In the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Striking a Better Balance: Alternative Federal Budget 2014 released Feb 5, the Council of Canadians is calling on the Conservative government to implement a bold, long-term plan on water protection in order to fulfill its international obligations on the human right to water and sanitation. The full release is available online. Call 613-795-8685.
The Council of Canadians issued a statement regarding the federal government’s plan to introduce electoral reform legislation known as the Fair Elections Act. The full statement is available online. Call 613-795-8685.
The Council of Canadians is expressing alarm over the hiring of a founder of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to provide advice on the closure of the Experimental Lakes Area. National chairperson for the Council of Canadians Maude Barlow said the council is “appalled that the Conservative government is taking advice from the oil industry, … Read more
The Council of Canadians welcomes a decision of the European Commission to hold public consultations on a controversial investor rights chapter in the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The council asks that those hearings be expanded to consider identical investment protections in the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. The council is also calling on the … Read more
The federal government has denied an access to information request from the Council of Canadians for the working text of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The grassroots public advocacy organization is accusing the government of unnecessarily depriving Canadians of the information they need to pass judgement on CETA, and of any … Read more
The Council of Canadians is congratulating Wisconsin’s Ministry of Natural Resources on its decision to reject Elkhorn Industries’ application for dock repairs that would eventually lead to the construction of an oil terminal from which tar sands and fracked oil would be shipped across the Great Lakes. “We are heartened that the Wisconsin government has listened … Read more
The Council of Canadians, Ecology Ottawa, and the Polaris Institute organized an action to raise concerns about the $1 million contribution to the Museum of Civilization from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), and were on site sharing leaflets with museum visitors. Frosty the Snowperson protested the funding arrangement with a sign saying “CAPP pollutes snow.” The … Read more
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow is in Vancouver to celebrate the third anniversary of the historic Save the Fraser Declaration. At the invitation of the Yinka Dene Alliance, Barlow and the Council of Canadians are joining other allies in signing onto and launching the new Solidarity Accord. The new Solidarity Accord adds the voices … Read more
The Council of Canadians is denouncing the extension of SWN Resources’ injunction against legitimate anti-fracking protesters in Rexton, New Brunswick. On Dec. 2, a New Brunswick court granted an extension to SWN Resources’ injunction through to December 17. Council of Canadians members from the Fredericton chapter joined others outside of the courthouse with tape over … Read more
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, vice-chairperson Leo Broderick, and Atlantic regional organizer Angela Giles traveled to New Brunswick yon Dec. 1 to express solidarity with the ongoing Elsipogtog protests against seismic testing for fracking by Texas-based SWN Resources. More information is available online. Call 613-795-8685.
