News and Analysis
In support of our campaigns and organizing, we publish insightful research and hard-hitting analysis and keep our members and supporters informed.
Opposition to CETA remains strong in Germany
Today, the Globe and Mail reports, "Germany has dropped its objection to the controversial investor protections in the Canada-Europe free-trade ...
First Nations not consulted about Bala Falls hydro-electric dam
Bala Falls. Photo by John Wright - North45 Communications
Peggy Peterson has been camping for the past 89 ...
WIN! Bill 6 moratorium on fracking passes in Nova Scotia
The Council of Canadians is pleased that Bill 6 - which places a legal moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing ...
Council of Canadians opposes LNG agenda in British Columbia
The Council of Canadians is opposed to the building of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals and pipelines in British ...
WIN! Amherst town council rejects fracking wastewater disposal plan
The town council of Amherst, NS has decided to abandon plans to accept fracked wastewater.
The Council of ...
Could a corporation use CETA investor-state to challenge the consequences of its criminal actions?
This past March, the Harper government adopted federal procurement 'Integrity Framework' regulations that state that companies convicted in Canada or ...
Newfoundland & Labrador fracking review fails to consider climate change
In December 2013, the Council of Canadians congratulated the Newfoundland and Labrador government on its decision to establish a de ...
Over 3000 rally to stop cuts to health care and to stop private clinics in Ontario
Today thousands of people traveled from all corners of Ontario and gathered at the provincial legislation (Queens Park) ...
Council concerned natural gas storage proposal will harm the Shubenacadie River
The Shubenacadie River. Photo from Colchester County Acadian Heritage.
Concerns are being raised about a plan by Alton ...
New report outlines the threat of CETA’s corporate rights protections
The Council of Canadians and more than a dozen European and Canadian organizations today simultaneously released a new report that ...
Trading Away Democracy report calls for CETA’s investor-state rules to be rejected
The Council of Canadians has been working with numerous organizations in Canada, Quebec and Europe on a 20-page report released ...
Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter helps organize forum against genetically engineered foods
The Council of Canadians Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter is helping to organize a public forum today at Trent University opposed to ...
