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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.

Council of Canadians supports declaration for just transition in Mi’kma’ki
Some signatories of the declaration - many more organizations signed on but were not present for the launch today in ...

N.B. What are you voting for?
In about a month, people in New Brunswick will be electing a new provincial government. Council of Canadians chapter members ...

Climate Justice portrait series to stand in the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline
All photos by Abdul Malik
The Council of Canadian's Edmonton Chapter and the Prairies-NWT Regional office have been excited ...

Why Energy East is, and should remain, dead.
I remember the day that Energy East officially died, October 5th, 2017.
The decision was a long time coming ...

International groups ask Germany not to finance fracking in Canada
In a letter sent to German Environment and Economy Ministers, a coalition of Canadian and German groups asked Germany to ...

Scientists were right about global warming – and we still aren’t prepared for it
According to an article in the National Post, 2018 is shaping up globally to be the fourth hottest year ...

‘Grassroots Grow Deep’ gathering builds power in Indigenous communities on the frontlines of the tar sands
I was excited to spend August 6-8 helping out behind the scenes at a climate justice ...

Climate justice slogans and chants for your next protest!
Montreal chapter Robert McBryde leads us in chants on the streets of Ottawa. Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter activist Paul Cragg provided some ...

Ottawa conference to tackle Doug Ford’s agenda and Trudeau’s broken promises
Groundswell 2018, taking place next week on June 22 and 23, will highlight the power of communities in Ottawa, throughout ...

The Council of Canadians calls for transformative change
The Council of Canadians vision statement opens with these lines:
"Economic globalization and unregulated market capitalism have divided the ...

5 reasons to #StopKM
Last month Kinder Morgan set an arbitrary May 31 deadline for reaching a deal to approve the $7.4-billion pipeline project ...

Trudeau & Trump must act on the G20 pledge made in 2009 to end fossil fuel subsidies
When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his priorities for the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Quebec this June, he said ...