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- Big Agribusiness Influence Threatens to Override Public Interest in Greed Revolution A new 30-page report that documents the growing influence of agribusiness on the multilateral food system and the lack of transparency in research funding has been released today by the international civil society organization ETC Group.
- CCPA Fast Facts on Brandon University strike
- CCPA: The link between area of residence and places of employment in a disadvantaged community
- Environmental Working Group: Risks of Oil and Gas Fracking
- Green Action Centre on the Winnipeg Transportation Master Plan
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Boycott Shoppers Drug Mart, Save Osborne Village
“Winnipeg: striving for mediocrity and coming up short.” Stefan Oystryk, at the City of Winnipeg Board of Adjustment, December 21, 2011 Last night, residents and supporters of Osborne Village lost the latest stage in the battle to save their community … Continue reading
Conservative government’s new law on CWB is criminal
“When government does not comply with the law, this is not merely non-compliance with a particular law, it is an affront to the rule of law itself.” – Catherine Fraser, chief justice of the Alberta Court of Appeal The law … Continue reading
Arctic scientists issue dire warning on methane clathrates
Around this time each year, newly popular terms are identified that define our culture and our era. Over the past decade, 9-11, weapons of mass destruction, subprime, and bailout have topped the list of the American Dialect Society’s Word of … Continue reading
Public pensions not pooled private plans
In November, the Canadian government introduced legislation to promote and support pooled private pension plans. The government says that these plans will address current gaps in retirement income, especially for the more than 60 per cent of Canadians who don’t … Continue reading
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