The Council of Canadians has launched a national boycott campaign against Nestlé. Guelph and Wellington County are currently ground zero for a battle between a local community protecting their water and the multi-billion dollar bottled water giant. Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, said, “Groundwater resources are finite and are currently taxed by droughts, climate … Read more
Canada would lose 23,000 jobs by 2023 under the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, according to a study from the Tufts University Global Development and Environment Institute. The Council of Canadians is questioning why the government continues to push the Harper-era deal. Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians says, “There are a lot … Read more
Germany’s Minister of Economic Affairs Sigmar Gabriel will be in Montreal to do damage control on CETA, says the Council of Canadians. He will be will be presenting at the corporate-sponsored Global Progress summit, organized by Canada 2020 on the cusp of a key vote within his own German Social Democratic Party. Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the … Read more
The Council of Canadians welcomes news that the Energy East pipeline hearings have been adjourned and that the three National Energy Board (NEB) members heading them have recused themselves. Daniel Cayley-Daoust, Energy and Climate Campaigner with the Council of Canadians, says “these recusals are a step in the right direction, but they do not fix the NEB’s structural problems, … Read more
The European Commission recommended that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU go to the EU parliament as a mixed agreement, meaning that it will require the approval of national parliaments. “Having worked with European civil society organizations, it’s clear that there is a growing resistance to CETA, and that its … Read more
On the eve of the “Three Amigos” summit in Ottawa, a new Angus Reid Institute poll on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) shows a rejection by Canadians of the free trade agenda the summit aims to advance. This matches the growing sentiment against free trade in the United States. “Since NAFTA was signed, we’ve seen the … Read more
The Council of Canadians is thrilled to see a report from Elections Canada showing a dramatic increase in youth voter turnout. “Young people voted in record numbers because of successful on-the-ground organizing in ridings across the country to increase voter turnout,” said Brigette DePape, the Council of Canadians’ Youth Vote Campaigner during the 2015 election. … Read more
To address the anticipated serious water loss, the Council of Canadians is calling on the federal government to add a Minister of Water to cabinet, as many other countries have done, including Australia, India and South Africa. The Council argues the minister is needed to urgently restore and strengthen freshwater protections. “Statistics Canada’s study is … Read more
The Council of Canadians, in partnership with the European Initiative Stop TTIP (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), has launched CETA: Lessons from Canada, a five-minute animation, narrated by Council of Canadians’ national chair Maude Barlow, which provide background on the deal. “For many Europeans, this is their first experience with this kind of “new” trade … Read more
The Council of Canadians published a new report, Energy East: A Risk to Our Drinking Water. This detailed analysis of the proposed Energy East pipeline route shows that across Canada the project could lead to the contamination of crucial sources of drinking water not identified in TransCanada’s application. Along the entire route, over 5 million Canadians … Read more
