Canada

Mohawks Threaten To Block Energy East

March 14, 2016 Philip Authier, www.montrealgazette.com Resist! Canada, First Nations, Indigenous Activist, Pipelines, Protests

By Philip Authier for Montreal Gazette - The Mohawk nation is threatening to do everything legally in its power to block the Energy East pipeline project, calling it a threat to their way of life. Despite perceptions opposition to the project is harboured mainly by mayors in Quebec, a Mohawk-driven Canadian First Nations movement against the project is picking up steam in other parts of the country. Besides the official opposition of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec and Labrador representing 43 Quebec chiefs, the list against TransCanada’s pipeline now includes the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs...

Fossil Fuels ‘Probably Dead,’ Says Canadian Pacific Railway CEO

March 11, 2016 Ross Marowits, www.thestarphoenix.com Create! Canada, Fossil Fuels

By Ross Marowits for The Canadian Press - MONTREAL - People need to get their heads around the idea that fossil fuels are "probably dead," the CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway said Wednesday. "I'm not maybe as green as I should be but I happen to think the climate is changing (and) they're not going to fool me anymore," Hunter Harrison told a J.P. Morgan transportation conference in New York. The veteran rail executive said the transition to alternative fuels will be long, but new investments in traditional energy sources will dry up because of environmental hurdles.

Court Order Fails To Halt Protests Over $9bn Canadian Dam Project

March 9, 2016 Shaghayegh Tajvidi, www.therealnews.com Resist! Canada, Dams, Hunger Strikes, Protests

By Shaghayegh Tajvidi for The Real News Network - This action by hunger strikers in Vancouver marks the latest in the fight against BC Hydro's $9 billion infrastructure project, along the Peace River valley. Site C, which sits on the traditional land of Treaty 8 First Nations, has been approved and aggressively championed by Christy Clark's Liberal government, although the project was introduced at least three decades ago. NEWS REPORT: BC Hydro says the project will generate 1,100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 450,000 homes a year. The dam would flood more than 5,500 hectares of land along the Peace River.

Canada To Try Giving People Unconditional Free Money

March 6, 2016 Chris Weller, www.techinsider.io Create! Canada, Guaranteed basic income, Poverty, Worker Rights

By Chris Weller for Tech Insider. Finland and The Netherlands have already shown their interest in giving people a regular monthly allowance regardless of working status, and now Ontario, Canada, is onboard. Ontario's government announced in February that a pilot program will be coming to the Canadian province sometime later this year. The premise: Send people monthly checks to cover living expenses such as food, transportation, clothing, and utilities — no questions asked. It's a radical idea, and one that has been around since the 1960s. It's called "basic income." In the decades since it was first proposed, various researchers and government officials have given basic income experiments a try, with mixed results.

“No More Stolen Sisters”

February 19, 2016 Sarah Scott, www.us6.campaign-archive1.com Resist! Canada, First Nations, Indigenous Women

By Sarah Scott for Radical Women - “Even though the grave has silenced my granddaughter’s voice, I will continue to speak for her,” vows Renee Hess of Helyna Rivera, a Mohawk woman who was murdered in the U.S.-Canada border city of Buffalo, N.Y. on Aug. 10, 2011. Hess was one of many family and community members at the 2015 Strawberry Ceremony, an annual Valentine’s Day event organized to mourn and protest the brutal rapes, killings, and disappearances of over 1,100 indigenous women since 1981.

LNG Terminal’s Devastating Impact Must Be Stopped

February 15, 2016 Peter McCartney, www.wildernesscommittee.org Resist! Canada, Environment, LNG

By Peter McCartney for Climate Campaigner, Wilderness Committee - VANCOUVER – An environmental assessment report released yesterday by the federal government shows that the Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal must be rejected due to its climate impact, says the Wilderness Committee. The draft report from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA), which includes the Agency’s conclusions and recommendations regarding potential environmental effects, says the proposed project on Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, BC would have “significant adverse environmental effects” due to its associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmentalists And Indigenous People Flex New Muscle

February 15, 2016 Derek Royden, www.occupy.com Resist! Canada, Environment, Indigenous Peoples, Pipelines

By Derek Royden for Occupy - 2015 was one of the worst years on record for oil and gas producers in Canada. First, the Keystone XL pipeline project was stopped through the tireless efforts of activists on both sides of the border. Then, unrelated to this, the price of oil dropped so much that the industry’s products, especially bitumen from tar sands, became increasingly unprofitable. The low price of crude brought at least 40,000 direct job losses to the Canadian oil industry and as many as 100,000 overall last year. This is a trend that industry insiders predict will continue through 2016.

Pam Palmater: Honour The Treaties, Keep The Promises

February 13, 2016 Christopher Majka, www.rabble.ca Educate! Activists, Canada, Indigenous Peoples

By Christopher Majka for Rabble - Pam Palmater projects like crisp, clean air. Warm, intelligent, articulate, funny, passionate, committed, and razor-sharp she refreshingly blows away dusty stereotypes and archaic prejudices. She seems equally at home as a passionate advocate of Indigenous concerns and values, and a contemporary Canadian activist with a clear vision of the common purpose of native and non-native societies in building a more just, wise, and egalitarian society. She has the ability to cross divides, speaking with a clarity and purpose that everyone can understand, no matter what their origin.

Privacy Watchdog Wants Info On Tracking Peaceful Protests

February 8, 2016 Staff, www.metronews.ca Resist! Canada, Protests, Surveillance

By Staff of Metro News - OTTAWA—Canada’s privacy watchdog wants more information on a central government agency keeping tabs on peaceful protests. Documents obtained by Torstar News Service show privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien’s office has asked the Government Operations Centre (GOC) to review its tracking of lawful protest and dissent. “In (the letter), we asked that a more detailed analysis of the privacy risks relating to monitoring of public protests and demonstrations be undertaken and given to us to review,” Tobi Cohen, a spokesperson for Therrien, wrote in a statement.

Human Rights Violations Of First Nations, Indigenous Fight Back

January 31, 2016 Daniel Lak, www.aljazeera.com Resist! Canada, First Nations, Human Rights, Indigenous Activist, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights

By Daniel Lak for Al Jazerra. Afederal Human Rights Tribunal issued a stinging ruling. For decades, the tribunal found, children living on reserves - aboriginal communities mandated by historic treaties between Ottawa and tribal groups - have been denied support, services and funding that every other Canadian child can count on. It's no surprise. In almost every category imaginable, Canada's aboriginal people - defined as First Nations, mixed-race Metis and the Inuit of the Arctic - fare poorly against the rest of the population.n Here's where we find signs of hope. Consider that phrase "taking matters into their own hands". Many aboriginal Canadians are acting to make change happen themselves, faster than governments and much faster than non-aboriginal society.

Six Nations Oppose Lack Of Boundary Adjustment Consultation

January 30, 2016 Mike Peeling, www.brantnews.com Resist! Canada, First Nations, Land Rights

By Mike Peeling for Brant News - Six Nations members let Brantford and Brant politicians know just how upset they are with a lack of consultation over boundary adjustment negotiations during a recent public meeting. Lester Green, a member of the Men’s Fire whose traditional name is Lonukwisles of Oneida’s Bear Clan, told Brantford Mayor Chris Friel and Brant Mayor Ron Eddy in front of hundreds of residents last Thursday that they have a responsibility to keep more than the Six Nations elected council in the loop.

Impact Of Confederation On Aboriginal People And Governance

January 28, 2016 Craig Takeuchi, www.straight.com Create! Aboriginal Peoples, Canada, Colonialism, First Nations, History

By Craig Takeuchi for The Georgia Straight - Then Jody Wilson-Raybould was elected in the 2015 federal election for Vancouver Granville and sworn in as Minister of Justice of Canada on November 4, she became the first aboriginal person to hold that position. Wilson-Raybould is of the We Wai Kai Nation and a descendant of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk and Laich-Kwil-Tach peoples, who are part of the Kwakwaka’wakw and Kwak’wala speaking peoples. On January 23, she participated in her first public speech in her role as Justice Minister as part of SFU's three-part series Being the Change: Women, Policy, and Making a Difference.

Three Arrested Protesting Controversial BC Pipeline

January 25, 2016 Hilary Beaumont, www.news.vice.com Resist! Canada, Pipelines, Protesters Arrested

By Hilary Beaumont for Vice News - Canadian police arrested three protesters who staged a sit-in on Saturday that drew attention to restricted public access to hearings for a controversial oil pipeline in British Columbia. "Let us in! Let us in!" the women chanted as they were pinned against the wall and handcuffed outside the ballroom of a Burnaby, BC hotel, where Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) is considering Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline proposal. The hearings began on Tuesday, sparking protests throughout the week in the lead up to the largest rally on Saturday, which drew 200 people outside the hotel.

David Suzuki, Chief Stewart Phillip & First Nations Say No To Dam

January 23, 2016 Sage Birley, www.vancouverobserver.com Resist! Canada, Dams, First Nations

By Sage Birley for Vancouver Observer - Members of Treaty 8 and their supporters have drawn a line in the snow at the historic Rocky Mountain Fort to stop ongoing clearing for the $8.8 billion Site C Dam. The Rocky Mountain Fort, first established in 1793 as a fur trading post, marks the site of some of the first interactions between First Nations people and European settlers in the Peace Region. “This fort was the initial relationship place, but I think there is so much significance down this whole valley,” said Helen Knott, who has been camped out at the Fort in shifts since New Years Eve.

Gustafsen Lake Standoff: Protesters Renew Calls For An Inquiry

January 20, 2016 Daybreak Kamloops, www.cbc.ca Resist! Canada, First Nations, Indigenous Peoples, Protests

By Daybreak Kamloops for CBC News - Several First Nations protesters involved in the 1995 Gustafsen Lake standoff are calling for a national inquiry into the level of force used by the RCMP during the 31-day confrontation. Protest leader William Jones Ignace, known as Wolverine, and the Ts'Peten Defence Committee submitted a letter on Jan. 4 to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Attorney General and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, calling for an inquiry.

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