Climate Action Network Canada - End Tax Breaks to Oil, Coal and Gas Companies

Let’s kick-start 2011 by getting the government to end tax breaks to dirty fuels! We are only weeks away from the 2011 federal budget and the federal government continues to give billions of dollars in tax breaks to the companies producing oil and gas in Canada. Analysis shows a total of $1.4 billion per year in federal tax breaks alone, with a disproportionate share going to dirty fuels such as the Alberta Tar Sands. Let’s find out where every MP in the country stands on this issue and make sure we are putting pressure on in the right places. The first step is easy – Call, e-mail, or meet with your MP and find out one simple thing: do they support ending the giveaway of over a billion dollars a year to oil companies? Read more

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Take Action to Protect the Magpie River

Recently, The Big Wild conservation movement launched a campaign to protect the Magpie River, one of the last great wild rivers in Québec. Conservationists worldwide value the Magpie River for its ecological diversity and huge tourist potential. The Big Wild is asking Québec’s Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife to rule out any possibility of hydroelectric projects on this important whitewater river. They are also asking Québec’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks to apply permanent protection status to the proposed biodiversity reserve under interim protection since 2003 and include the Magpie River. Concerned citizens are invited to add their voice to the campaign at www.thebigwild.org/act/magpie.