The Council of Canadians issued a release on the new book by Maude Barlow. "The final book in Maude Barlow’s Blue trilogy, Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever is a powerful, penetrating, and timely look at the global water crisis — and what we can do to prevent it," said the … Read more
The Council of Canadian said that Indigenous, labour, environmental, human rights, faith-based and public interest organizations reject a federal court decisio to dismiss a First Nations court challenge to the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) and are vowing to stand by the Hupacasath First Nation as the community decides its next moves … Read more
The Council of Canadians said that ministers from the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries, including International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.), should stop their secret negotiations and immediately make public the 26 chapters of the TPP when they meet in Brunei. The full statement is available online. Call 647-222-9782.
In response to TransCanada’s announcement of its Energy East project, the Council of Canadians is launching a national campaign to stop the pipeline. The Council of Canadians argues the pipeline is not safe, is unlikely to provide energy security for Atlantic Canadians or generate decent jobs. The project would see TransCanada convert part of their … Read more
At the Council of the Federation meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, premiers made an announcement that they want to “modernize” federal finance arrangements, “protect and sustain health care”, and stop the offloading and downloading of federal responsibilities. The full release is available online. Call 613-795-8685.
The Council of Canadians has learned that Enbridge pipelines across Canada will not be retrofitted for another three years, despite missing key safety systems for decades. The council said that this neglect has the potential to increase the magnitude of any future spills. The full release is available online. Call 613-795-8685.
The Council of Canadians said that reports that Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) will return to Canada without a “comprehensive” EU deal should be taken with a sigh of relief and not as a setback for Canada. The council is one of many environmental, farmers’, labour, student, fair trade and social justice groups … Read more
On June 5 the Federal Court of Canada begins a three day hearing of Hupacasath First Nation legal action in Vancouver regarding the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA). The Hupacasath First Nation is a small band in the Port Alberni area of Vancouver Island. In response to First Nations concerns of infringement … Read more
Two weeks after the launch of a public petition, organizers have received over 3,000 signatures demanding that energy company Lone Pine Resources drop its $250 million NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) lawsuit against Canada for Québec’s moratorium on fracking. The petition sponsors—the Council of Canadians, the Réseau québécois sur l'Intégration continentale (RQIC), Sierra Club … Read more
The Council of Canadians is demanding to know which other provinces have been bullied into accepting unreasonable conditions in the Canada-European Union trade deal after news that federal funding for a hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador was tied to the province removing minimum processing rules in the fisheries. The full release is available online. … Read more
