OTTAWA – Natalie Mehra says The Ontario Health Coalition is drawing a line in the sand when it comes to service transfers to private endoscopy clinics from The Ottawa Hospital. Speaking at a “Code Blue” forum in Ottawa last night, the … Continue reading →
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Ever since Stephen Harper took over in Ottawa seven years ago, Canada has needed a strong and powerful social/political movement to stop, or at least slow down, the many destructive measures being carried out by the Conservatives. Finally, in September, 2012, Common Causes, a loosely-knit network of more than 50 groups from the non-governmental sector (NGO), labour and the Native community, was born. The idea was to have dozens of groups come together under one communications umbrella where they could work together on common-interest projects to oppose the Harper regime. The creation of Common Causes gave me hope. I (Read more…) Ever since Stephen Harper took over in Ottawa seven years ago, Canada has needed a strong and powerful social/political movement to stop, or at least slow down, the many destructive measures being carried out by the Conservatives. Finally, in September, 2012, Common Causes, a loosely-knit network of more than 50 groups from the non-governmental sector (NGO), labour and the Native community, was born. The idea was to have dozens of groups come together under one communications umbrella where they could work together on common-interest projects to oppose the Harper regime. The creation of Common Causes gave me hope. I have long felt that we desperately need a hard-nosed civil society movement that will challenge the Conservatives with massive campaigns drawing on the resources of hundreds of groups. (Read more…) . . . → Read More: A Different Point of View….: Network formed to take on Harper not living up to its potential Council of Canadians celebrates vote for transparency and democracy By: Council of Canadians | Press Release: NANAIMO, B.C. – The Council of Canadians and its Mid Island chapter are celebrating a decision by City Council last night to demand a permanent exemption for the City from the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and [...] The post City of Nanaimo asks to be excluded from CETA appeared first on The Canadian Progressive. By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: We’re invited to join the Hupacasath First Nation’s ongoing fight to delay the ratification of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) Via WeStandTogetherCanada on YouTube: To learn more about what the Hupacasath First Nation is doing to delay ratification of the China Canada Trade [...] The post FIPA: The Greatest Threat to Canada’s Future (VIDEO) appeared first on The Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis. With Great Lakes at record low levels, Council of Canadians national chairperson Maude Barlow intensifies call for bold new vision to protect them By: Council of Canadians | Press Release: Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chair of Food and Water Watch’s board, is embarking on an seven-city [...] The post Maude Barlow’s bold new vision to protect the Great Lakes appeared first on The Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis. By: Council of Canadians (Press Release) | March 1, 2013: OTTAWA – Two more municipalities have taken action as part of the Council of Canadians’ campaign to mobilize local governments against the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). This week, Prince Albert City Council endorsed community demands for a bigger public role in CETA while Toronto city councillors READ MORE by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 15, 2013: Support from Naomi Klein, Maude Barlow, David Suzuki, and others: OAKLAND, Calif — Prominent Canadians from a variety of backgrounds have signed on to a letter in support of the “Forward on Climate” rally on February 17, when tens of thousands of committed activists will converge on Washington READ MORE By Council of Canadians | Feb. 11, 2013: OTTAWA – The Council of Canadians is opposed to a west-to-east oil pipeline plan being proposed by TransCanada Corp., which is supported in principle by the Harper government, and enthusiastically backed by the Alberta and New Brunswick provincial governments. The pipeline – which could move upwards of one million barrels of READ MORE 
 Alberta, Alison Redford, Business News, Canada, Canada Oil Exports, Canadian Energy Strategy, Council of Canadians, environment, Featured, Government, Guest Blog, Harper government, Irving Refinery, Keystone XL Pipeline, Maude Barlow, national energy board, natural gas, New Brunswick, Press release, Progressive Organizations, Tar Sands, TransCanada Corp., West-to-east Oil Pipeline New social movement assembly launches to take on the Harper agenda by Council of Canadians | Jan. 28, 2013: OTTAWA – Community actions are being held in 25 cities across Canada today to step up the opposition to Stephen Harper’s agenda. Community members will gather as part of the launch of Common Causes, a new collaboration of Canadians to defend READ MORE Assorted content to start your week. - Maude Barlow offers some background to the Common Causes protests happening across Canada this week: Over the last two years, we have witnessed amazing organizing and mobilizing in Canada – from student movements in Québec, to the “Defend Our Coast” struggle against tar sands pipelines in British Columbia, to scientists speaking out against the “Death of Evidence,” to the environmental community standing together through the “Black Out Speak Out” campaign. Courageous doctors have stepped forward to challenge the attacks on refugee benefits, and librarians and archivists have marched to save our collective history. Workers are fighting for their . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links A must-watch. Line 9: The tar sands come to Ontario, expanding the Alberta tar sands operations, which are ravaging First Nations communities, resources & treaty rights. Video available on Vimeo RELATED: First Nation: Bill C-45 allows tar sands industry to destroy vital waterways and treaty rights Harper’s CNOOC/Nexen deal pushes Canada closer to becoming a China-dominated READ MORE by Maude Barlow | Council of Canadians The Federal Court rejected the Conservative Party MPs’ motions on security for costs against the ongoing legal challenges in the robocall scandal. You’ll remember the Conservative Party MPs called for the nine individual applicants to put up a total of $260,409 as a security deposit – an outrageous [...]
2011 Federal Election, Activism, Blog, Canada, canada elections act, Conservative Party, conservative party of canada, Council of Canadians, democracy, Democracy 24/7 Legal Fund, elections, federal court, Guest Blog, HARPER V. CANADA, Maude Barlow, Progressive Organizations, rights, robocall scandal, voters' rights Brian ‘Hollow Man’ Mulroney Brain Mulroney was boasting about his magnificent act in getting the US-Canada free trade agreement signed. What he did not talk about – and probably does not realize – is that he is one the Hollow Men: those who, consciously or unconsciously, set about hollowing out the industrial heartland of Canada and America. The Hollow Men favoured globalization and its means, free trade agreements (as opposed to fair trade agreements), as a way to enrich corporations and shareholders, while helping workers in poorer countries to find jobs in the many factories that were relocated there . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: Globalization’s Discontents: Maude Barlow, the Hollow Men, and the Conversation that’s just beginning On the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the Council of Canadians is calling on provinces to follow the Quebec government’s lead by holding immediate public consultations on this generation’s big deal – the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). “The Great Free Trade Debate never ended; it rages [...] 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 “The Harper government is the most environmentally hostile one we have ever had in Canada.” – Maude Barlow, Chair of the Council of Canadians About 1,500 scientists, lawyers, students and activists from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill yesterday and held a mock funeral to mourn the death of Canadian evidence. The rallying cry for this groundbreaking show of democratic outrage against Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his backward-looking Conservative government: “No science, no evidence, no truth, no democracy.” The media has already extensively covered the event. And so, I’ll try and do something a little different: . . . → Read More: CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Canadians Mourn The Untimely “Death of Evidence”
Activism, Alberta tar sands, Bill C-38, Canada, Canada Politics, CBC, Conservative agenda, Council of Canadians, Death of Evidence, democracy, Dr Scott Findlay, environment, Facts, Fisheries Act, Government, Government Policy, HARPER V. CANADA, ideology, kyoto protocol, legislation, Maude Barlow, News, opinion., Ottawa, parliament hill, Policy, progressive, propaganda, public, science, stephen harper, University of Ottawa, University of Victoria, Values Below is a brief message to Canadians and other progressives around the world from Canada’s biggest progressive citizen’s organization. Founded in 1985, the Council of Canadians has members and chapters across Canada. It works “to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, energy security, public health care, and other issues of social and economic concern to Canadians. The Council does not accept money from corporations or governments, and is sustained entirely by the volunteer energy and financial assistance of its members. The message: Friends, Today is a day to celebrate this truly magnificent country of . . . → Read More: CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Council of Canadians: Today We Celebrate Canada Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to publish and share with you the letter below, from Maude Barlow (pictured), the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, regarding the ongoing robocalls election fraud case currently before the Federal Court. During the May 2011 federal election, thousands of Canadians were robbed of their voter rights through robocalls and other U.S.-style voter suppression methods. These misleading and harassing tactics kept scores of Canadians from voting. They handed Stephen Harper and the Conservatives an undeserved majority government. The Council of Canadians is backing nine residents who have filed a legal challenge . . . → Read More: CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Robocalls Fraud Federal Court Challenge: Council of Canadians Needs Our Support
Activism, Advocacy, Canada, canada elections act, conservative party of canada, Council of Canadians, Democracy 24-7 Legal Fund, elections, Federal Court of Canada, Justice, Maude Barlow, May 2011 federal election, rights, robocalls, Robocalls Legal Challenge, Robocalls Scandal, stephen harper The Ontario Leftist: Countdown to October 6th: What I learned at the "Say No to the Tar Sands Rally"On Monday I was so proud and excited to cover the anti-tar sands demonstration on Parliament Hill for rabble.ca. I overheard CBC.ca’s Kady O’Malley call this the “anti G-20″, refering to the civil tone from both the RCMP and activists in constrast to… . . . → Read More: The Ontario Leftist: Countdown to October 6th: What I learned at the "Say No to the Tar Sands Rally" This and that for your Thursday reading.- Andrew Jackson attacks the myth of expansionary austerity, particularly from a Canadian perspective:(T)here is very rarely any such thing as expansionary austerity, according to IMF staff economists.In a carefu… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links The governments of Canada and the European Union are negotiating a treaty called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. They hope to sign it by the end of 2011. This treaty will take power from local governments in Canada and give it to large transnational corporations headquartered in Europe. These huge companies could take over [...] New DVD release of Water on the Table, a doc beautifully showcasing the public-vs-private fight over water. . . . → Read More: Art Threat: The fight to sell or save water – Friday Film Pick: Water on the Table ObamaKXL_beach_200x167.gif A group of eleven veteran U.S. and Canadian scientists and environmentalists today jointly issued a call to action for non-violent civil disobedience in front of the Wh… . . . → Read More: DeSmogBlog – Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Scientists and Activists Issue A Call To Action To Stop Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline While I have been having a bit of a difficult time recovering from the double blows of the Harper majority and the apparent apathy of 40% of my fellow Canadians in their failure to vote in last Monday’s election, I took some comfort in reading Maude Ba… . . . → Read More: Politics and its Discontents: Maude Barlow on the Election |
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