http://canadians.org/media/media.xml Founded in 1985, the Council of Canadians is Canada's largest citizens' organization, with members and chapters across the country. We work 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. en-us webmaster@canadians.org http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/15-May-12.html Ottawa – Canada should make any trade or economic partnership agreement with Japan contingent on Japan dropping its World Trade Organization (WTO) challenge to Ontario's Green Energy Act, the Council of Canadians told a parliamentary international trade committee today. The social justice organization also encouraged the committee to "do trade differently" by adopting a new set of principles to help determine whether trade agreements are appropriate and how they could better serve the public interest. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/15-May-12.html Tue, 15 May 2012 http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/15-May-12.html Maude Barlow, National Chairperson for the Council of Canadians, is embarking on an eight-city speaking tour to call on the Ontario government to recognize the Great Lakes as a commons to be shared, protected and managed by those living around them. http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/15-May-12.html Tue, 15 May 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/14-May-12.html Canadian NGOs and labour unions have sent an amicus curiae submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the eve of a second hearing tomorrow into Japan’s and the European Union’s joint attack on the Ontario Green Energy Act. The groups address Canada’s failure to properly defend Ontario’s actions and call upon the WTO to respect the priority of Canada’s international climate change obligations. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/14-May-12.html Mon, 14 May 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/11-May-12.html Victoria, B.C. – The Council of Canadians and its Victoria 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 Trade Agreement (CETA). The decision comes only two weeks after a similar request by London, Ontario councillors for an "opt-out" option once they know more details about the deal. At least 35 municipal councils, school boards or associations, including large cities like Toronto, Hamilton, Mississauga and now Victoria, have sought similar protections. The vote also follows the recent Harper CETA public relations blitz, which included a trip by James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, to Vancouver. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/11-May-12.html Fri, 11 May 2012 http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/10-May-12.html Toronto – The night before she begins an eight city speaking tour aimed at protecting the Great Lakes watershed, Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow will be presented with a Heart and Vision award from the United Church on Monday, May 14 "for her exemplary commitment to social justice and for her leadership of the international effort to establish the fundamental human right to water." http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/10-May-12.html Thu, 10 May 2012 http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/07-May-12.html In just under a month, the Council of Canadians will host a major event in Vancouver to challenge Canada’s mining industry. Shout Out Against Mining Injustice is a two-day international conference set for June 1st and 2nd, 2012, aimed at exposing the appalling environmental and human rights abuses of Canadian mining companies, and will take place in the city where many of these companies are headquartered. http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/07-May-12.html Mon, 07 May 2012 http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/30-Apr-12-a.html Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow is embarking on an eight city speaking tour aimed at protecting the Great Lakes from private interests and government complacency and restoring more democratic control over them. http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/30-Apr-12-a.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/27-Apr-12-2.html Ottawa, Ontario – The Council of Canadians is responding to the Harper government's light and magic show across Canada today to promote the Canada-EU free trade agreement with the following difficult questions that neither the federal nor provincial governments have answered: http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/27-Apr-12-2.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/27-Apr-12.html Calgary – The Harper government's 18-minister, cross-Canada tour to promote the Canada-EU free trade deal should be rebranded the "In-and-Out Scandal: Part 2," says the Council of Canadians, which challenges Conservative ministers to actually engage with Canadians on the supposed benefits and possible risks of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/27-Apr-12.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 http://canadians.org/media/other/2012/24-Apr-12.html Ottawa – The Council of Canadians has released a new research study that shows that tens of thousands of Canadians received fraudulent telephone calls during the May 2011 federal election, these calls were targeted at non-Conservative voters and they were effective in reducing voter turnout. http://canadians.org/media/other/2012/24-Apr-12.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/24-Apr-12.html Ottawa – The Canadian government is right now trying to undermine the role of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in assessing and responding to the impacts of the financial crisis and the effect of current global economic governance rules on development, poverty reduction, food security and climate change. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/24-Apr-12.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 http://canadians.org/francais/medias/commerce/2012/24-avr-12.html Ottawa – Le gouvernement canadien tente en ce moment de saper le rôle de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement (CNUCED) qui cherche à mesurer les impacts de la crise financière et des règles actuelles de la gouvernance économique mondiale sur le développement, la réduction de la pauvreté, la sécurité alimentaire et le changement climatique et à trouver des solutions. http://canadians.org/francais/medias/commerce/2012/24-avr-12.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 http://canadians.org/media/other/2012/23-Apr-12.html In a press conference to be held on Tuesday, the Council of Canadians will release the results of a significant research study which quantifies both the extent of misdirecting and harassing calls and the effect of those calls in connection with the upcoming legal actions to annul results in seven federal ridings. Simultaneous translation will be available. http://canadians.org/media/other/2012/23-Apr-12.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/23-Apr-12.html Ottawa – The Council of Canadians responds to statements today from International Trade Minister Ed Fast following his meeting in Ottawa with Danish counterpart, Trade and Investment Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr, regarding the status of Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/23-Apr-12.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012