By: Council of Canadians (Press Release)| Feb. 26, 2013: St. John’s, NL – The Federal Fisheries Act was intended to protect fish and fish habitat in part by prohibiting the dumping of harmful substances into fish-bearing waters. The intent of the Act was diluted by regulations that give the mining industry an exemption that allows the conversion READ MORE
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By Greenpeace Canada (Press Release) | Feb. 19, 2013: TORONTO – Hundreds of thousands of victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan are still denied fair compensation from a governmental regulatory system that allows the nuclear industry to evade its responsibilities and forces the public to pay for its disasters. Canada lives under the READ MORE 
 accountability, Advocacy, BIG IDEAS, Canada, Canada Environment Commissioner, civil society, energy policy, Featured, Fukushima Fallout, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Government, Greenpeace Canada, Guest Blog, Harper government, Nuclear Industry, Nuclear Liability Act, petition, Press release, Research And Study, Taxpayers By Greenpeace International | Jan. 22, 2013: TORONTO – Canada’s tar sands ranked fifth of the 14 largest carbon intensive projects in the world, according to a new report from Greenpeace International. The “Point of No Return” notes government hypocrisy on major energy projects – like the tar sands – which increases climate change and places READ MORE By Sierra Club | Feb. 14, 2013: ATLANTA, GA – As President Obama visits Decatur today, members of the Georgia Beyond Coal Campaign will rally around the downtown Decatur MARTA station to call on the president to protect future generations by addressing climate disruption with bold executive action to hold fossil fuel polluters accountable and kick start READ MORE via Sierra Club: Crippling drought. Devastating wildfires. Superstorm Sandy. Climate has come home — and the American people get it. What: The largest climate rally in U.S. history. When: February 17, 2013, Noon – 4:00 p.m. (please arrive by 11:30 a.m.) Where: The National Mall in Washington, D.C. Gather at the northeast corner of the Washington Monument (Closest Metro subway READ MORE
Activism News, Advocacy, Barack Obama, civil society, clean energy, climate action, climate change, D.C, drought, economy, Featured, February 17, First Nations, Forward on Climate Rally, Keystone XL Pipeline, Movements, National Mall, On Sunday, pollution, Power Plants, President Barack Obama, protest, rally, Sierra Club, Superstorm Sandy, Tar Sands, United States, Washington, Washington Monument, White House, wildfires New Secretary of State positioned to advance American climate leadership, should deny the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline By 350.org | Feb. 6, 2013: WASHINGTON – Sixty leading environmental, conservation, development, faith-based, and social justice organizations are congratulating Secretary of State John Kerry for his commitment to fight climate change and urging him to “spur bold READ MORE
350.org, Activism News, Advocacy, civil society, climate change, environment, Featured, Forward on Climate, Guest Blog, John Kerry, Keystone XL Pipeline, Natural Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council, Obama Administration, Press release, Secretary of State, Social Justice, Tar Sands Oil, United States “We cannot and will not let Stephen Harper silence our voice and we will not accept any form of right to work legislation.” by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) | Feb. 6, 2013: At its first national bargaining conference the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) promised to fight against attacks on workers from any level of READ MORE Canada’s third largest freshwater lake in serious trouble by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 4, 2013: A report by a Germany-based international environmental foundation is reminding Canadians of the consequences of neglecting the responsibility to protect the environment. On World Wetland Day, Feb. 2, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) declared Lake Winnipeg the “Threatened Lake of READ MORE
Advocacy, Algae, Bill C-45, Canada, Canadians, civil society, climate change, ecosystems, environment, Environmental Foundation, Environmental Legislation, Environmental Protection, Featured, First Nations, Freshwater Lake, Global Nature Fund, Harper government, Idle No More, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg Foundation, Manitoba, pesticides, Research And Study, Sewage, Threatened Lake of the Year 2013, World Wetland Day by Sierra Club Canada | Feb 1, 2013: The follow statement originated from the January 31, 2013 meeting of the Board of Directors of Sierra Club Canada: “Sierra Club Canada is an independent body that sets its own priorities and policies. Sierra Club Canada recognizes that the climate is rapidly approaching a tipping point that demands immediate READ MORE Honduran Mining Law Passed and Ratified, but the Fight is Not Over by Mining Watch Canada | Jan. 24, 2013: OTTAWA – On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, the Honduran Congress quickly passed and ratified a new mining law that had been developed with support from the Canadian International Development Agency against the will of important sectors of READ MORE
Activism News, Business News, Canadian government, Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA, civil society, Conservatives, Department of Foreign Affairs, environment, Environmental Crimes, Featured, foreign policy, Guest Blog, Honduran National Coalition of Environmental Networks, Honduras, human rights, Latin America, Mining Concessions, Mining Law, Mining Watch Canada, Press release, rights, World News by Ontario Public Service Employees Union | Jan. 27, 2013: TORONTO – The president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union has congratulated Kathleen Wynne on her victory in the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race and is calling on her to make fairness the guiding principle of her government when she becomes the province’s first-ever female Premier. “Our READ MORE
99 per cent, Canada, civil society, corporate tax cuts, Dalton McGuinty, democratic rights, Featured, Female Premier, Guest Blog, HST, Kathleen Wynne, labour., Liberal Party, News, Ontario, ontario premier, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, OPSEU, Politics News, Press release, public sector, public services by Sierra Club | Jan 22, 2013: San Francisco, CA – The Sierra Club Board of Directors has approved the one-time use of civil disobedience for the first time in the organization’s 120-year history. Recognizing the imminent danger posed by climate disruption, including record heat waves, drought, wildfires and the devastation of superstorm Sandy, the Sierra Club READ MORE Over 80 influential leaders from the business, First Nations, environmental, labour, academic, medical and artistic communities across Canada today announced an upcoming mass sit-in in front of the provincial legislature in Victoria, British Columbia on October 22. The sit-in will oppose tar sands pipelines and tankers and the threats they would pose to the west coast. “There are moments in history when it’s clear that our elected leaders are failing us and it is necessary to take a stand,” said prominent author and environmentalist Tzeporah Berman. “Today we are stating our intention to defend our coast and calling on others . . . → Read More: Canadian Progressive: Massive Peaceful Tar Sands Protest Before B.C. Provincial Legislature Planned For October 22
Activism, Activist Communique, Blog, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Politics, Canadian Politics, Civil Disobediance, civil society, David Suzuki, Enbridge, environment, Feature, First Nations, Keystone XL Pipeline, Maude Barlow, Movements, Movements & Organizations, naomi klein, oil spills, oil tankers, pipelines, Politics News, protest, rights, Tar Sands “Hundreds of spills happen every year and still this government does nothing. We had three major spills last month alone. How many more have to happen before the government finally acts?” 9 July, 2012 (Edmonton ) – The Alberta Surface Rights Group, Greenpeace Canada, The Council of Canadians and the Sierra Club today launched a pipeline spill tipline to encourage people who see pipeline spills to phone the number and report them. The groups came together after the premier’s continued inaction over the hundreds of oil spills which threaten Alberta every year. “We know that the government isn’t looking . . . → Read More: CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: In Alberta, A Public Oil Pipeline Spill Tip Line Is Launched
accountability, Activism, Alberta, alberta government, Alberta News, Alberta Pipeline spills, Business News, Canada, Canada Oil Spills, civil society, Council of Canadians, Environment News, environmental groups, Green News, Greenpeace Canada, Oil Leaks, Oil Spill Reports, oil spills, Pipeline Spill Tip Line, Press release, Sierra Club Make it two surprises in one. William Corbett, the Commissioner of Canada Elections, the man who has thus handled the ongoing investigation into the robocalls scandal, resigned today. He’s been replaced by Yves Côté, a “low-key” bureaucrat. But that’s only a partial description of the individual now assuming the behemoth responsibility of investigating a politically-charged electoral scandal. Probably the biggest in Canadian history. During the May 2011 Federal election, scores of Canadian voters in more than 200 riding received misleading live calls and fraudulent pre-recorded calls that redirected them to the wrong polling stations. RELATED: Elections Canada keeps rulings secret . . . → Read More: CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Nuked: Robocalls Scandal Investigation And Elections Canada Below is a statement of solidarity with the ongoing Quebec student protests from Chilean academics and student leaders. (English translation via Translating The Revolution.) We Are All Québécois! We the undersigned, Chilean academics and student leaders, denounce to national and … Continue reading → “An Auction”. William Pyne and William Combe (1808). Now that some time has passed since the federal budget it might be useful to step back and assess what it says about where the government is taking us. Reaction has been pretty muted. The “centrist punditry” generally see this as an incremental budget, business as usual, “balanced” and “mature”. For our Globe editorialists, for example, this was not the transformative budget the government promised and a majority government supposedly made possible. According to them, the budget was OK; it earned a passing grade but had no vision, not much transformation. Canadians, . . . → Read More: Alex’s Blog: Going, Going, Gone: Dismantling the Progressive State
Accommodating religion, diversity and common citizenship, Adapting health and social architecture, Budget 2012, civil society, common citizenship, Darrell Bricker, democratic renewal, frank graves, Improving public institutions, john ibbitson, Monte Solberg, Paul Krugman, Post featured on front page, public service cuts, the progressive state Hundreds of activists are expected on Parliament Hill at noon on Tuesday, January 31, to protest the Harper Conservative government’s widely condemned omnibus crime Bill C-10. The protest is being organized by the Political Action …Read More
Activism, Activism News, ALL CPW POSTS, Canada, Canada News, Canadian Politics, civil liberties, civil society, Conservative government, Conservatives, crime, criminal justice system, Government, House of Commons, law, Liberal Party, News, occupy, Occupy Movement, Occupy Ottawa, Occupy Ottawa movement, Occupy Ottawa news, Occupy Ottawa protest, Ottawa, parliament hill, politics, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rights, Senate, Society Prime Minister’s Office Tries to Silence Pipeline Critics; Labels Environmental Group “Enemy of the Government of Canada” and “Enemy of the people of Canada.” My name is Andrew Frank. I grew up in a small …Read More People keep saying that 2012 will be the year of protest in North America – the year when ordinary people rise up and demand better treatment from government elites. I’m all for that. I think it’s crazy that Canada doesn’t have stronger employment laws to protect employees, that we don’t provide a way for the majority without pensions to save for our retirement, that we don’t have lobbyists to fight for ordinary non-unionized working people, that our top tax bracket is so low that we are killing the principle of progressive taxation, that we’re in a state of perpetual war. . . . → Read More: Yappa Ding Ding: Reflections on Activism The idea of rewarding volunteer hours with a tax break has been bruited around recently, and has caught my attention for a couple of reasons. The first issue with this as an incentive to volunteerism of course is that the incentive has nothing to do with the reasons Albertans volunteer so extensively. There is no tax reason to do so now, and Albertans apparently volunteer as much as any population in the country. Clearly we have good reasons to do so that have nothing to do with our annual tax bill. We choose to become involved in sports leagues, drop-in . . . → Read More: The Roundhouse: Volunteerism as a Tax Strategy? I was only able to make time to attend the Reboot 3 gathering at the last minute, meaning that I was not prepared or engaged in the agenda-setting stage. I found it interesting to note that the blogger population at Reboot 3 was considerably smaller than the first two, with major cogs in the Alberta blogosphere like DJ Kelly, Joey Oberhoffner and Dave Cournoyer not attending. Congratulations DJ, by the way! The morning sessions were spent discussing models of ownership and their implications for the management of the oil sands. The table I happened to be at was, to my . . . → Read More: The Roundhouse: Reboot 3 – Now what? The negative tone of much contemporary politics in Canada, and even more the case in the United States, is an issue of concern to people from all sides of any given issue. It seems to me, based on prolonged observation, that there is a simple remedy that would go a long way to address the concerns of those lamenting the balkanization of our political discourse: use people’s names. Even if you don’t like someone, or their views, show them some respect and use their name. As someone who has trained as an academic I’d be interested to see a correlative . . . → Read More: The Roundhouse: What’s in a Name? |
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