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UP! Empowering communities from the bottom up
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Dec 23 2014
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Alex Bailey
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The resistance to fracking in New Brunswick shows that the people know they have a strong collective voice. Labour movement activists need to look for opportunities for community engagement.
NB Premier Gallant and Liberals dodge abortion first day Legislature sits
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Dec 5 2014
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Tracy Glynn
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Is New Brunswick stuck in the 1980s when it come to reproductive rights? According to protestors outside the legislature on Dec. 3, yes.
Spectre of NAFTA investor-state challenge looms over New Brunswick fracking moratorium
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Oct 6 2014
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Brent Patterson
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The new premier of New Brunswick will need to keep in mind the $250 million NAFTA investor-state challenge launched by Lone Pine Resources in Quebec after the government revoked permits to frack.
Pro-gas fracking gov't ousted in New Brunswick election
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Sep 30 2014
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Roger Annis
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Opposition to natural gas fracking and forest despoilation as well as womens' rights issues played a key role in ousting the Conservative N.B. government.
New Brunswick is another win for the anti-fracking movement
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Sep 26 2014
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Angela Giles
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New Brunswick elected a new government this week that has committed to enacting a moratorium on shale gas in the province. Congratulations for this goes to the anti-shale gas movement.
New Brunswick election 2014: Green Party leader takes Fredericton riding, NDP leader resigns
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Sep 23 2014
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Tracy Glynn
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New Brunswick election results are in, and the Liberals have formed a majority government. But what were voters talking about and what issues were most important to them?
New Brunswick election a litmus test for the rest of Canada on shale gas
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Sep 19 2014
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Maude Barlow
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New Brunswickers head to the polls in what seems to be another PC versus Liberal tête-à-tête this Monday. But this province's election could also be key to determining the future of fracking.
A number is never just a number: Voter turnout -- how low can we go?
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Jun 13 2014
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Hennessy's Index
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At 52.1 per cent, the percentage of voters who cast a ballot in the 2014 Ontario election is up from the province's 2011 historic low of 48 per cent. How does it fit into voter turnout across Canada?
Introducing rabble's Activist Toolkit
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Sep 16 2011
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Paula Millar
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Our wiki-style Toolkit aims to be a space for activist collaboration. Home to a wealth of resources, the content is organized according to 'tooltype' -- each unique in its contribution.
Canada's real electoral map: A surge for the left
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May 10 2011
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Jesse McLaren
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There has been a shift in consciousness. Looking at the NDP and the combined Tory/Liberal vote, a picture emerges of an eroding but concentrated corporate vote, and a surging NDP vote.
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Electoral Maps 5
| Wilf Day said...
The new Quebec provincial map for the coming election has one important difference from the federal...
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