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Take Action! Tell the federal government “Don’t frack with our water!” Communities across Canada are saying “no” to these projects. Sign our “Don’t frack with our water petition” and tell Prime Minister Stephen Harper that the federal government has a responsibility under federal laws – such as the Environmental Protection Act and the Canada Water Act – to ban fracking until full safety reviews are conducted. Don’t frack with our water, say majority of Canadians in new poll » Energy and climate justice
On April 22, Mother Earth Day, The Council of Canadians alongside endorsing organizations and communities, organized rallies as a public display of growing opposition to three major pipeline projects in British Columbia. These pipelines include: Enbridge's Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal, the expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline, and the construction of Pacific Trails Pipeline by Apache, Encana and EOG Resources. Find out more here about our ongoing pipeline work. Trade
Canada's municipalities deserve a say in the CETA negotiations. A growing number of municipalities, school boards and municipal associations have raised concerns about CETA’s procurement chapter. Most of them want to see the municipal sector excluded entirely from the deal. In total, more than 30 cities, towns, school boards and municipal associations in eight provinces have passed resolutions on CETA. Health careThe 2014 Health Care Accord: Improve public health care for all CanadiansSend a letter today to Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, Health Critic Libby Davies, your Premier and provincial Minister of Health asking them to improve public health care for all Canadians through the 2014 Health Care Accord at www.canadians.org/2014accord. AusterityAusterity measures are fuelling ongoing massive protests in Europe. And now the Harper government is implementing its own austerity agenda here in Canada. Read more about austerity here. Keep informed:
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