Tag: Canada
Pipelines in Canada Will Now Be Subject to a New Climate...
Canada is stepping up their aggressive climate change actions with requiring new energy projects subject to climate tests to determine their impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
Keystone Lawsuit Illustrates Enviros’ Big Problem With TPP
The Canadian company behind the Keystone Pipeline is suing the U.S. government. It’s a perfect example of why many environmentalists are wary of Obama’s secretive trade deals.
LOOK: Canada Welcomes the First of Thousands of Syrian Refugees
In stark contrast to the United States, Canada welcomed the first of what is to be thousands of Syrian refugees. Canada's plan is to welcome 25,000 refugees by March 2016.
A Spoilt Deal: How a Dispute Over Dairy Helped Sidetrack the...
Whether one agrees with its supply management system or not, Canada's lack of subsidies for dairy producers would suddenly become very problematic once the TPP goes into effect.
Enbridge Stuffs Provision into Wisconsin Budget to Expedite Controversial Piece of...
While Americans were off celebrating the fourth of July, Canadian pipeline company giant Enbridge worked a deal with the Wisconsin Budget about its controversial proposed Line 61 tar sands pipeline expansion project. This proposal is not yet final, so let's hope it does not pass.
Fear Incorporated: Canada’s Anti-Terror Bill and the Emergence of a Deep...
The new bill, C-51, could label anyone who disagrees with neo-liberal aims as a “terrorist." With a Conservative majority in Parliament and support from the Liberal Party, it seems the final bill will pass quite easily only to create an emergence of a deep police state.