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The Struggle over Site C Dam and the Peace River
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- Published on Saturday, 30 July 2016 22:45
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in British Columbia, 2016
The Struggle over Site C Dam and the Peace River
The energy from Site C is not needed: After 28 days of hearings and review of 28,000 pages of documentation, the Joint Review Panel concluded that BC Hydro has failed to prove that we need Site C. Further, they emphasized that because there are significant adverse effects, justification for the project must rest on an unambiguous need for the power.
Site C is going to cost you money - a lot of money: "BC Hydro currently estimates that Site C Dam will cost $8.8 billion" and "BC Hydro projects losing $800 million in the first 4 years of operation." (Report of the Joint Review Panel, Site C Clean Energy Project, BC Hydro, May 1, 2014).
ACTIVlist Update - July 29, 2016
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Saskatchewan oil spill shows need for better regulation, move away from oil Parallel pipeline disasters
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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As we write this, more than 200,000 litres of heavy oil mixed with diluents is flowing uncontrollably down the North Saskatchewan River.
There are many parallels between last week’s heavy oil spill from a Husky Energy pipeline in Saskatchewan and the Enbridge pipeline rupture in Kalamazoo Michigan almost exactly six years ago.
B.C. Faces Lawsuit Over Rushed Site C Permits
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- Published on Friday, 29 July 2016 12:15
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Internet Insider: Big win on TPP, and the latest on Net Neutrality
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- Published on Friday, 29 July 2016 08:15
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R&F.ca Weekly Update
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- Published on Friday, 29 July 2016 03:15
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Turkey: Atlanticism versus Rabiism
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- Published on Thursday, 28 July 2016 22:15
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1286 .... July 29, 2016
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Turkey: Atlanticism versus Rabiism
Sungur Savran
The dramatic events that unfolded in Turkey on the night of 15 to 16 July have been excessively confined to the internecine struggle of two different Islamic currents, that of the AKP under the iron fist of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and its latter day nemesis the Gulen fraternity. This is misleading in two senses. On the one hand, it hides from view the distinct possibility or even more and more certitude that other tendencies within the Turkish armed forces (the TSK in its Turkish acronym) were involved in the planning if not the final execution of the failed putsch. On the other, it prevents us from seeing the more fundamental contradiction that besets Turkey today -- a contradiction that...
Give children access to education
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- Published on Thursday, 28 July 2016 12:00
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Hey Paov, Around the world, schools are being targeted by extremist groups hostile to education. Why? Because kids who are out of school are more vulnerable to their manipulation and do not have the tools to fight back.
Kids in emergencies face real threats to their safety and well-being. Disturbing new statistics show rates of child marriage among refugee girls have more than doubled from...
Malaysia: SFI must stop stalling and recognize union now
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 July 2016 10:45
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So this is goodbye
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 July 2016 08:00
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We cant let another pipeline spill
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 July 2016 06:15
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Friends,
Last week, we witnessed another tragic pipeline leak in Saskatchewan. Over 200,000 litres of oil leaked into the North Saskatchewan River – a main source of drinking water – causing a local state of emergency in Prince Albert.1
This spill affirms what we know to be true – that pipelines are never 100% safe. That’s why we need people across Canada to stand together against the Kinder Morgan pipeline.
Over the past two weeks people all along the Kinder Morgan route have made it clear: the risk of this pipeline to the water, land and climate are just too high.
But, they need our help. They need people across Canada to let the Prime Minister know that climate leadership means keeping dirty tar sands oil in the ground.
2016 Global Citizen Festival Lineup
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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It’s our biggest lineup ever and we want you to #showup!
We just announced the details of our fifth annual Global Citizen Festival headlined by Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Selena Gomez, Major Lazer, and Metallica. Featuring special guest performances by Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Usher, Ellie Goulding, Yandel and Yusuf / Cat Stevens. The 2016 Festival will be hosted by Chelsea Handler, Deborra-lee & Hugh Jackman, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra, Salma Hayek Pinault and Seth Meyers. Read more...
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Postal Workers Confront Canada Post: The Struggle Continues in 2016
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- Published on Monday, 25 July 2016 22:00
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1285 .... July 26, 2016
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Postal Workers Confront Canada Post:
The Struggle Continues in 2016
Evert Hoogers, Donald Swartz, Rosemary Warskett
A major confrontation is in the making at Canada Post. On the one hand, post office management is seeking to extract a series of far ranging concessions from its workers. On the other, those workers and their union, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), are not simply prepared to resist these demands, but are determined to use the opportunity to negotiate a new collective agreement to pursue an agenda that advances equality within the workplace and the expansion and renewal of vital public services. The importance of this struggle lies in the fact that its outcome will be of enormous significance not only to the lives of postal workers,...
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SABMiller's assault on rights moves to India
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Reminder - AFP: Demand fair terms for freelance photographers
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- Published on Monday, 25 July 2016 11:00
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CONNECT INFO CHANGED: Tomorrow (MONDAY) web and phone with Margaret Klein Salamon, Climate Mobilization
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- Published on Sunday, 24 July 2016 19:45
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Before '68: The Left, Activism and Social Movements in the Long 1960s
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- Published on Saturday, 23 July 2016 22:45
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Norwich, 13 February 2016
Before ’68:
The Left, Activism and Social Movements in the Long 1960s
Ernest Tate and Phil Hearse present Revolutionary Activism in the 1950s and 1960s.
Ernest Tate's memoir is an important contribution to the history of the left in Britain and Canada during a unique period. It's a political life of Ernest Tate's life as a socialist during the fifteen year period from 1955 to 1970. In volume one, he tells us about his arrival from Toronto in 1955 as a working-class immigrant from Northern Ireland and about how he quickly became engaged in radical politics.
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