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Premier Davis should hold public hearings before deciding on CETA support
Ottawa —The Council of Canadians says that Newfoundland & Labrador Premier Paul Davis should commit to holding public hearings in ...
CETA, Energy East and LNG implications with Repsol purchase of Talisman
Spain's Repsol SA has just bought Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc., the fifth largest oil and gas producer in Canada, for ...
TransCanada bird study “either incompetence or intellectual fraud”
In an article in today’s Le Devoir newspaper, a bird biologist makes a scathing assessment of TransCanada’s impact assessment ...
Fracking companies ride roughshod over Ann Craft’s rights
Both the provincial government and companies have failed Alberta resident Ann Craft in two separate incidents involving fracking and ...
Barlow denounces CETA for promoting mining injustice
The Canada-European Union 'free trade' agreement will likely mean more environmentally-unsustainable mining, freshwater destruction and violations of Indigenous title rights ...
Newfoundland & Labrador premier threatens to withdraw support for CETA
There is a new tension in finalizing the Canada-European Union 'free trade' agreement.
The Globe and Mail reports, "Newfoundland is ...
Butler says CETA would undermine pharmacare
The Globe and Mail editorial board commented earlier this week on two reports about provincial drug plans for seniors.
According ...
Mulcair says EU shouldn’t support CETA if investor-state provision included
Mulcair met with Canada's ambassador to France (former Conservative MP) Lawrence Cannon while in France yesterday.
NDP leader ...
Yukon chapter expects recommendations on fracking by select committee soon
Dawson City residents tell the select committee they are opposed to fracking. Photo by Dan Davidson/ Klondike Sun.
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Feds missing in fracking wastewater debate
Communities in the Atlantic are currently dealing with the fallout of fracking projects that occurred prior to New Brunswick and ...
Gitxsan block highway in LNG protest
Highway 16 blocked by LNG protest yesterday.
On November 25, the British Columbia government issued provincial environmental assessment ...
Council critical of NDP backing LNG tax act in BC
The British Columbia New Democratic Party has voted in favour of Bill 6, the Liquefied Natural Gas Income Tax Act.
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