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Protests escalate over RCMP raids against pipeline actions in BC
Protestors are occupying the Toronto constituency office of Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett. The demonstrators are demanding Bennett order the RCMP out of Wet’suwet’en territory... -
Getting the shaft on mining abuses
After more than a decade of campaigning for oversight of Canadian mining corporations abroad, gains won by human rights and community advocates are at risk.... -
Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk leaves a tarnished legacy
Peter Munk’s death made headlines across Canada and front-page news here March 28. He was praised as a philanthropist and successful businessman who turned Barrick... -
Activists occupy Liberal MP Michael Levitt’s office to protest Canadian mining abuses
You shouldn’t have to protest to get the chairman of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights to act on Canadian mining abuses abroad, but such... -
Five reasons why you should care about Standing Rock actions in Toronto
Last week, approximately 4,000 Torontonians showed up at a protest in support of the Indigenous standoff heating up in the United States over the proposed... -
Read why this doctor thinks the Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad for public health
As corporate lobbyists work behind the scenes to pressure the Trudeau government into backing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, groups organizing to stop the... -
10 years of protesting Barrick Gold
This year marks the 10th time I've organized a protest against Barrick Gold at the company's annual general meeting in downtown Toronto. And while that... -
New battle lines drawn in Line 9 fight
On December 7, activists carried out a bold action against Enbridge's Line 9 pipeline on the border of Quebec and Ontario only four days after the... -
Mining Injustice
Since 75 per cent of the world’s mining and exploration companies are based in Canada and 40 per cent of global mining capital is raised... -
Taking on Bay Street’s mining giants
The Diaguita Huascoaltinos agricultural community consists of 250 families of indigenous farmers and herders. They are the only native community in northern Chile that maintained... -
John Baird strikes gold with Barrick
John Baird shocked the country this February when he abruptly announced that he was leaving his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of parliament.... -
Why are the RCMP so afraid of enviro activists?
A leaked RCMP report linking "violent environmental extremists" to a perceived terrorist threat to the country's oil and gas industry is alarming, but far from surprising. The RCMP have been providing unnamed... -
Amanda Lang and Barrick Gold
The CBC’s senior business correspondent Amanda Lang has been under fire lately for alleged conflicts of interest regarding her reporting. The allegations include that Lang... -
Join the Peoples Social Forum from Aug. 21-24
Following the short-lived emergence of Occupy, Quebec's student movement and Idle No More, on August 21-24, hundreds from Toronto will join thousands of people from...
