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Pages tagged "Water"


SNC-Lavalin Profile

Posted on Publications by Daniel Cayley-Daoust · January 08, 2015 4:26 PM

(Français)

(Updated January 2015) This short corporate profile of SNC-Lavalin highlights elements of its corporate structure, some of its controversies and contracts it has obtained in Canada.

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Black & Veatch Profile

Posted on Publications by Daniel Cayley-Daoust · July 12, 2014 12:42 PM

(Français)

A new profile of global infrastructure corporation Black & Veatch highlights a potential bidder in Canadian water and wastewater privatization deals.

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Veolia Profile

Posted on Publications by Daniel Cayley-Daoust · July 11, 2014 4:23 PM

(Français)

New research exposes the risks of privatizing Canada’s water and wastewater systems by entering into public-private partnerships with one of the world’s biggest corporations.

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Pushing back against the privatization of public water services

Posted on Media and Articles by Daniel Cayley-Daoust · February 05, 2014 5:30 PM

(Originally posted on Rabble.ca)

By Daniel Cayley-Daoust

Water and wastewater services have long been considered an essential public service in Canada. With few exceptions, these services have remained under the explicit management and ownership of municipal governments. The federal government, however, wants to allow the private sector to operate new water and wastewater facilities in the form of private-public partnerships (P3s). The priorities set out for the 2012 and 2013 application process of Public-Private Partnerships Canada (PPP Canada) and a water and wastewater sector study published on the crown corporation's website confirms the interest of the federal government in the P3 model for the water services industry.

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Bottled Water Free Day 2013 - Journée sans eau embouteillée 2013

Posted on Home by Daniel Cayley-Daoust · March 18, 2013 5:12 PM

(Le français suit)

March 18th is Bottled Water Free Day; thousands mark day with events across Canada

New video released today! (sous-titres disponibles en français)

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Land Grabs in Africa - Fueling Water and Climate crises

Posted on Publications by Daniel Cayley-Daoust · December 08, 2011 2:55 PM

Two short reports on land grabs intersecting with water and climate justice produced by the Polaris Institute and the Oakland Institute.

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Back the Tap - Bottled Water Free Communities

Posted on Campaigns by Daniel Cayley-Daoust · September 04, 2011 1:52 PM

The Coalition for Bottled Water Free Communities is a partnership between the Polaris Institute, the Sierra Youth Coalition (SYC), the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Council of Canadians, and the Canadian Federation of Students. The vision of the coalition is to phase-out the sale and consumption of bottled water, oppose the privatization of water and to promote access to publicly delivered tap water. The coalition provides information and support for local activists to take up a campaign of their own. 

See: www.backthetap.ca

La coalition pour des collectivités libres d'eau embouteillée est un partenariat entre l'Institut Polaris, la Coalition Jeunesse Sierra, le Syndicat canadien de la fonction public, le Conseil des canadiens et la fédération canadienne des étudiants et étudiantes. La vision de la coalition est que la vente et la consommation d'eau embouteillée soit éliminée, de s'opposer à la privatisation de l'eau et de promouvoir l'accès à une eau publique de qualité. La coalition appuient des militants locaux avec des informations et du soutient pour bâtir leur propres campagnes.

Voir: www.vivelerobinet.ca

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