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UPDATE: What is REDD?
This afternoon Council of Canadians Board member Leticia Adair and I tried to join a protest outside the JW Marriott ...

Kiwis protest trans-Pacific trade talks; familar threats to public services, democracy
New Zealand and Canada are in somewhat the same position with respect to international trade agreements bearing down on us ...

VIDEO: Maude Barlow on Democracy Now! on the climate talks
As noted on the Democracy Now! website, "Maude Barlow is an author, activist, and the former senior advisor on water ...

NEWS: Enviropig and supersized salmon may be first GM animals allowed into food system
In a largely pro-biotechnology lead article today, the Globe and Mail reports that, "Under development for more than a decade, ...

NEWS: Council demands disclosure on GE salmon assessment
A media release issued today states that, “PEI groups (have) asked Premier Ghiz to insist that Environment Canada disclose that ...

WIN! French court rejects Suez lawsuit against FLOW
A French court has rejected a defamation lawsuit brought by Suez Water against FLOW. FLOW: For Love of Water is ...

NEWS: Decision on GM salmon as soon as Nov. 23
A Food & Water Watch media release states that, "After submitting a Freedom of Information Act request, the consumer advocacy ...

NEWS: Harper must do more than endorse the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A Government of Canada media release today announced that the Harper government has "formally endorsed the United Nations Declaration on ...

NEWS: C-474 loses key vote
A Canadian Biotechnology Action Network media release today reports that, "Last night, Conservative Members of Parliament voted down a motion ...

ACTION ALERT: Support Bill C-474 on GE crops before tomorrow’s vote
Members of Parliament will vote tomorrow for or against a 30-day extension to the debate on Bill C-474 at the ...

ACTION ALERT: Support Bill C-474 on GE crops before October 20 vote
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network writes that, “An important vote on Bill C-474 could come up as early as October ...

ACTION ALERT: Oppose GM salmon
Food and Water Watch states, "Genetically engineered salmon are on a fast track to being the first ...