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Council of Canadians’ statement on Mi’kmaq assertion of the right to fish for a moderate livelihood

Council of Canadians’ statement on Mi’kmaq assertion of the right to fish for a moderate livelihood

The Council of Canadians supports the Mi'kmaq treaty right to fish for a moderate livelihood, protected by the Peace and ...
Black lives matter

Black lives matter

The Council of Canadians are in solidarity with our Black members and supporters, and all Black leaders and individuals working ...
Joint statement on pharmacare

Joint statement on pharmacare

Canada needs universal, public pharmacare now more than ever. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 20% of Canadian households were struggling to ...
Solidarity with UFCW Workers during COVID-19

Solidarity with UFCW Workers during COVID-19

The Council of Canadians is in full solidarity with UFCW workers who are being forced to work in unsafe conditions ...
A call for human rights oversight of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

A call for human rights oversight of government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

Regard for human rights is essential in times of crisis. Human rights principles provide a valuable framework for government action ...
Letter to Minister Freeland about request for Cuban doctors in Manitoba First Nations

Letter to Minister Freeland about request for Cuban doctors in Manitoba First Nations

Letter to Minister Freeland urging them to rescind the decision to refuse the Manitoba Chiefs' request/plan for a Cuban Health ...
Council of Canadians Board Motion on the CUSMA

Council of Canadians Board Motion on the CUSMA

At its meeting on January 19, 2020, the Council of Canadians Board passed the following motion with respect to the ...
Statement on pharmacare in Canada

Statement on pharmacare in Canada

Over 170 national and provincial organizations from all regions across Canada released a joint statement calling on the new federal ...
Canadians should not be lulled into ratifying the ‘new’ NAFTA

Canadians should not be lulled into ratifying the ‘new’ NAFTA

The trade deal is flawed: inequality would grow and the environment deteriorate further Civil society organizations from Mexico, the United ...
Statement in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en Nation

Statement in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation

Council of Canadians chapters, supporters and staff are firmly in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation as they continue to assert ...
Statement for Kanehsatà:ke

Statement for Kanehsatà:ke

The Council of Canadians supports the demand of the Rotinonhseshá:ka of Kanehsatà:ke that no development occur on Kanehsatà:ke Kanien’kehá:ka ancestral ...
Statement: The Council of Canadians stands in solidarity with the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation

Statement: The Council of Canadians stands in solidarity with the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation

Grand Chief Verna Polson of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Council set up camp in a wigwam across from Parliament Hill ...