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URGENT! Last chance to improve the Sustainable Jobs Act
There are only 6 hours left to improve the Sustainable Jobs Act. Tell MPs on the committee amending the Sustainable ...

Rejection of last offshore exploration license in Nova Scotia paves the way for a moratorium
The Council of Canadians applauds the recent move by the governments of Nova Scotia and Canada to reject an offshore ...

Submission on CUSMA dispute panel hearings into Mexicoâs GMO corn laws
A brief to the TMEC - USMCA - CUSMA dispute panel hearings into Mexicoâs GMO corn laws. Prepared by the ...

MEDIA RELEASE: As clock ticks on pharmacare deadline, advocates rally outside Health Ministerâs office
The Council of Canadians will deliver petitions signed by more than ten thousand Canadians calling for a national public drug ...

Media advisory / photo opportunity: pharmacare supporters to rally outside Minister Holland’s office
Participants will deliver giant pill bottles containing tens of thousands of petition signatures and a prescription for public pharmacare Ajax, Ontario ...

The re-routing of TMX locks in carbon and colonialismÂ
Instead of forcing the pipeline through PĂpsell without genuine consent and locking in a carbon-intensive, colonial future, our governments ought ...

Who benefits from false âsolutionsâ to the climate crisis?Â
False solutions put expediency and profit over the needs of people, communities, and the planet ...

Urgent appeal to Canadian Government: Council of Canadians’ letter on the humanitarian crisis in Palestine and Israel
Canada must join the growing local and international calls for an immediate ceasefire â including from at least 23 elected ...

How Bantingâs hopes of insulin for all became a dark nightmare
Banting dreamed of a world where insulin would be available for all, but pharmaceutical companies have turned that dream into ...

Biotech industry influence over federal GMO regulatory decisions exposed as Canada piles on with the U.S. to bully Mexico on GM corn
As Canada joins the U.S. in challenging Mexico to stop its planned phase-out of genetically modified (GM) corn for human ...

VICTORIA College IS NOW A BLUE COMMUNITY
Victoria College in the University of Toronto is now formally recognized as a Blue Community. Maude Barlow was the keynote speaker ...

Statement on PBO report on single-payer universal drug planÂ
Statement by Robin Tress, Co-Executive Director of the Council of Canadians OTTAWA â We welcome the findings of a new ...