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.

Council of Canadians joining National Day of Action against the federal Conservatives’ abandonment of health care

The Council of Canadians, in coordination with the Canadian Health Coalition, is supporting the National Day of Action to protect ...

$Council of Canadians participates in 'Voice of the People' anti-fracking tour$

The Canadian Press reports, "A collection of community groups and labour organizations opposed to shale gas development in New Brunswick ...

Last week, Atlantic Regional Organizer Angela Giles and I made a submission to Catarina de Albuquerque, the Special Rapporteur on ...

$Solidarity with the anti-fracking Barton Moss Community Protection Camp$

Solidarity with the Barton Moss Community Protection Camp! About 60 people have been camped at Barton Moss on the outskirts ...

The Prince Albert Daily Herald reports, "Since its formation in 2009, Renewable Power -- The Intelligent Choice (RPIC) has been ...

As the new BC-Yukon organizers, we are extremely excited to be joining the Council of Canadians team. And what a ...

$Colorado campaign on community's right to ban fracking$

Local Control Colorado is a coalition of groups including Food & Water Watch, 350 Colorado, Frack Free Colorado, and other ...

$Council of Canadians sends ExxonMobil CEO Fractivist Toolkit to help in his fight against fracking$

If you've been following the news on fracking on social media, you will have likely come across a big story ...

$Fredericton chapter fights back against fracking$

Jean Louis Deveau has written 'How to fight fracking: 9 resistance strategies from the frontline standoff in New Brunswick', an ...

The National Film Board documentary 'Democracy à la Maude' is now available online, free and complete. The description for ...

The Quebec government has indicated it plans to invest as much as $115 million into oil exploration on Anticosti Island, ...

$Canada to 'assist' Mexico with 'regulations' on fracking$

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Enrique Pena Nieto attended a signing ceremony in Mexico City yesterday that CTV reports ...