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/energy/2012/07-Feb-12.html The Council of Canadians, Climate Action Network Canada and the Indigenous Environmental Network have been meeting with Ottawa-based European Union Embassies to counteract Canadian lobbying against an important European climate policy. http://canadians.org/media/energy/2012/07-Feb-12.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/06-Feb-12.html Ottawa – The signing of a Foreign Investment Protection Agreement with China during the Prime Minister's state visit this week would be a sign the Harper government is only interested in protecting rights for some humans (and rich corporations) – not human rights generally, says the Council of Canadians. The organization opposes the FIPAs and other bilateral investment treaties which have been used extensively by corporations and investors to undermine the public good globally. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/06-Feb-12.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/06-Feb-12.html Ottawa – The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, is facing mounting opposition across the country. A new Environics Research poll commissioned by the Council of Canadians has found that 62% of Canadians support "a moratorium on all fracking for natural gas until all the federal environmental reviews are complete". http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/06-Feb-12.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/03-Feb-12-2.html The Council of Canadians deplores the actions of American giant Caterpillar in closing its London Ontario plant. Caterpillar took this action after the workers rightly refused the company's demand of a 50% wage cut. The company declared all-time record profits for 2011 one week ago and massive Canadian sales (including in the tar sands) are part of Caterpillar's large revenues. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/03-Feb-12-2.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/03-Feb-12.html Halifax – The Council of Canadians, commenting on Canada-European Union trade documents leaked last week, is calling on the Dexter government to explain why it has not carved out drinking and wastewater services from its offers to the EU in the ongoing Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/03-Feb-12.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/02-Feb-12.html The transport licence that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) issued to Bruce Power to ship 16 radioactive steam generators to Sweden will expire on February 3, 2012. Bruce Power had planned to use Swedish company Studsvik to decontaminate the radioactive waste and sell the scrap metal back onto open markets. The most radioactive parts of the generators would be transported back to the Great Lakes and stored near its nuclear power plant on Lake Huron. http://canadians.org/media/water/2012/02-Feb-12.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/02-Feb-12.html Charlottetown - The local Council of Canadians is calling on the PEI Government to explain why it has included Gambling and Betting Services in its list of protected items under the proposed Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and not water services such as drinking water and wastewater. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/02-Feb-12.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/26-Jan-12.html OTTAWA, ONTARIO – The Council of Canadians and Canadian Union of Public Employees have released a briefing note on recently leaked documents related to ongoing Canada-European Union free trade negotiations. The documents show that Canada and the provinces have failed to protect drinking water and wastewater services from trade rules that would encourage and lock in privatization. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/26-Jan-12.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/23-Jan-12.html Toronto – Toronto councillors and community groups hauled a giant Trojan Horse in front of City Hall this morning to warn about the hidden dangers in a proposed Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) a day ahead of an executive committee meeting that will consider whether the city should be excluded altogether from the deal. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/23-Jan-12.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 http://canadians.org/media/energy/2012/18-Jan-12.html The Council of Canadians, reacting to the rejection today of the Keystone XL pipeline by the Obama Administration, had the following comments. http://canadians.org/media/energy/2012/18-Jan-12.html Wed, 18 Jan 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/17-Jan-12.html The message was clear last night at a packed Victoria town hall meeting on the 2014 health accord: the provinces and federal government must work together to negotiate a new health accord that reflects Canadian values and addresses growing spending on for-profit care. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/17-Jan-12.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/16-Jan-12.html Ottawa – The Council of Canadians is accusing the federal government of ignoring Canadian law and approving the takeover of independent Canadian book publisher McClelland and Stewart by a multinational corporation to ensure the passage of a controversial economic pact with the EU. The organization is calling on the federal government to halt the takeover. http://canadians.org/media/trade/2012/16-Jan-12.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 http://canadians.org/media/healthcare/2012/16-Jan-12.html VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Council of the Federation meeting on health sustainability is an opportunity for premiers to address growing out-of-pocket health care spending on for-profit care and demand federal funding commitment to a renewed health accord. http://canadians.org/media/healthcare/2012/16-Jan-12.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 http://canadians.org/media/healthcare/2012/13-Jan-12.html VICTORIA – The Council of Canadians and BCHC with pro-public health care allies, is organizing a townhall and press conference in Victoria, British Columbia when the first ministers will be meeting to discuss the 2014 health care accord, January 16th-17th. http://canadians.org/media/healthcare/2012/13-Jan-12.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012