Bill C-38

Another day, another pipeline spill

| June 20, 2012

A recent pipeline leak sent 475,000 litres of oil into Alberta’s Red Deer River. It could have been worse; nothing was being pumped at the time. The company, Plains Midstream, claims the light sour crude may smell bad but poses no risk to humans!

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Why we are shouting out against mining injustice

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Activist Communiqué: Open Letter - Union of BC Indian Chiefs' Opposition to Bill C-38

Krystalline Kraus

| June 17, 2012

Honourable Stephen Harper
Prime Minister, Canada
Langevin Block 80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A3
Via facsimile: 613- 941-6900

Honourable Joe Oliver
Minister, Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 21st Floor, Room C7-1
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E4
Via facsimile: 613-996-4516

Honourable Keith Ashfield
Minister, Fisheries and Oceans
200 Kent Street
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E6
Via facsimile: 613-990-1866

June 12, 2012

OPEN LETTER: Union of BC Indian Chiefs' Opposition to Bill C-38

Dear Prime Minister Harper and Honourable Ministers,

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rabble staff

| June 15, 2012

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It's worth checking out all of last week's blogs -- it's an eclectic mix this week! -- but here are some highlights:

On Thursday, MP Peggy Nash wrote on the marathon process of voting on Bill C-38 and criticizes the Conservatives' "Trogan Horse Budget Bill."

Peggy Nash: Bill C-38 voting marathon is democracy in action

Peggy Nash

| June 14, 2012

Today in the House of Commons Canadians will be witnessing a rare sight -- a voting marathon. I wish I could say it's a celebration of democracy, but it's not. It's a sign of a government that has lost its way and is undermining accountability with its Trojan Horse Budget Bill.

Instead of introducing a straight-forward bill that implements their budget, Stephen Harper's Conservatives decided to use the budget bill to sneak through changes that gut environmental protection, give broad new powers over employment insurance to the Minister and eliminates large portions of the Fisheries Act.

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Behind the spin: The real impact of Conservative EI reforms

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Three questions are worth bearing in mind as we consider the proposal to reform EI.

First, what does public opinion reveal? Those with even a shred of respect for democracy will take into account what the priorities of the citizenry are.

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It's a day of grassroots resistance to Bill C-38 across Canada

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Today, across the country, concerned individuals are expected to rally outside offices of Conservative MPs, while the controversial federal budget Bill C-38 is debated in the House of Commons.

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Endangered species face one-two government punch

David Suzuki

| June 13, 2012

Canada's environmental laws are under attack by both the federal and Ontario governments. In Ottawa, the government introduced Bill C-38 to implement far-reaching measures announced in its budget. Ontario’s government introduced a similar omnibus bill with profound implications for the environment.

The 420-page Bill C-38 will gut a raft of federal laws passed over the years to ensure that our air, water, and most vulnerable wildlife populations are protected. Casualties include the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, Fisheries Act, Species at Risk Act, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act, and the Kyoto Implementation Act.

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10 reasons to oppose the Conservatives' Bill C-38

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The Harper government is trying to quickly pass, without debate, one of the most destructive pieces of legislation in Canadian history.

Anyone concerned with tar sands pipelines, climate change, workers rights, unemployment insurance, Indigenous peoples' rights, women's rights, food security, Old Age Security, rural development and the Canadian economy needs to take action now.

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Casseroles for Democracy: Toronto, May 30, 2012

An upbeat musical documentary about the Manif Casseroles Rally held in Toronto on May 30, 2012.
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Credits:
A film by Elizabeth Littlejohn
"Resilience" Written and Performed by Annabelle Chvostek
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Director's Statement:
I directed this musical documentary of the Manif Casseroles, held on May 30 in Toronto, to support Québec students, and to include a discussion about the democratic right of civil society to control access to our education, natural resources, and cultural heritage as they are being undercut by Bill C-38, Bill-78 Bill-55, and the federal budget, as currently proposed by Canada's Conservative Government.

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