The
Council of Canadians, Canada's largest member-based social justice organization, was represented by Mark Calzavara, Ontario-Quebec organizer.
According to Corporate Europe Observatory, the
Council of Canadians and the Transnational Institute, the proposed comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada would grant energy companies "far-reaching rights to challenge bans and regulations of environmentally damaging shale gas development".
Barlow, a well-known Canadian activist, author and prominent voice in the global water justice movement, serves as the national chairperson of the
Council of Canadians, Canada's largest public advocacy organization.
in communities around the world to ensure that the rights to water and sanitation are implemented," said Anil Naidoo of the
Council of Canadians, a group that has been crucial in the international struggle for the right to clean water.
When asked why key industrialized countries chose to abstain from the vote, Maude Barlow, head of the
Council of Canadians, pointed to economics.
The green organizations, consisting of Friends of the Earth Canada, the Polaris Institute, the
Council of Canadians, Wellington Water Watchers, and Ecojustice, say the statements made by Nestle Waters Canada are in contravention of the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards.
The
Council of Canadians with Disabilities celebrated the decision and was "thrilled to see the removal of another long-standing barrier to our mobility and travel.
What's more, a September poll for the
Council of Canadians found that 61% of Canadians agreed with Obama's intention to renegotiate NAFTA.
A spokesman for the
Council of Canadians with Disabilities stated: "I wonder if the [parole] board would have reversed the decision if Tracy had been a non-disabled child.
But while the completion of the railroad was celebrated, the implementation of TILMA is being met with opposition from anti-free trade groups such as the
Council of Canadians, which organized rallies in both provinces to protest the agreement.
The
Council of Canadians, members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and members of the Charter Committee on Poverty Issues filed a suit in the Ontario courts.
The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, the
Council of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Public Employees are also involved in water day events.
