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In support of our campaigns and organizing, we publish insightful research and hard-hitting analysis and keep our members and supporters informed.

It’s time to strengthen the grassroots movement for climate justice in communities across Canada

It’s time to strengthen the grassroots movement for climate justice in communities across Canada

Last night, I attended an event hosted by the Toronto Climate Campaign. It featured panelists giving first hand analysis of ...
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This is what democracy should look like!

This is what democracy should look like!

When I told my Spanish class that the government in Uruguay had gotten rid of private water services, the teacher ...
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Health Canada forgoes safety assessment of new Monsanto/Dow GE corn

Health Canada forgoes safety assessment of new Monsanto/Dow GE corn

Health Canada is proving itself useless yet again, this time by refusing to assess the safety of a new a ...
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SPP dismantled but some working groups live on (and website getting an overhaul)

SPP dismantled but some working groups live on (and website getting an overhaul)

Friends in the U.S. tell us the Security and Prosperity Partnership has been dismantled, according to one Commerce Department official ...
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SITE 41: Meeting with councillors, and gathering together

SITE 41: Meeting with councillors, and gathering together

Yesterday, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, water campaigner Meera Karunananthan, and I met with the mayor of Collingwood, the ...
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Trade rules could force GE salmon into Canada

Trade rules could force GE salmon into Canada

The Globe and Mail reports that a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon may soon be approved by the US Food and ...
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Council shares First Nations concern about tarsands and water

Council shares First Nations concern about tarsands and water

The Toronto Sun and Sun Media across Canada reported on Friday that, "First Nations and environmental groups are calling for ...
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Canada more isolated in opposition to UN declaration on indigenous rights

Canada more isolated in opposition to UN declaration on indigenous rights

Canada is now one of just three countries world-wide that oppose the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ...
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Burlington city council votes to ban bottled water sales

Burlington city council votes to ban bottled water sales

The Burlington Post reported yesterday that, "Burlington may join a growing list of municipalities that have banned the sale of ...
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Maude on Democracy Now!

Maude on Democracy Now!

To see a terrific video from Turkey of Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, Food and Water Watch executive director ...
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Canada and the global 'Great Recession'

Canada and the global ‘Great Recession’

The National Post reports this morning that, "The world economy is likely to shrink to 'below zero' this year, in ...
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Formation of the Council of Canadians

Formation of the Council of Canadians

We thought members – both new and long-standing – would enjoy seeing this news release issued Monday, March 11, 1985, ...
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