Lac-Mégantic: rail company had ‘weak safety culture’
Transport Canada did not audit MMA often and thoroughly enough to ensure safety procedures were being followed. ... [click title to continue]
Category Archives: Their Governments
Official report says Ottawa must act on climate change
The report, Canada in a Changing Climate: Sector Perspectives on Impacts and Adaptation, was written by 90 authors, 115 expert reviewers, and synthesized more than 1,500 recent publications. It looks at natural resources, food production, industry, biodiversity, protected areas, human health, and water and transportation. ... [click title to continue]
Scientists to Harper: Reject flawed pipeline report
300 scientists have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, urging him to reject the Joint Review Panel report that recommended approval of Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project. ... [click title to continue] Canadian mining versus Latin American people and environment
Canadian firms are exploiting weak legal systems in Latin American and Canada itself, failing to respect indigenous peoples’ rights and social responsibility principles ... [click title to continue]
Canada’s fossil fuel subsidies total $34 billion
International Monetary Fund report shows Canadian government aid to oil, gas and coal companies is more than 20 times Environment Canada's annual budget ... [click title to continue]
Alberta tries to block fracking lawsuit
Government lawyers fear that an anti-fracking suit would open a floodgate of litigation against the province. ... [click title to continue]
BC’s carbon tax: Where’s the tax?
British Columbia's much-hyped carbon tax hurts the poor ... the bottom two income quintiles as clear losers and those in the top two quintiles clear gainers. ... [click title to continue]
Pipeline politics in Toronto: Time for a radical alternative
The tar sands pipeline plan, and extreme weather impacts driven by climate change, strengthen the case for a strong progressive challenge to the right-wing Rob Ford machine. ... [click title to continue]
Canadian cops spied on pipeline critics; Human rights complaint filed
"It's against the law and the constitution for police and spy agencies to spy on the lawful activities of people who are just speaking out and getting involved in their communities." ... [click title to continue]