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Actions held in 25 Canadian cities to launch Common Causes New social movement assembly launches to take on the Harper agenda

(Ottawa) Community actions are being held in 25 cities across Canada today to step up the opposition to Stephen Harper’s ...

Maude Barlow returns Diamond Jubilee Medal in solidarity with Chief Spence and Idle No More

OTTAWA — In a show of solidarity with Chief Spence and the Idle No More movement, Maude Barlow, National Chairperson ...

National Organizations Call on Premiers to Step in to Save Chief Spence

The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and the Council of Canadians are ...

Council of Canadians celebrates the first victories of the Robocalls case

After a six-day federal court hearing, eight electors in six ridings have made a strong case that there was widespread ...

Council of Canadians challenges election fraud ‘cash cow’ allegations

The Council of Canadians is challenging the assertions by Conservative Party lawyer Arthur Hamilton that the election fraud case is ...

Newly released Elections Canada evidence confirms widespread voter suppression campaign

Evidence filed in the Federal Court today includes detailed accounts from voters targeted by fraudulent or harassing calls intended to ...

Federal budget bad for people and the planet, says Council of Canadians

Ottawa – The Council of Canadians says the federal budget outlines a plan to deliberately undermine health care, water, and ...

Don’t Expand NAFTA

By Manuel Perez-Rocha and Stuart Trew Foreign Policy In Focus The United States recently announced that Canada and Mexico will ...

A war on our water

Maude Barlow The Windsor Star The Harper government is waging war on Canada's fresh water. We don't start with a ...

Council of Canadians marks 25 years of acting for social justice

Ottawa - Twenty five years ago tomorrow, a news release was issued announcing the formation of The Council of Canadians, ...

Statement on nuclear power and uranium mining

The Council of Canadians rejects nuclear power because it poses an unacceptable risk to people and the environment. It is ...

Groups make public an unreleased government report on water crisis in Canada

Ottawa – The Council of Canadians and MiningWatch Canada have made public a report drafted by Environment Canada in December ...