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ACTION ALERT: Help keep the Great Lakes great The Ontario government will soon be introducing a Great Lakes Protection Act to protect the lakes and improve people’s connection to the lakes. They are consulting with community groups, First Nation leaders, mayors and environmental experts so we need to demand real protection for our Great Lakes [...] Sustainable Development vs. Free Trade: Council of Canadians joins environmental, labour and civil society groups in defending Ontario’s Green Energy Act from WTO challenge. sent by a member – an interesting amicus brief today.. “This morning, environmental, civil society and labour organizations sent a joint amicus curiae (friend of the court) submission to the WTO [...] budget bill implementation action alert. Several members have forwarded information about attempts to get the Harper government to allow scrutiny of the omnibus budget bill – OHS President Gail McCabe says: The Omnibus Bill tabled as a budget bill by the Feds is over 400 pages long. They have moved to suppress meaningful debate and [...] ACTION ALERT: Tell the Museum of Nature to Rethink Partnership with Barrick Gold!. ACTION ALERT: Tell the Museum of Nature to Rethink Partnership with Barrick Gold! (this action forwarded by a member of the COC) Amidst reports of human rights violations and massive public opposition to the environmentally destructive operations of Barrick Gold around the [...] A call for action from Environmental Defence. Since 1984, Environmental Defence has been inspiring change by connecting people with environmental issues that affect their daily lives in their homes, workplaces and neighbourhoods. Enbridge has asked for permission to reverse the flow of its oil pipeline through Ontario. The ‘Line 9‘ pipeline runs from Sarnia to Montreal, [...] UPDATE: Duelling Queen’s Park protests planned over GSAs. Just got this notice, so the protest was March 29 – Ryerson students now joining. group of religious parents will protest the Accepting Schools Act, Bill 13, at Queen’s Park March 29. Across the lawn, a group of queer activists will also protest, calling on the government to [...] Avaaz – RIP Amina.Days ago, 16 year-old Amina Filali, raped, beaten and forced to wed her rapist, killed herself — the only way she saw to escape the trap set for her by her rapist and the law. If we act now, we can stop this unspeakable tragedy from happening to anyone else. Article 475 [...] ‘Jail Cell’ Protest against Bill C-31. The CCLA sends us notice of a demonstration in Ottawa against Bill-C31. People on the facebook group are trying to organize a protect in Toronto, you can join them at the facebook link above, and spread the word for other mobilizations. Note: this is NOT Bill C-10 - “this [...] NEWS: Council of Canadians urges action against electoral fraud. Postmedia News reports, “The Council of Canadians is urging individuals with evidence of dirty tricks in the past federal election to join the group’s legal push to have results thrown out in ridings most affected by misleading robocalls. Garry Neil, executive director of the Council of [...] Leadnow | Robocall Scandal: Demand answers. [Here is the first organized letter writing campaign about the Robocall scandal] “Elections Canada has traced illegal phone calls made during the 2011 federal election to a company that worked for the Conservative Party across the country. The “robocalls” appeared to be designed to stop non-Conservative voters from casting [...] ACTION ALERT: End the Zombie Pipeline: No to Keystone XL Here’s one of the many petitions and actions today to US Senators -this is from 350.org, and Bill McKibben. Some of the petitions (like Change.org) have been overwhelmed, but it’s important to add your voice. The Council of Canadians is part of the movement opposing [...] AmnestyCanada’s WriteaThon Your words can be a SPOTLIGHT that exposes the dark corners of the torture chamber. They can bring POWER to a human rights defender whose life is in jeopardy. They can IGNITE hope in a forgotten prisoner. Join hundreds of thousands of people around the world in marking International Human Rights Day this [...] Petition to Protect Arts Funding to Keep Toronto Vibrant Friends of the Arts wants to alert you to important deliberations taking place at Toronto City Hall about arts funding and your actions and support are very important. Toronto’s City Manager has put forward deep cuts to the city budget, and this puts arts and cultural [...] UPDATE: Council of Canadians opposes ethanol refinery on Lake Ontario. By Brent Patterson, Sunday, August 28th, 2011 FarmTech Energy Corporation is seeking to build an enthanol refinery on the Lake Ontario waterfront of the southern-Ontario city of Oshawa, located about 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. Opposition to this plant has been expressed to the [...] ACTION ALERT: Ambassador Doer – Get your facts straight! On August 25, Canadian ambassador Gary Doer’s support for the Keystone XL pipeline was outlined in a Globe and Mail column. Keystone XL is a pipeline that would transport tar sands bitumen to Texas refineries. The interview with Doer was in response to the ongoing arrests [...] The Oslo Declaration on Peace | International Humanist and Ethical Union. Here is the OSLO Declaration of Nov. 2011, from the IHEU Congress: The Oslo Declaration on Peace Many Humanists, from the Carvaka teachers of ancient India to Bertrand Russell and from the Epicureans in ancient Europe to Jawaharlal Nehru, have worked hard for peace. [...] Schedule | Humanist Canada Conference 2011. Here is the schedule of speakers for the Humanist Association of Canada conference Sept 30-Oct 2 in Toronto. The theme is: Planetary Overload: The Survival of the Human Species. Speakers include: Madeline Weld, Chris di Carlo, Matt Cherry (IHEU), Mike Nikerson, John Shook, Khalid Sohail, Jason Wiles, Dale Jackaman [...] COC: TransCanada admits Keystone Pipeline could be used for bulk water removals. (If you needed another reason to oppose the Tar Sands, follow Maude Barlow… it’s also about water) The Council of Canadians and Food & Water Watch are sounding the alarm over TransCanada’s speculation that the Keystone Pipeline could potentially be used for bulk [...] Petition: Don’t Segregate Menstruating Girls in Public Schools. A school should be a safe space for all children. Not a place where 12-year-old girls are treated as second class citizens, and certainly not a place where menstruating girls are ostracized as “unclean” and sent to the back of the “prayer-cafeteria” as third class citizens! Yes, [...] Action alert from Climate Change Network: The federal government is coming out with new greenhouse gas regulations for coal plants that would go into effect in 2015, and Maxim Power is trying to rush construction of a new coal plant in Alberta in order to have it completed before then so it can be exempt [...] |
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