Teck Mine
Vancouver-based mining corporation Teck Resources announced in February 2020 that it is withdrawing its application for the controversial Frontier mine project.
Celebrating 35 years of Council of Canadians activism
On March 11, 1985, the Council of Canadians was formed as an organization to bring people together to create positive ...
Alberta proposes new anti-protest bill
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tabled a bill this week that if passed, would levy fines as high as $10,000 a ...
Teck Resources’ withdraws Frontier mine application citing climate change concerns
In a shocking turn of events, Vancouver-based mining corporation Teck Resources announced yesterday that it is withdrawing its application for ...
Take Action to Reject Teck Frontier Mine!
Today, Indigenous, environmental, and public interest organizations called on the Canadian government and the new Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan ...
Public security and public interest: which public? Who decides?
This blog is part two of a series looking at corporate interference in democracy and quashing of public protest. Read ...
Teck tar sands mine approved by joint review panel
On Friday the joint provincial-federal review panel on the Teck Frontier tar sands mine granted a conditional approval to what ...
Alberta, it doesn’t end here
I’m writing to say even though the election result last night was not what we hoped for, Council of Canadians ...
Canada is warming faster than we thought. What can we do about it?
While global temperatures have increased 0.8C since 1948, Canada has seen an increase of 1.7C – more than double the ...