President, Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council, Solidarity Halifax
- Bilan Arte: Leap Manifesto
- Patti Dalton: President, London & District Labour Council, London Common Front
- Paul Finch: Secretary-Treasurer, BC Government and Service Employees’ Union, Operation Solidarity
Click here to view...
Watch: a journey through the tar sands.
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 13 May 2017 12:15
- Written by editor
Friends,
This past week, the most powerful out of season cyclone to ever hit the Southern Hemisphere tore through the Pacific Islands. While it bore down on on the small island state of Vanuatu, I was in Northern Alberta, taking a group of Pacific islanders on a tour through the tar sands.
These Pacific Climate Warriors have travelled halfway around the world to connect the dots between what we do here in Canada, and the impacts they feel at home. It’s been a tough week, but a powerful one. Watch this preview of the journey so far to see what I mean:
Today, the Pacific Climate arrive in Vancouver. We will meet with Indigenous...
Equal chances for all babies
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 13 May 2017 07:00
- Written by editor
More Articles...
- R&F.ca Weekly Update
- ACTIVlist Update - May 12, 2017
- New Post: Accident at Hanford
- Free screening - Daughter of the Lake
- Do you follow us on social media?
- Art Vs Alt
- PayPal
- ACTIVlist Update - May 11, 2017
- Urgent Action: Sweatshop Workers Fired in Honduras
- B.C. Liberal Minority Government? Not So Fast
