Aug 17, 2018
Justice for Bolante Idowu Alo
Brent Patterson
There are pressing questions that need to be answered about how Bolante Idowu Alo died while being deported from Calgary International Airport.
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Jul 5, 2018  Kinder Morgan fined pennies while water defenders face criminal contempt chargesBrent Patterson Kinder Morgan Canada is fined just $920 for four violations of the Water Sustainability Act. Meanwhile, more than 200 activists are facing criminal contempt charges and hefty fines for direct actions. |
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May 4, 2018  Twelve major political moments over the next ten weeksBrent Patterson The Council of Canadians is engaging in multiple ways in these key struggles with imminent dates over the next ten weeks. |
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Apr 23, 2018  Trudeau's broken promisesBrent Patterson Justin Trudeau's government has broken its promises on democracy, the environment, trade, water, and health. The Council of Canadians is mobilizing for the 2019 federal election. |
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Feb 28, 2018  Top disappointments of Budget 2018, by the numbersBrent Patterson The Council of Canadians had a first look at Budget 2018 tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on February 27 and they didn't like what they saw. Here are their initial observations. |
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Feb 23, 2018  Gatherings across the country call for Justice for Tina FontaineBrent Patterson #JusticeForTinaFontaine gatherings are taking place today in Ottawa, Toronto and Halifax, on Feb. 24 in Victoria, Vancouver, Montreal, Oriliia and Regina, and on Feb. 25 in Guelph, Calgary and London. |
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Jan 31, 2018  Proposed changes to NAFTA chapter on energy would deepen climate crisisBrent Patterson The Council of Canadians opposes the energy proportionality provision in NAFTA, highlights that entrenching Mexico's neo-liberal oil and gas laws in NAFTA would only worsen the climate crisis. |
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Jan 29, 2018  Beware mainstream media's sudden narrative switch on NAFTA talksBrent Patterson If NAFTA talks are in less danger of imminent collapse, can we set the bar a little higher for what we expect from governments? |
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Jan 18, 2018  Trump's poison pill NAFTA demands still on table as Canadian position wafflesBrent Patterson What's going on with the NAFTA talks? Has Canada changed its position? Brent Patterson breaks it down here. |
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Dec 7, 2017  Canada to worsen climate crisis by expanding energy proportionality in NAFTABrent Patterson To call on the Trudeau government to scrap the energy proportionality provision in NAFTA, please sign our online petition. |
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Nov 10, 2017  Trudeau breaks promise of consultation and transparency with TPP talksBrent Patterson The Liberal government has failed to adequately consult Canadians and Indigenous peoples on the TPP and failed to listen to what the vast majority of people have told them about this deal. |
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Nov 8, 2017  Paradise Papers underscore need for tax justiceBrent Patterson The Council of Canadians calls for tax justice following Paradise Papers investigation. |
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Oct 25, 2017  Saskatchewan premier promises to repeal privatization Bill 40Brent Patterson Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall promises to repeal bill that would allow government to sell off nearly half of Crown corporations without referendum. |
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Oct 17, 2017  Trump and Trudeau not likely to reach agreement in NAFTA talksBrent Patterson Brent Patterson breaks down the status of the ongoing NAFTA talks. |
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Aug 14, 2017  Trump fails to condemn white nationalist violence in VirginiaBrent Patterson A white nationalist rally -- that included neo-Nazis, skinheads, members of the Ku Klux Klan -- took place in the college town of Charlottesville in Virginia this weekend. |
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Jan 4, 2017  Canada-China FTA talks could have massive implications for water useBrent Patterson The Trudeau government says talks toward a Canada-China Free Trade Agreement could begin as early as February 2017. |
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Jan 3, 2017  Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to challenge Enbridge Line 3 pipeline approval in Federal CourtBrent Patterson On the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, he also announced his government's approval of the lesser-known Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. |
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Dec 1, 2016  Poor protection of waterways paved the path for Trudeau's pipeline approvalsBrent Patterson The Harper government gutted the former Navigable Waters Protection Act and other environmental protections in 2012, which paved the way for major energy project approvals. |
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Nov 21, 2016  Trudeau government to decide this week on Enbridge's massive pipeline projectBrent Patterson By Friday, Canada's federal cabinet will decide on a $7.5-billion pipeline that would transport 760,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to Wisconsin. |
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Nov 18, 2016  How will Trudeau approach NAFTA renegotiations?Brent Patterson U.S. president-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to renegotiate NAFTA. What will the Trudeau government's position be going into these talks? |
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Nov 15, 2016  Hundreds join anti-Trump protests in CanadaBrent Patterson Since the election results were announced, Canadians across the country have joined their American neighbours in rallying against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. |
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Nov 11, 2016  The Council of Canadians calls for transparency in NAFTA renegotiation processBrent Patterson The Trudeau government has signalled to the incoming Trump administration that it’s willing to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
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Nov 10, 2016  Despite their differences Trudeau and Trump agree on one thing so farBrent Patterson Unlike President Barack Obama, Donald Trump said he supports the 1,197-mile Keystone XL pipeline 100 per cent. |
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Nov 8, 2016  Trudeau's $1.5-billion national coastal strategy paves way for Kinder MorganBrent Patterson The Trudeau government has announced a $1.5-billion "Oceans Protection Plan" just weeks before it is expected to approve Kinder Morgan's $6.8-billion Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline. |
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