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Best wishes for 2018!

Best wishes for 2018!

May the new year bring us closer to the realization of: 1- The right to water and sanitation, clean ...
A vision of justice and peace to guide us in 2018

A vision of justice and peace to guide us in 2018

Council of Canadians honorary chairperson Maude Barlow. During this season that celebrates peace and goodwill to all, let us continue ...
How could the Bank of Canada assist with the transition to a clean energy future?

How could the Bank of Canada assist with the transition to a clean energy future?

The Council of Canadians Kelowna chapter hosted a talk by author-activist Joyce Nelson on neo-liberalism and Bank of Canada reform, ...
Prince Albert chapter mobilizes for climate justice & food security on Earth Day

Prince Albert chapter mobilizes for climate justice & food security on Earth Day

Facebook Page The Council of Canadians Prince Albert chapter will celebrate Earth Day with a Seedy Saturday gathering and a ...
Does Justin Trudeau have a dam & transmission line agenda?

Does Justin Trudeau have a dam & transmission line agenda?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be backing both the controversial Site C dam and a 1,000-kilometre hydro transmission ...
Great climate change plan Brian Gallant, just hold the tar sands bitumen

Great climate change plan Brian Gallant, just hold the tar sands bitumen

If you were to order a full-menu climate change plan with all the right words, yesterday's release of the ...
Why we need to leap to a just green economy

Why we need to leap to a just green economy

What is radical? It's certainly a label Indigenous, social justice and environmental activists wore frequently during Harper years.   ...
Will the climate justice movement "Seattle" the Paris talks?

Will the climate justice movement “Seattle” the Paris talks?

Photo: Barlow speaks at a protest outside the Canadian embassy in Copenhagen during the UN climate talks in ...
Council of Canadians marches for climate justice

Council of Canadians marches for climate justice

The Council of Canadians was in Quebec City today for the biggest climate march in Canadian history. It also took ...
Energy East pipeline could cross Rideau River just south of Ottawa

Energy East pipeline could cross Rideau River just south of Ottawa

Photo: The Rideau River about 30-km downstream from the Energy East pipeline route. The Ottawa Citizen reports, ...
Presentation to the PSAC Social Justice Fund Board

Presentation to the PSAC Social Justice Fund Board

Today I had the honour of speaking with the Public Service Alliance of Canada's Social Justice Fund board about climate ...
Presentation to the Canadian Youth Delegation on People's Assemblies for Climate Justice

Presentation to the Canadian Youth Delegation on People’s Assemblies for Climate Justice

Yesterday I joined youth from across the country in Toronto for the Canadian Youth Delegation (CYD) retreat, to discuss the organizing ...