Does selling off our resources make us an energy superpower?

David Suzuki discusses the dangers of basing our economy around unsustainable and destructive energy sources such as oil from the tar sands in Alberta in his article, “Does selling off our resources make us an energy superpower?”  Not only is infinite economic growth in a capitalist system ecologically impossible, but the increasing dependence on the […]

Canadians: Save Kevin Page, Our Federal Budget Watchdog

The following information is from a LeadNow campaign to stop the Harper government in their plans to push through yet another secretive and detrimental bill.  The Idle No More movement has been valiantly fighting the extremely detrimental legislation, Bills C-45 and C-48, and now we must all truly stand up against Harper’s violently neoliberal economic […]

Liberals, NDP and Green Party Co-operate to Bring Down Harper

LeadNow Canada is working with members of the Liberal, NDP and Green Party to campaign for co-operation among these parties in order to oust the undemocratic Conservative Party.  The Harper government has been able to ram through omnibus budget bills that cut environmental protection, attacked First Nations treaty rights, and are meant to expedite the construction […]

Water and Land are at Risk with Bill C-45, FIPA

The following discussion with Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is an illuminating and to the point explanation of what is at stake for all Canadians with Bill C-45 and the FIPA deal. The Idle No More movement, which has also been supported around the world, is actively trying to educate the […]