The Council of Canadians said that after repeatedly celebrating the conclusion of CETA, the Canada European free trade agreement, the Canadian government will face another serious obstacle to the agreement. German Federal Minister of Economics, Sigmar Gabriel, proposed re-opening the agreement to radically alter the Investor State Dispute Settlements provision at the Socialist Party of Europe congress … Read more
The Council of Canadians and Équiterre issued a report entitled, “Doubling Down on Disaster,” outlining how a theoretical oil spill in Lac Saint-Pierre on the St. Lawrence River would cost billions to clean up. The report modeled the costs and damages from a spill of 10 million litres would cost $2.14 billion. The federal limit to liability for oil spills … Read more
The Council of Canadians issued a press release on Bill C-50, which will be debated at second reading. The Council of Canadians says the purpose of the bill is to prevent many Canadians living overseas from voting, despite a recent court decision upholding their right to do so. “The Ontario Superior Court has already ruled that preventing Canadians … Read more
The Council of Canadians issued a release in support of advocacy groups who deployed a large inflatable elephant outside the hotel where the provincial premiers were meeting in Ottawa. The groups were calling attention to the premiers’ refusal to evaluate the controversial Energy East pipeline’s climate pollution footprint. “Provincial leaders can’t be serious about addressing climate change … Read more
Michael Sona has been sentenced to nine months with 12 months probation after being found guilty of participating in a voter suppression scheme in Guelph during the 2011 election. The Council of Canadians continues to call on the Commissioner of Canada Elections to re-open the investigation into the 2011 election fraud which extended far beyond Guelph. With … Read more
As TransCanada filed its application to the National Energy Board (NEB) for its Energy East pipeline, the Council of Canadians vowed to continue building momentum against the project that is all risk and little reward for Canadian communities. “We will fight Energy East every step of the way, and we are far from alone,” said Andrea … Read more
The Council of Canadians, the Canadian Federation of Students and three individual electors will file a Charter challenge to the Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23) in the Ontario Superior Court. Recent changes to Canada’s election laws will interfere with the rights of Canadians to vote in federal elections and remove access to reliable information about … Read more
Just days before Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) plays host to European Commission President Barroso at the Canada-EU Summit in Ottawa, major cracks are again appearing in official pronouncements that negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) have been concluded, the Council of Canadians said. Call 613-882-4408.
Energy East 101, a four-minute animation released by the Council of Canadians and Equiterre. Using a technique known as “handimation,” the short video gives a comprehensive background on the controversial Energy East pipeline proposed by TransCanada. The video is narrated in English by Maude Barlow, author and national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, and … Read more
The Council of Canadians said that drinking water, beluga habitat, fishing and swimming holes are all at risk if TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline is approved, according to a new report. Energy East: Where Oil Meets Water estimates that Energy East could spill more than one million litres of crude oil, including diluted bitumen from the tar sands, … Read more
