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Avaaz – Stop selling out Canadian democracy. “Belgium signed a similar deal with China and it’s already being sued for billions…” [from Avaaz] Harper is about to sign a crazy deal with China that would set up secret courts where China’s companies can sue Canada if we pass laws to protect our health and environment [...] Save Temagami. Ontario’s Premier made Wolf Lake in Temagami a forest reserve after thousands of Canadians wrote him letters calling for protection for this amazing old growth sanctuary. But now, Minister Bartolucci has broken that promise and signed an 21 year lease with an Alberta mining company, right in the middle of the forest reserve. [...] Avaaz – 4 Days to Stop the Corporate Death Star. Something to keep an eye on — Avaaz has a petition against the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) As concerned global citizens, we call on you to make the TPP process transparent and accountable to all, and to reject any plans that limit our governments’ power to [...] Avaaz – President Zardari: Save my daughter — 48 hrs left!. his is a message from Misrek Masih, of Islamabad, Pakistan. Last week an enraged crowd threatened to burn my daughter alive, and in 48 hours a judge will decide whether she goes free or stays in jail. Rimsha is a minor with mental [...] Avaaz – ACTA: The new threat to the net. in less than 24 hours, Members of the European Parliament will be voting on ACTA – a new global treaty that could allow corporations to police what we do on the Internet. We can bury this bill! 2.8 million of us are already calling on them [...] Petition – No F1 in brutal Bahrain. The Bahraini government has booted out the world’s media — even torturing a female journalist working for a French TV channel. Under cover of this blackout it is claiming that all is calm and orderly. That’s a blatant lie. Early one morning last week teargas bombs were shot [...] |
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