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Canada Without Poverty Launches Charter Challenge to Restrictions on Charities

On Sept. 6, 2016, Canada Without Poverty, a registered charity that works towards the relief of poverty in Canada, announced is has filed a charter challenge against regulations that limit charities' abilities to carry out political activities.

A Memorial to Mariano Abarca in his home in Chicomuselo, Chiapas

By Charis Kamphuis and Danielle Ching.

In June of this year, Amnesty International called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to address the issue of human rights with the Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto during the “Three Amigos Summit.” Amnesty International and other human rights organizations drew attention to the dangers faced by human rights defenders who are threatened,

RCMP warrantless spying on journalists: We need stronger oversight and better journalistic ethics

By Monia Mazigh, May 20 2016

Make sure the Canadian government commits to strengthening democracy and protecting dissent.

Sign on to the Voices-Voix Declaration!

Citizens around the world are mobilizing this Saturday to assert their right to speak out, organize and take action. An alliance of Canadians is joining in, launching an initiative to promote a healthy environment for debate, dissent, diversity and democracy in Canada.

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We're launching a new Voices-Voix Declaration to make sure the Canadian government knows we are watching them. The Declaration lays out immediate actions that they can take to turn the page on the last decade. Sign on to our Thunderclap campaign to help make sure that when we launch on May 14th, our call reaches tens of thousands of people, and sends a message the government can't ignore.

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By Ellie Bothwell, Times Higher Education, 07 January 2015

Six months ago, one of Canada’s leading neuroscientists, Robert Brownstone, announced his resignation as director of research in neurosurgery at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, citing the Canadian government’s “worrisome” cuts to science funding and its shift towards applied research.