Activists from the Council of Canadians installed a massive sign at a farm near La Malbaie. The message was a 50 by 35 metre “G7” with a red line through it. While taking aerial photos of the installation with a 100 gram GoPro camera suspended from helium balloons, organizers regretfully lost control of the camera … Read more
The Council of Canadians held a press conference this morning from the G7 “free speech zone” in La Malbaie, Quebec, to call for this G7 summit to be the last one. “This should be the last G7 summit,” says Andrea Furlong, Executive Director of the Council of Canadians. “The G7 summit will only include the richest … Read more
A piercing whistle interrupted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) speech at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in Halifax on June 1. “Justin Trudeau has made me an unwilling shareholder in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, currently owned by Kinder Morgan,” said whistleblower and Council of Canadians organizer Robin Tress. “So I am blowing the whistle on this … Read more
With NAFTA negotiators missing the key deadline to come up with a deal, the Council of Canadians expressed relief that NAFTA renegotiation was not completed. We are worried that the Trudeau government could rush headlong into a bad deal for our jobs and the environment,” said Maude Barlow, honorary chairperson of the Council of Canadians. “With … Read more
While the Liberal party prepares for the next federal election, government lawyers are working hard to defend the voter suppression measures enacted by the Harper Government in the so-called Fair Elections Act. “Justin Trudeau promised to repeal the undemocratic provisions in the Unfair Elections Act. Not only have the Liberals not moved Bill C-33 forward, but … Read more
The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Federation of Students held a press conference to call on the government to take immediate action to repeal the voter suppression provisions in the Fair Elections Act. “The government owes the public an explanation as to why it is breaking its promise to repeal the voter suppression in the Unfair … Read more
The New Zealand government released part of the text of the so-called Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) compelling the Canadian government to follow suit. But side letters containing key parts of the agreement remain secret. “The Council of Canadians joins with allies in calling for the release of the side letters and … Read more
The Trudeau government will tabled legislation to amend the Navigation Protection Act, formerly the Navigable Waters Protection Act. “Industry groups who represent Big Oil companies like Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Kinder Morgan Canada and TransCanada Pipelines Limited want protections kept off,” says Maude Barlow, Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians. “We hope the Trudeau government did the right … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) announced federal approval for an application made by BP to drill up to seven exploratory wells, about 300kms southeast of Nova Scotia. “New fossil fuel projects are not consistent with our commitment to the Paris climate commitment and the gravity of the climate crisis,” says Andrea Harden-Donahue, Energy … Read more
An online petition to keep Donald Trump out of Canada has already gathered over 5,000 signatures since it was launched on by the Council of Canadians. “This overwhelming response is sending a strong message that Trump’s racist, misogynist, vulgar and dangerous words and actions are not welcome here,” says Leo Broderick, Chairperson of the Council of Canadians. “Trump’s vulgar … Read more
