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Public pressure leads to public hearings on lopsided Canada-US procurement deal
Healthy mothers come from healthy communities
Groups endorse open declaration on Canada-EU trade talks
Council of Canadians marks 25 years of acting for social justice
Harper's Hitlist: The Afghan torture affair
McGuinty to sell out Ontario and put water at risk, says Council of Canadians
ACTION ALERT: Raise taxes on the rich to save the nation
'Blue Gold' video: The Tsilhqot'in Fight for Teztan Biny (Fish Lake)
Teachers' pension plan feels heat over Chile water deal
This is what a people's budget would look like: CCPA's Alternative Federal Budget
Restraint for everything but sports
ACTION ALERT: Keep our media Canadian!
Watch Naomi Klein climate debt lecture live on Rabble TV Thurs. Feb. 25
Abitibi Bowater reportedly set to use infamous Chapter 11 to launch NAFTA challenge
Canadian civil society groups demand consultation on Canada-EU trade talks
BC Health Coalition Feb. 2010 E-Newsletter
Vote now in Rabble's 'NOT REX' contest!
ACTION ALERT: We need parliamentary &provincial hearings on 'Buy American' deal
Van Loan criticizes the Council on 'Buy American'
Toronto Star editorial: Buy America deal requires scrutiny
Check the photo album for pictures from the 'Rally for Canada' and 'Take Back Our City' rallies
ACTION ALERT: Fix the inspection deficit to make our food safe
Conference Board report on P3s biased and superficial
The pollster who couldn't shoot straight
Energy and environment top agenda for Premiers in D.C.
BC Citizens for Public Power eNews Feb. 2010
ACTION ALERT: Stop Uganda's gay death law!
Olympic Tent Village opened in Downtown Eastside
Olympic guide to Vancouver's tap water
Council of Canadians' Olympics Photostream
For independent coverage of the Olympics, Vancouver Media Co-op
Of thugs, CEOs and tax increases
Why the Council leaked the 'Buy American' deal
Gord Hill: Why protest Vancouver's 2010 Olympics?
Thousands march to 'welcome' the Olympics
MP Libby Davies calls on PMO to apologize for false statements
ACTION ALERT: Tell the Premier to walk away from the bad 'Buy American' procurement deal
Harper's 'give everything, get nothing deal': more on the procurement deal with the U.S.
Maude Barlow: Don't celebrate procurement deal with U.S.
Harper runs roughshod over women's rights
Keeping our eye on the ball: Budget 2010
Harper says bye to buy local with sell-out deal on procurement
All provinces to sign WTO Agreement on Procurement
Action Alert: Harper's GHG emissions reduction is off target!
The serious dangers of hydro-fracturing (A.K.A. 'fracking')
Are the Olympic Games really worth it?
Harper government submits weak, MADE IN THE U.S.A. emissions reduction target to U.N.
WIN: Publicly-owned Seymour Capilano water treatment plant opens!
It's time to strengthen the grassroots movement for climate justice
Supreme Court rules Canada violated Omar Khadr's charter rights
Reform democracy or rid the country of Stephen Harper?
The world needs climate justice
Vancouver's bottled water ban does not hold for the Olympics
Poll says Harper would lose government (and 35 seats) if election held now
VIDEO: Vancouver Rally for Canada (first edit)
Supreme Court gives public a voice on major industrial projects
Canada's sudden democracy movement
Palestine Solidarity Events Jan. 29, 30, 31
Fair Vote Canada spreads the word at Rally for Canada
VIDEO: Maude Barlow speaks at Ottawa's Rally for Canada
Council of Canadians speech at Vancouver Rally for Canada (1/23/10)
Pivot Legal Society Launches Red Tent Campaign
US Supreme Court OKs unlimited corporate election spending
Dinosaur man gets his hands on the economy
BC government approves destruction of Fish Lake
Deep Integration on climate policies a threat to climate justice
Lessons from Uruguay's water victory
Facebook: not just a distraction for students, but a tool for organizing change
America slides deeper into depression as Wall St. revels
Shell faces shareholder revolt over tar sands investment
New Brunswick Power sale in doubt
Council speaks against proposed limestone quarry
A better world is possible only if we can imagine it
JOIN THE 'NOT REX MURPHY' CONTEST!!!
Parliament shutdown leaves Tories, Liberals nearly tied
Structural deficits of up to $18.9 billion projected
Percy Schmeiser talk in Vancouver on Feb. 6th
Harper has broken trust with Canadians
Cross Canada rallies to fight shutdown of Parliament: Stand up for democracy on January 23rd!
Unions release study on proposed Canada-E.U. trade agreement
Anti-prorogation campaign gaining momentum!
First prorogue, then eviscerate
New, dirty gas drilling method threatens drinking water
Time to join the democracy movement
Maude Barlow challenges water privatizers on CNN
63% of Canadians say suspending Parliament is anti-democratic
Liberals to return to Parliament early to draw attention to Harper's shutdown of Parliament
ACTION ALERT: Sign the Petition against Harper's Shutdown of Parliament
Facebook group fighting Harper's shutdown of Parliament continues to grow!
Robert Johnson: The crash can happen again
Three approved GMOs linked to organ damage
ACTION ALERT: FIGHT HARPER'S SHUTDOWN OF OUR DEMOCRACY!
Thanks to Harper's policies, Maude Barlow ashamed of Canada
We must support a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
Waiting for the Circus to Leave: 2010 Vancouver Civics Lesson
Robert Johnson: 'Obama had a choice'
Bolivia to host 'Peoples Summit on Climate Change'
G20 summit to be held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre
A federal election on April 12, says Spector
Quebec wing of CUPE shows us how to reach ordinary people
Climate leadership from within
Word Warriors Action Alert: Denounce Harper's assault on democracy!
Vancouverites upset with Canadian government's performance at Copenhagen climate talks
Wall St.: More complicated, more profitable
Murray Dobbin: Harper's arrogance reflects our weakness
Harper shuts down Parliament AGAIN!
U.S. crony capitalism unchanged
ACTION ALERT: Free the Copenhagen climate prisoners now!
Anti-mining activists murdered in El Salvador
Mexicans march against Canadian mining company
Canadian Supreme Court transforms press freedom with new libel defence
ACTION ALERT: The people vs. the polluters
Democracy Now: US-led Copenhagen Accord decried as flawed, undemocratic
Lawrence Martin: Democracy Canadian Style
Can capitalism save the Earth from climate change???
Council evaluates the Copenhagen Accord
'Why we took to the streets': Maude Barlow & Andrea Harden-Donahue
Leak from Canada-EU trade negotiations bound to create a furor
Naomi Klein accuses the U.S. of 'climate blackmail'
Climate Change Petition: 13 million signatures and counting!
Council delivers 3000 petitions to Canadian embassy in Copenhagen
Council accuses Coca-Cola of greenwashing
Footage of police brutality at non-violent demonstration
ACTION ALERT: Canada, Copenhagen and the climate crisis
Ignatieff's path to pension reform
Video: Metro Vancouver's Garbage Bag Tree
Police attack climate justice march in Copenhagen
March for climate justice in Copenhagen
Some context on the HandyDART issue: an article by Bill Tieleman
An inspiring story from the Good News Network
ACTION ALERT: Watch a video that reminds us why climate change matters, then take action
Maude Barlow denounces the tar sands in front of Canadian embassy in Copenhagen
Copenhagen climate talks head into second week
Two hundred more climate activists arrested in Copenhagen
Maude Barlow comments on arrests in Copenhagen
Conservative's Bill C-60 Will Allow US Police & Security Agents to Operate Inside Canada!
Council on the road to Copenhagen
Canada's drinking water is excellent, says Statistics Canada
ACTION ALERT: climate change vigils for 'The World Wants a Real Deal' day of action
Art Manuel on the Olympic Torch Relay
Bill C311 (Climate Change Accountability Act) Returned to the House
150,000 Canadians sign the Kyotoplus petition
Good news for a change - from Bolivia
Toxic emissions from tar sands equal to a major oil spill every year
'Climate justice is water justice', say Barlow and Moist
Canada-US procurement deal expected in late December
Canada to follow U.S. lead at Copenhagen climate summit
Upset about the government's climate change position? Check out these Vancouver events.
The story of cap and trade: excellent video demystifies cap and trade scheme
Blue Summit demands government action on water
Poverty: the ultimate litmus test of democracy
"Protect water as a human right", groups say
'Green, Decent and Public': New Report Launched on Green Jobs and the Public Sector
House of Commons Votes In Favour of Detainee Torture Inquiry
Harper Government Halts Kairos Funding for Overseas Work
WTO Trade Blog: Martin Khor on what's at stake in Geneva
The Climate Crisis Demands Action: Take Part in the Global Day of Action Dec. 12
"Trade tsunami threatens sovereignty", say Barlow and Ryan
Naomi Klein: Rich Nations Must Pay for the Climate Damage They've Done
Council Warns Against Alberta Water Market Plans
ACTION ALERT: Watch 'The Tar Sands BLOW' Video & Take Action Against Climate Change
'Float My Kyoto': Cool Australian Climate Change Rap Video
Murray Dobbin: 'Criticizing Israel Isn't Antisemitism'
ACTION ALERT: 'We will not allow Enbridge's Gateway Project'
Maude Barlow Debates Fraser Institute on Harper's 'Buy American' Proposal
ACTION ALERT: Protect Fish Lake From Being Turned Into a 'Tailings Impoundment Area'
Plans to "punch a hole in the Rockies" for tar sands pipeline
ACTION ALERT: Demand a Public Inquiry on the Torture of Afghan Detainees
World on Course for Catastrophic Temperature Rise, Reveal Scientists
Canada-EU Free Trade Deal Expected by 2011
National Medicare Week: Take the Medicare Pledge!
Stephen Harper's National Security State
Public Forum on Olympic Security
A Reality Check From the Brink of Extinction
Capitalism Isn't Working, Says Virtually Everyone
ACTION ALERT: Colombia Human Rights Defenders at Risk (Amnesty International)
Harper's 'Buy American Sellout'
ACTION ALERT: Support a Fair Voting System
Energy Blog: Oct. 24 Climate Day of Action
Why is Canada at War in Kandahar?
ACTION ALERT: Demand the immediate, safe and orderly withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan
Dr. Cleared re: Tar Sands Allegations
ACTION ALERT: Stop Publicly Financed H1N1 Vaccine From Being Distributed to Private Health Clinics!
Is This the Global Warming Ad that Will Wake Us Up?
Factsheets re: 'Activists interrupt Olympic torch relay' News
Those TV Ads Where TV Companies Bash TV Companies
Privacy Commissioner Questions 'lawful access' Bill
Celebrating Seattle and Ten Years of Working for Democracy
Palestinians Denied the Right to Water
Hydro Quebec Buys NB Power, Eyes More Utilities for Hydro Transmission to US
Maude Barlow Speaks on Trade in Toronto
DON'T MISS SECURITY & PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP (SPP) FILM ON NOV.5TH!
Canada's Sub-prime Mortgage Time Bomb
NDP Trade Critic Tables Second Fair Trade Bill in Commons
ACTION ALERT: Help Protect Canada Post!
Stuart Trew Challenges Canada-EU Trade Talks
ACTION ALERT: Drop All Charges Against Site 41 Protesters!
Quebec Police Ethics Committee Holds Hearings on Montebello Provocateurs
National AGM: Barlow & Wilson Call for a Just Economy
Harper's Climate Plans Allow Tar Sands to Expand
Canada's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Gets a Failing Grade
Charest's European Free Trade Gamble
Who's Behind Cover-up of Montebello Agents Provocateurs Scandal?
CRTC Limits Internet Traffic Shaping
'Carbon-capture projects are madness', says Jeffrey Simpson
Maude Barlow to Receive the '2009 Planet in Focus International Eco Hero Award'
Secretive Talks on Procurement Deal with the U.S. Continue
Pay Bonanza Continues for Bankers
Canada-EU Trade Talks Begin in Ottawa
When Governments Have Contempt for the Law
Noam Chomsky Compares Right Wing Media to Nazi Germany
ACTION ALERT: Crucial time for the Climate Change Acountability Act
Without Drastic CO2 Cuts Immediately, the World Faces a Massive 'Oh Shit' Moment
WIN! Nova Scotia Bans Uranium Exploration & Mining
Maude Barlow: Water Crisis Most Devastating Face of Climate Change
ACTION ALERT: Stand Up for Free Speech & Civil Rights!
Telegraph-Journal Opinion Piece Shows Urgency of Climate Crisis
Canada's Opening Position in Government Procurement Talks: Give the US Everything
Project Censored Names 'the World Water Forum' a Top 25 Censored News Story
Royal Society of Canada Establishes Tar Sands Panel
'Capitalism: A Love Story' Now Playing
Financial Boom & Bust ... in Cartoons! (BE PATIENT - THE DOWNLOAD TAKES A WHILE)
Recovery? What Recovery? Whose Recovery?
Liberal Trade Critic in Denial about Violence in Colombia
Shiprider Project: Selling Out Canadian Independence to Appease US Security Concerns
Canadian Government Wins Yet Another Fossil Award
Maude Barlow Criticizes Proposed Procurement Deal with US
'Buy American' Exemption for Canada in the Works
Sarkozy Launches Crusade Against Obsession with Growth
Vancouver Film Festival Documentaries 'Follow the Money'
Halt For-Profit Clinics: UBCM Resolution
Canada's Climate Change Inaction is Shameful
Several Reported Dead in Honduras Turmoil
Global Climate Change Wake-up Call Heard Round the World
Canada Must Forge Its Own Economic Fate
Canada's Public Health Care System Works
WIN: Site 41 Dump is Declared 'Dead'!
California Legislators Demand Veto on International Trade Agreements
Report Raises Questions about Funding of Environmental NGOs
Global Climate Wake Up Call Sends Message to World Leaders
UN Climate Head Says Canada Should Consider Shutting Down Tarsands
Crisis Gives New Life to Capitalism's Critics
5000 Site 41 Petitions Delivered
Canada's Climate Change Position 'Stalled'
Breakthrough in Quebec on Asbestos
'Working for the Climate' Research Paper Shows Potential of Green Energy Jobs
WIN! Halifax Bans Bottled Water
The U.S. One Year After the Economic Crash
10 Reasons to Oppose the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia
Former Premier Vander Zalm Against the HST
'Just visiting' Video Parodies Harper's Inaction on Climate
Stephen Harper: Unfit to Govern
National Climate Change Plans to Give Special Treatment to Tar Sands
Video: Maude Barlow in 'Battle in Seattle'
Would You Accept an IPP in Lynn Canyon?
Fascist America: Are We There Yet?
Anger about Harmonized Sales Tax Soars
Supreme Court Showdown for Private Health Clinics
B.C. Budget Dashes Hopes of Environmentalists
Labour Day Weekend a Time to be Thankful for Union Power
The Reality of Private Health Insurance
It Seems Supporters of Deep Integration Will Not Give Up
Council of Canadians Endorses 'Our World Is Not For Sale' Network
Oct. 24 Day of Action on Climate Change
David Schreck: How to Detect Budget Bamboozling
NUPGE President: Cruel and Needless Recession Hangs Like a Cloud Over Labour Day 2009
US Anti-'Buy American' Campaign Distorts Truth
News Release: BC Health Coalition on Provincial Budget
How the 'Little People' Stopped Site 41 Dump
Protecting Fish Lake from Perverse Changes to Fisheries Act
BC Liberal Election Win Based on Lies?
WIN! Site 41 Landfill Put on Hold
NEWS/ACTION: Canada Proposes Renegotiation of NAFTA to Include Sub-national Governments
Canadian Trade Promises Prelude to TILMA-like Deal With US
Leaders Deflect Criticism of SPP at Mexico Summit
Canada to Give Up Government Procurement Powers through NAFTA Expansion?
Why the 'Three Amigos' Should Renegotiate NAFTA
Elderly Couple Stand Up for Pristine Site 41 Aquifer
'Obama should renegotiate NAFTA as promised', say Trew and Pérez-Rocha
'Rethink decision to locate dump on site of aquifer', say Barlow and Crombie
Federal & Provincial Governments Negotiating to Give Up Even More of Canada's Independence?
WIN! Kingston Bans Bottled Water
Private Clinics that Undermine Medicare Continue to Spread
Site 41 Landfill Protesters Ordered to End Blockade
Maude Barlow: Garbage Dump Over Pristine Aquifer is a National Issue
Former Liberal Deputy Prime Minister to Head Organization Championing Integration with the U.S.
Why This Crisis May Be Our Best Chance to Build a New Economy
Farmers Vow to Protect Water from Garbage Dump
Federation of Canadian Municipalities Passes Resolution on Trade Deals
Government to Deliver New North American Trade Deal?
Business Leaders Call for New North American Trade Deal
Why Flaherty Loves His $50 Billion Deficit
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