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Demand a just recovery
It’s time for a political revolution. Are you ready? The pandemic has exposed and entrenched the deep inequities of our ...
Put People First, Demand Over 150 Canadian Organizations with the Launch of Six Principles for a Just Recovery
As governments prepare recovery plans amidst the COVID-19 crisis, an informal alliance of over 150 civil society groups, representing collective ...
Polluter pays, or polluters get paid?
While Justin Trudeau claims to be supporting the Polluter Pays Principle, recent federal aid packages to the oil and gas ...
Commit to a bold, green and just recovery
The Council of Canadians joined progressive organizations in Toronto to call on Toronto Mayor John Tory and City Councillors to ...
Big oil lobby group asks feds to suspend environmental laws, meet in secret
A Big Oil lobby group is using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover to ask the federal government to suspend dozens ...
Bail out workers, not Big Oil bosses
Millions of people across the country are facing dual crises: trying to stay healthy during the public health emergency of ...
Put public health and wellbeing before Big Oil profits
Across B.C. and Alberta, over 100 energy megaproject work camps are continuing to operate, including Site C and the Trans ...
No New Money For Oil and Gas Companies—Give It To Workers—Say Large Collection of Groups Representing More Than One Million Canadians
Ottawa—A large collection of health, faith, environmental, labour and social justice groups, representing one million three hundred thousand Canadians, have ...
Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau about Oil package bailout amidst coronavirus crisis
A large collection of health, faith, environmental, labour and social justice groups, representing one million three hundred thousand Canadians, have ...
Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis
Every day, political leaders at all levels of government are making new announcements to respond to COVID-19 impacts, on both ...
Calling for swift action on Speech from the Throne commitments
The Throne Speech for the 43rd government included few surprises. The minority Liberal government has some of the right ideas ...
Green Economy Network calls for Throne Speech to prioritize climate jobs
Will this week’s Speech from the Throne be a meaningful step forward for climate justice and a just transition? Or ...
