The Right to Water, a Fundamental Human Right

Montreal, June 22, 2010: The CRC ask that Canada support the resolution put forward by the Bolivian Mission at the United Nations on June 17 calling for water to be recognized as a human right. Access to safe clean drinking water and sanitation is essential for the health and dignity of communities around the world. Open this PDF document.

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Global Warming: The Canadian Government Invited to Act Now

June 7, 2008: We are immersed in a climatic change at a rate never seen before on the Eart for at least the last 10,000 years. There is an urgency for political action. This is why the Canadian Religious Conference calls on the government to act now on Global Warming. View the press release.

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CRC Letter on Bill C-57 Concerning Migrant Workers Sent to the Federal Immigration Minister

May 30, 2007 -- CRC President Sr. Donna Geerneart, SC, has written to Federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley regarding Bill C-57 challenging the government to do even more than is in the proposed legislation aimed at protecting migrant workers who seek employment in Canada.
 

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CRC Calls On Prime Minister Harper to Sign UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples

CRC President Donna Geerneart, SC, has called on Prime Minister Stephen Haper to reverse his government's position and have Canada sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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