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Women's Rights are not up for debate! Petition on M-312

Posted: Friday, 20 April 2012

On April 26, Members of Parliament will begin debating Motion M-312, which calls for a Parliamentary Committee to examine whether the Criminal Code definition of "human being" should be expanded to include fetuses. This threatens to allow, through the back … Read More

How Well is Public Health Care Protected from Canada-EU Free Trade?

Posted: Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Background Canada and the European Union (EU) are close to concluding a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Recently, Canada’s first offers to the European Union on Services and Investment were leaked to the public by the Quebec Network on… Read More

African & Canadian Unions’ Canadian Embassy Campaign: G8: HIV & AIDS

Posted: Wednesday, 7 March 2012

From March through May 2012, trade union organizations throughout Africa will target Canadian Embassies in their countries to gain Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s support at the G8 Summit May 19 - 24, 2012, in Chicago, U.S.A. to: Implement… Read More

CLC to OECD: conduct health care research fairly

Posted: Thursday, 23 September 2010

President Ken Georgetti, CLC wrote to Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in protest of the recent policy recommendations that the OECD has made regarding the Canadian Health Care System. The … Read More

Backgrounder - Labour’s unique perspective on Harper’s Maternal and Child Health Initiative

Posted: Monday, 14 June 2010

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada would “champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world’s poorest regions.” Two days later, Harper reiterated his intention at the World Economi… Read More

G8 Nations urged to act on commitments on HIV-AIDS

Posted: Wednesday, 5 May 2010

Treatment and care in Africa – Canada stands isolated among G8 nations on maternal health As Canada hosted development ministers for the G8 countries in Halifax April 26-28, the Canadian Labour Congress reiterated its call for global action on poverty an… Read More

Backgrounder on the G8/G20 & Universal Access

Posted: Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Information Backgrounder From March 21-27 2010, trade unions and civil society organizations throughout the world will target Canadian Embassies in their countries. The campaign is launched in an effort to put pressure on Canadian Prime Minister Step… Read More

Labour Advocacy Toolkit - Organising to Achieve Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support

Posted: Tuesday, 23 March 2010

The challenge to HIV and AIDS has to be a long-term commitment. Trade unions are well suited to take on that challenge. As organisations they have been in existence for decades. They have been and are at the forefront of many long-term struggles for social … Read More

Reality Check: Women in Canada and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Fifteen Years On

Posted: Monday, 22 February 2010

Part One: Overall Achievements and Obstacles There has been a sharp decrease in institutional and political support by the Government of Canada for the promotion and protection of the human rights of women and girls during the period 2004 - 2009. This is … Read More

“Boiling Point” A profile of the water crisis facing six First Nation Communities in Canada

Posted: Monday, 2 June 2008

First Nations have always viewed water as a sacred trust. From time immemorial, First Nations have centered their existence on water. From the careful selection of community sites, as a means of transportation and dependence on the harvest from the waters. … Read More

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