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Water shut-offs in Baltimore are a violation of the right to water

Water shut-offs in Baltimore are a violation of the right to water

Riots have erupted in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray. The 25-year-old man was arrested on April 12 ...
Barlow interview in Cicero on CETA and TTIP

Barlow interview in Cicero on CETA and TTIP

Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow has been in Germany this week to raise our concerns about the Canada-European ...
Council of Canadians opposes P3 water privatization plan for First Nations

Council of Canadians opposes P3 water privatization plan for First Nations

A news report indicates the threat of a massive public-private partnership (P3) water privatization scheme aimed at First Nations in ...
Maude Barlow in conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel: Barlow challenges G7 countries on CETA and TTIP

Maude Barlow in conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel: Barlow challenges G7 countries on CETA and TTIP

Today, Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, challenged the Canada-European Union Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) ...
Barlow in Berlin for debate with Merkel on CETA and globalization

Barlow in Berlin for debate with Merkel on CETA and globalization

Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow is in Berlin today for a panel discussion with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. The ...
Daegu Human Right to Water Declaration

Daegu Human Right to Water Declaration

The following declaration was written by Korean and global water justice groups gathered at the Daegu Alternative Water Forum. From ...
Council of Canadians marches for climate justice

Council of Canadians marches for climate justice

The Council of Canadians was in Quebec City today for the biggest climate march in Canadian history. It also took ...
Will Harper try to ratify CETA by June?

Will Harper try to ratify CETA by June?

During the last federal election campaign, Stephen Harper pledged to sign a 'free trade' agreement with the European Union by ...
Shell-BG merger advances proposed LNG Canada terminal in Kitimat

Shell-BG merger advances proposed LNG Canada terminal in Kitimat

Council of Canadians chapter activists join a recent protest against the proposed Woodfibre LNG terminal in Squamish. Photo ...
Council of Canadians marks shameful one-year anniversary of health accord's expiration

Council of Canadians marks shameful one-year anniversary of health accord’s expiration

Ottawa — One year after the Canada Health Accord expired, the Council of Canadians will be me marking this shameful ...
Council of Canadians chapters to take part in National Day of Action for a New Health Accord

Council of Canadians chapters to take part in National Day of Action for a New Health Accord

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the expiry of the ten-year Canada Health Accord signed in 2004. Council of ...
Delta-Richmond, Surrey chapters protest Woodfibre LNG terminal

Delta-Richmond, Surrey chapters protest Woodfibre LNG terminal

The Council of Canadians Delta-Richmond and Surrey chapters, along with Council of Canadians organizer Harjap Grewal, were in Squamish ...