Vancouver & Burnaby Chapter

The list below consists of links to notices from the national office or the national or chapter listserve, or to news articles. These links provide valuable information that you often won't find in the mainstream media.

Public pressure leads to public hearings on lopsided Canada-US procurement deal

Austerity is wrong move

Healthy mothers come from healthy communities

Groups endorse open declaration on Canada-EU trade talks

Israel's Apartheid

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

Harper's assault on democracy

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

Avoiding apocalypse fatigue

Restraint for everything but sports

ACTION ALERT: Keep our media Canadian!

Yahoos on parade

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!

Harper gives away the store

ACTION ALERT: We need parliamentary &provincial hearings on 'Buy American' deal

Van Loan criticizes the Council on 'Buy American'

The rich are Canadians, too

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!

Net throttling hasn't stopped

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!

What's up, Jack?

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

Elitists in populist clothing

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

Peacekeeping or war-making?

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

Our role in Haiti's plight

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 for Beginners

Facebook group fighting Harper's shutdown of Parliament continues to grow!

The Idiot Empire

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

Paul Krugman: The Big Zero

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

Gerald Caplan: Oh-oh, Canada

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

ACTION ALERT: Help those with mobility issues - sign petition to make HandyDART a subsidiary of Coast Mountain

An inspiring story from the Good News Network

Good News Network Launched!

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

Canada's Most Secret Treaty

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

A Shameless Promotion...

Why is Canada at War in Kandahar?

ACTION ALERT: Demand the immediate, safe and orderly withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan

G20 Rejects 'Tobin Tax'

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

Yemen Running Out of Water

Privacy Commissioner Questions 'lawful access' Bill

Celebrating Seattle and Ten Years of Working for Democracy

Check out the lively, committed and fun Council of Canadians spirit in the 'Year in review' video from the Annual General Meeting.

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

Say Bye to Buy Local

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

B.C.'s Bizarre Fiscal Plan

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

Council Wins So Far in 2009

Why Flaherty Loves His $50 Billion Deficit