Advocacy

PROTECT CANADA’S WATER

Water Justice: What You Don’t Know Could Kill You, exposes threats to the health of Canadians from Canada’s drinking water, revealing government negligence and affecting both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. The book critiques Canada’s weak and provincially varied drinking water guidelines compared to other G7 nations drinking water regulations, arguing that corporate lobbyists hold more influence than citizens over water policy.

Blacklin documents political indifference across parties and connects the decline of Canada’s water quality to the erosion of our democracy. Highlighting contaminated source waters and inadequate protections, the book calls readers to action, emphasizing that safe drinking water requires citizen engagement to overcome government failure and corporate control.

The Open Letter to Prime Minister Carney to Protect Our Water | ncwcanada

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PERIOD POVERTY

This is our newest advocacy project which will begin in January 2025. We will be approaching public places, ie. Museums, libraries, restaurants, health offices, gas stations, hair dressers, gyms, schools, or literally anywhere the public may use the public facilities, to encourage them to place free menstrual supplies in their washrooms. These are as essential as toilet paper. A handout with pertinent information will be left with proprietors to explain the benefits. We will provide updates as the project moves along. Because our club has members from across Canada this will have nationwide coverage.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

We currently have no specific project but are monitoring on an ongoing basis the reports and information that comes from The All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Human Trafficking which is non-partisan and includes both MPs and Senators.