Mar 18, 2021
Petition to the Government of Canada. Please click on the link below if you want to sign it.Whereas:On January 8, 2020, Ukrainian passenger Flight PS752 was shot down by two Iranian governments missiles;All of its crew and passengers, who were mostly Iranian-Canadian,...
Mar 8, 2021
by Mark Calzavara, The Council of Canadians, April 2021 This week’s news that Nestlé is selling its bottled water interests in Canada is a capitalistic déjà vu for communities that have been fighting the bottled water giant for decades.The new owners will be private...
Mar 8, 2021
by Donya Ziaee, of the Council of Canadians, March 2021 After years of pledging to deliver pharmacare, the federal Liberals have yet again failed to follow through on that promise. On Wednesday, February 24, Liberal MPs joined Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois...
Mar 8, 2021
Dylan Penner, March 2021 On February 23, 2021 the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities met to discuss the mandate of the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Included below are notes from Climate and Social...
Mar 6, 2021
From the Anti-Racism Coalition of Vancouver (ARC), Chair: “We only have 16,600 signatures and would like to top 25,000 before our meeting with the Honourable Jennifer Whiteside Minister of Education on March 18th.” In British Columbia, thousands of...
Mar 2, 2021
Solidarity Matters: Global Labour & LGBTIQ Movements Working Together for Human Rights Throughout the world, labour unions have been a powerful force for the advancement of human rights for LGBTIQ people. A panel of stellar speakers will reflect upon the important...