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HALIFAX, NS April 15 2013 — Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter announced today that he would do what more than 375,000 others from around the world have been asking him to do: call an independent review of the Rehtaeh Parsons investigation that resulted in no charges.
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BC Premier Premier Christy Clark is poised to give away three billion litres of water every year from the Fort Nelson River in northeast BC to Encana for fracking. This river is the lifeblood of the Fort Nelson First Nation.
And that’s just the beginning. There are several more approvals in the works for long-term water withdrawal licenses that will give away trillions of litres of fresh water to shale gas companies — all without proper consultation with First Nations or the public!
Fort Nelson First Nation has worked with the natural gas industry and government to provide economic opportunities for its members and the entire province through responsible resource development. But our concerns regarding irresponsible, unsustainable water use have gone ignored. Now our community is forced to stand in defence of our life-sustaining waters and responsible development.
Fort Nelson First Nation is calling on Premier Christy Clark to cease the issuance of all long-term water withdrawal licenses to the shale gas industry until the Province has thoroughly consulted with First Nations and the public.
Fort Nelson First Nation is calling on Premier Christy Clark to cease the issuance of all long-term water withdrawal licenses to the shale gas industry until the Province has thoroughly consulted with First Nations and the public in the development of a clear, responsible, and effective water management plan. This plan must include adequate baseline studies, proper regional monitoring, cumulative impact assessment, and protected areas to sustain fish and wildlife habitat.
We believe that shale gas development can occur without full-scale damage to our rivers, lakes and streams, but it will take a strong commitment from local communities, governments and oil and gas companies to do the right thing. Please join us in sending this message to Premier Christy Clark and help us protect our water!
by Beth Ryan at Change.org
On September 26th 2012, Rona Ambrose, the Minister for the Status of Women voted in favour of a motion that could strip Canadian women of their right to security of person and the right to a safe and legal abortion.
Canadian women deserve a representative who knows women are more than their biological abilities; that those abilities should never be regulated by the government; and the only person capable of defining a woman's future is that woman.
You are not that representative.
We're asking you to resign from your post as Minister for the Status of Women immediately. You don't represent Canadian women and Canadian women deserve better than you.
Sign the petition at: Change.org
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After 3 major oil spills hit Alberta in just over a month, a network of landowner, health, labour and environmental groups called for an independent review of pipeline safety in the province. The network, which now represents more than 60 groups, was worried about the impact oil spills have on communities, on public health, and on a fragile environment. Given the three major spills, and the more than 600 pipeline incidents that hit Alberta’s aging pipeline network every year, the groups thought an independent review was a good way to get answers to Alberta’s pipeline problems.
After tremendous public pressur,e the Alberta government finally announced a review. But they are shutting the public groups out of the process. Even though the Alberta government has found the time to meet with oil and gas companies about the review, they have yet to meet with any of the 60 groups that called for it.
Don’t you think the Alberta government should meet with public groups not just oil company executives?
Please sign the petition at https://www.change.org/petitions/meet-with-people-not-just-oil-execs
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On February 26, our son Trayvon Martin was shot and killed as he walked to a family member's home from a convenience store where he had just bought some candy. He was only 17 years-old.
Trayvon's killer, George Zimmerman, admitted to police that he shot Trayvon in the chest. Zimmerman, the community's self appointed "neighborhood watch leader," called the police to report a suspicious person when he saw Travyon, a young black man, walking from the store. But Zimmerman still hasn't been charged for murdering our son.
Trayvon was our hero. At the age 9, Trayvon pulled his father from a burning kitchen, saving his life. He loved sports and horseback riding. At only 17 he had a bright future ahead of him with dreams of attending college and becoming an aviation mechanic. Now that's all gone.
All we know about what happened next is that our 17 year-old son, who was completely unarmed, was shot and killed.
When Zimmerman reported Trayvon to the police, they told him not to confront him. But he did anyway. All we know about what happened next is that our 17 year-old son, who was completely unarmed, was shot and killed.
It's been nearly two weeks and the Sanford Police have refused to arrest George Zimmerman. In their public statements, they even go so far as to stand up for the killer — saying he's "a college grad" who took a class in criminal justice.
Please join us in calling on Norman Wolfinger, Florida's 18th District State's Attorney, to investigate my son's murder and prosecute George Zimmerman for the shooting and killing of Trayvon Martin.
Here is the letter to Norman Wolfinger:
Prosecute the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin
Greetings,
I'm writing you today to call for justice for Trayvon Martin and his family.
Trayvon Martin was only 17 years old when he was gunned down by the Neighborhood Watch captain George Zimmerman. All Trayvon did was go to the store to get his brother some Skittles.
According to police, George Zimmerman admitted to the shooting and killing of Trayvon Martin. Why has he not been charged and his case been handed over to prosecutors?
Trayvon Martin was unarmed when he was shot by Zimmerman. All he had in his hands was some candy when he was followed and approached by Zimmerman — who ignored instructions from police not to confront the young man.
Please uphold justice.
You can send this letter at the link below.
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