New social movement assembly launches to take on the Harper agenda

by Council of Canadians | Jan. 28, 2013:

OTTAWA – Community actions are being held in 25 cities across Canada today to step up the opposition to Stephen Harper’s agenda. Community members will gather as part of the launch of Common Causes, a new collaboration of Canadians to defend democracy, the environment, and human rights. The day of action was planned jointly with Idle No More grassroots founders as well as regional organizers from across Canada.

Honduran Mining Law Passed and Ratified, but the Fight is Not Over

by Mining Watch Canada | Jan. 24, 2013:

OTTAWA – On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, the Honduran Congress quickly passed and ratified a new mining law that had been developed with support from the Canadian International Development Agency against the will of important sectors of Honduran society. The only step that remains is for the law to be published in the official Gazette, which could take place as early as next week. Once published, it will enter into effect and a moratorium on new mining concessions that been in place since 2006 will end. It is anticipated that this will be followed by an accelerated process to approve some 300 mining concessions, and that another 154 concessions that have already been approved will become active.

by Ontario Public Service Employees Union | Jan. 27, 2013:

TORONTO – The president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union has congratulated Kathleen Wynne on her victory in the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race and is calling on her to make fairness the guiding principle of her government when she becomes the province’s first-ever female Premier.