New Leadership Team Proposed for Unifor
The CAW and CEP have created a team of union leaders proposed to lead Unifor, Canada’s new super union, after its founding convention on September 1. The post New Leadership…
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TransCanada’s Energy East oil pipeline will face fierce opposition: Council of Canadians
The Council of Canadians announces a national campaign to stop TransCanada’s proposed $12 billion Energy East pipeline, which would ship Alberta‘s dirty tar sands oil to Canada’s East Coast. The…
Manning case shows that US government’s priorities are ‘upside down’
The Bradley Manning verdict is about sending the message that “the US government will come after you”, says Amnesty International’s Senior Director of International Law and Policy Widney Brown. The…
The government must not buckle in the face of unprecedented pressure from coddled cell phone giants, says OpenMedia.ca
big3_appeal.png Big Telecom is using legal action against the government and an expensive PR campaign to prevent startup Canadian wireless providers from operating on a level playing field July 30,…
Harper government should stop wooing Verizon Communications: Union
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada opposes the Harper government efforts to woo US telecom giant Verizon Communications “to take over Canada’s telecommunications.” The post Harper government should…
Diverse International coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
openmedia_logo.jpg Coalition to TPP negotiators: It’s time to move beyond secret meetings and join with the public to chart a better course for our digital future. July 24, 2013 –…
Industry Canada dished out $22.1B in “corporate welfare” since 1961
A new report by the Fraser Institute reveals that Industry Canada gave businesses $22.1 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, aka “corporate welfare”, since 1961 The post Industry Canada dished out $22.1B…
Sun Media urged to reverse “self-destructive” plan to nuke 360 jobs
CWA Canada is urging Sun Media to reverse its “self-destructive plan” to nuke 360 jobs and 11 publications, and to instead focus on quality local jobs and journalism to boost…
Remove “Canadian experience” employment barrier: Ontario Human Rights Commission
The Ontario Human Rights Commission argues that employers’ rigid requirement for “Canadian experience” for new immigrants is, in some cases, “discrimination under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.” The post Remove “Canadian…
Harper Gvt Withholds Docs on Controversial Canadian Mining Company: United Steelworkers
by: United Steelworkers | Press Release: TORONTO, July 11, 2013 – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is asking federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault to investigate the Conservative government’s failure, for…
Air Canada should cancel request for Transport Canada exemption: CUPE
by: CUPE | Press Release: Ottawa, July 12, 2013 – As more details emerge following Asiana flight 214’s tragic crash in San Francisco on Saturday July 6th, CUPE flight attendants…
Canada lacks coherent response to end violence against women: study
by: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Press Release: OTTAWA, July 11, 2013 – Progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent…
Whistleblowers Blast NSA Programs, Award Snowden
by: Institute for Public Accuracy | Press Release: WASHINGTON, July 8, 2013 – Edward Snowden has been named recipient of this year’s “award for truth telling” given by Sam Adams…
One in five Canadians think women encourage sexual assault when drunk
by: Canadian Women’s Foundation | Press Release: National Omnibus reveals that Canadians still blame women for being sexually assaulted TORONTO, July 9, 2013 – With summer in full swing, Canadians…
Groups demand that U.S. companies reject Canadian tar sands
by: Sierra Club Canada | Press Release: Corporate Climate Campaign led by Sierra Club and ForestEthics Gains Momentum San Francisco, CA, June 2, 2013 – Fifty-eight organizations, led by the…
Idle No More Canada Day statement: This is stolen Native land
by: Idle No More | Press Release: Photo: Idle No More Activists with No More Silence and Idle No More unveil surprise banner at Canada Day celebration in Toronto, call…
B.C. residents off to Fort McMurray to witness impact of the tar sands
by: Council of Canadians | Press Release: Photo Credit: www.healingwalk.org VANCOUVER, June 28, 2013 – On July 4th, dozens of residents from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley will be…
OpenMedia.ca calls new Industry Canada framework a welcome step, but clear action required to give Canadians access to affordable mobile service
Squeeze_DemandChoice_200x200_130122.jpg New rules may help address past government policy failures, but much more needs to be done to fix Canada’s broken cell phone market June 28, 2013 – OpenMedia.ca is…
Sovereignty Summer: Idle No More Launches New Website
by: Obert Madondo | @Obiemad: Idle No More protest on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Dec 2012 (Photo: Obert Madondo) The Idle No More movement just launched a new, activism-oriented, social media-friendly…