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Council of Canadians condemns federal attack on postal workers’ rights

The Council of Canadians stands with CUPW against the federal government’s assault on workers’ rights. The right to bargain collectively ...

Message to the Trudeau Government: Postal Workers Deserve a Fair Contract

On the same day that 55,000 postal workers entered their fourth week of a strike to defend their standards and ...

Solidarity with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on Nationwide Strike

The Council of Canadians stands in solidarity with the more than 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of ...

MEDIA RELEASE: Council of Canadians welcomes pharmacare committee announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – The Council of Canadians is pleased that the newly announced Committee of Experts on national ...

MEDIA STATEMENT on Pharmacare passing senate

The Council of Canadians celebrates historic win for public health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – The Pharmacare Act (Bill C-64) has passed the ...

Council of Canadians spokespeople available to comment on key Senate vote on pharmacare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – As the Senate prepares for its final vote on the Pharmacare Act today, marking a ...

One year later: Letter to PM Trudeau and Minister Joly on ending the crisis in Gaza

Today, we issued an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Joly, urging them to take immediate ...

Media Release: New national initiative to inspire the next generation of Water Defenders

For Immediate Release The Council of Canadians expands its renowned water advocacy program to engage elementary and high school students ...

Council of Canadians welcomes progress on pharmacare legislation

Ottawa – The Pharmacare Act (Bill C-64) is expected to pass third reading in the House of Commons later today ...

Statement: Arms Embargo Now!

The Council of Canadians has joined organizations and unions across the country, representing over 2 million people, to call on ...

Memoriam for David Greenfield

It is with great sadness that we share that David Greenfield, a great leader of the Council of Canadians Saskatoon ...

Federal budget falls short on pharmacare promise

Press Release For Immediate Release Statement from Nikolas Barry-Shaw, Council of Canadians campaigner for public pharmacare: OTTAWA – “This budget ...