Recent highlights
Council joins large coalition agreeing on pharmacare principles
September 25, 2018
The Council of Canadians has joined more than 70 national, provincial and territorial organizations representing health care providers, non-profit organizations, workers, seniors, patients and academics in consensus on principles for a national pharmacare program in Canada – and the number of organizations endorsing these principles is growing by the day.
WIN! Districts of Shelburne and Lunenburg support offshore drilling inquiry!
September 25, 2018
Both the Municipality of the District of Shelburne and the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg voted in support of a moratorium on offshore drilling until the completion of a "full and independent public inquiry into the pros and cons of oil industry exploration" offshore Nova Scotia.
Today’s NB election results in minority government, formed by ? (TBD*)
September 25, 2018
Today was election day in New Brunswick. The polls have nearly all been counted, and despite a couple of likely recounts in ridings with close results, the two parties who have dominated control of the province since colonization are locked in a tie.
Core Energy conference to be drilled over role of offshore drilling in East Coast Energy Future
September 25, 2018
A series of events is planned from October 2-4 responding to the Maritime Energy Association’s Core conference on Canada’s East Coast energy future.
Bayfield becomes first community in North America to be recognized as a Plastic-Free Community
September 24, 2018
The website “Random Acts of Green” recently highlighted how one community in North America is saying goodbye to plastics.
Bayfield, Ontario, a small community that sits at the edge of Lake Huron in Ontario, has been an environmental leader in many ways. Most recently, it has done a lot of work locally to raise awareness about the environmental impacts of plastic and has become the first place in...