News by subject: AVO

The California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) and Alcohol Justice, the San Rafael, California-based alcohol industry watchdog are charging Governor Newsom with "Governing Under the Influence" #GUI for feeding the frenzy of alcohol deregulation to...

This week, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) published a research paper to show how unemployment fraud investigations and claims skyrocketed during the pandemic. In March 2020, Congress increased unemployment benefits and extended...

On June 10, the Squamish Nation formally gave notice to the Province of B.C. to defer old-growth logging for two years in the Nation's 690,000 hectares while the Nation develops long-term sustainability plans. 78,000 hectares of the Nation's...

The AFNQL Elected Women Council wishes to publicly demonstrate its indignation and exasperation with the discovery that a twelfth woman has been murdered in Quebec in 2021. "There is a 'serial killer' who chooses his victims from among women in...

A new national public opinion poll by Counsel Public Affairs finds the Liberal Party of Canada continuing to hold a lead (Liberal 31.9%, Conservative 27.6%, New Democratic Party 17.9%, Green Party 6.9%, Bloc Québécois 7.7% and the People's Party of...

The United Steelworkers (USW) union released the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued its Covid-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) for health care workers:...

OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says Premier Doug Ford's plan to override a court decision on election advertising will muzzle the voice of front-line heroes.  Thomas is disappointed that Ford has brought back the legislature to invoke...

The Canadian Association of Tour Operators (CATO) and Association des Tours Opérateurs du Québec (ATOQ) are seeking urgent action and financial support for their struggling members. It is mission critical they receive clear federal guidelines and...

Former President, Donald Trump, did an interview with Fox Business and gave his opinion on Bitcoin. One of his reasons for not supporting Bitcoin is that it's competing against the US Dollar. Sonny Meraban, CEO of Bitcoin of America, had a strong...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's passage of the $547 billion Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in...

Nuclear Matters is pleased to welcome a new member to the Nuclear Matters Advocacy Council: former U.S. Congressman Tom Graves (GA-14)....

The Martinca siblings are losing America as their home on June 21, 2021. Adrian and Miriam Martinca could be poster children for the American Dream. They moved to the United States with their family 14 years ago. Miriam completed her bachelor's...

The national patient assistance and advocacy non-profit Good Days and the leading wellness and condition-specific digital health platform HealthCentral will host a Facebook livestream on addressing health disparities and promoting health equity in...

Today the federal government released some details on Canada's border reopening plan. While Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) supports the initial measures the government plans to take, the pace is too slow and the details provided did not...

Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed that immigration authorities apprehended 180,034 illegal aliens at the southern border in May?marking the fifth consecutive month of increased illegal immigration and the highest monthly total...

ShelterBox, a front-line humanitarian aid organization, predicts millions of homes will be lost due to climate change impacts by 2040. A projected 167 million homes will be destroyed around the world over the next 20 years by extreme weather...

Unifor is appalled by Premier Doug Ford's insistence on denying the people of Ontario their Charter rights by invoking the not withstanding clause to trample on voter's rights. ...

The Southern Environmental Law Center today released the following statement regarding the EPA's announcement that it plans to repeal and replace a harmful, destructive rule by the prior administration that removed federal Clean Water Act protections...

The Canadian Travel & Tourism Roundtable (The Roundtable) acknowledge the federal government's decision to remove the mandatory hotel quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadians and reduce quarantine upon the results of an arrivals test as...

The Conservative Clergy of Color (CCC), a national, educational nonprofit organization, has announced its support for a lawsuit against Major League Baseball that seeks to return the 2021 All-Star Game to Atlanta following the League's decision in...

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) President and CEO Joseph M. McGuire issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's announcement of its steps to strengthen critical supply chains:...

With two major human rights organizations now claiming Israel is an apartheid state, IRmep makes available to news media and event planners distinguished historian and author Walter L. Hixson. Hixson's latest book is "Architects of Repression: How...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) commends the U.S. Senate for its passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260), which significantly increases investment in research and development, education and training, supply chain security...

Until Reliance makes a fair offer in contract negotiations and ends the lockout of more than 800 workers across Ontario, Unifor encourages customers to take their business elsewhere....

A secretive division within the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is targeting Muslim charities for audits, and even revocation, amounting to an approach that is prejudiced and lacks substantiation, according to new findings released today by the...

As we look ahead to Friday's reopening of some retailers in Ontario, Retail Council of Canada implores the government to allow all retail to open at the same time ? including those within malls....

ArcelorMittal Mines and Infrastructure Canada ("ArcelorMittal") confirms that today its workers ratified the agreement in principle reached between the company's management and the negotiating committees of the five local unions of the United...

Theodore TOO, a 65-foot life-sized reproduction of Canada's beloved "Theodore Tugboat" is set to embark on his journey from Halifax to the Port of Hamilton where the vessel will make his new home, but not before thanking his Maritime family and fans...

What's your reason for getting vaccinated? That's the question This Is Our Shot and more than 200 partners across Canada are asking Canadians in a nation-wide effort aimed at rallying together to increase vaccine confidence....

As reported on May 28, 2021 by the Financial Post, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, Mark Carney, was grilled by Canadian MP Pierre Poilievre about possible conflicts of interest during his testimony to the House of Commons Committee on...

Based on the Tracking SDG7: Energy Status Report, more than 400 million people have gained access to clean cooking fuels and technologies since 2010. Over the same period, the annual pace of access more than doubled. This is impressive progress,...

ArcelorMittal Mines and Infrastructure Canada ("ArcelorMittal") confirms that today its workers ratified the agreement in principle reached between the company's management and the negotiating committees of the five local unions of the United...

Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), told the worldwide American Jewish Committee (AJC) 2021 Virtual Global Forum today that he is issuing an executive order to create the position of OAS Commissioner for...

The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) is calling on the Canadian and U.S. Governments to formalize a plan to safely reopen the land border for fully vaccinated travellers for non-essential purposes. Policy decisions of this nature should be based...

On behalf of the Staikos family, Investigative Solutions Network (ISN) today announced a $250,000 reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and successful prosecution of those responsible for the murder of Matthew Staikos....

His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, addressed a worldwide audience of thousands participating in the 2021 American Jewish Committee Virtual Global Forum. In a conversation with...

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) strongly condemns the dangerous decision by UnitedHealthcare to retroactively deny emergency care claims. ACEP firmly believes that the new policy is in direct violation of the federal Prudent...

This is a letter from Ontario Museum Association: Dear Premier Ford and Minister MacLeod, The Ontario Museum Association (OMA), as a representative of the more than 700 museums, galleries, and heritage sites in the province, is calling on the...

The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) is, again, calling on the federal government to end the mandatory hotel quarantine program for fully vaccinated Canadian residents returning to Canada. As numerous outbreaks of COVID-19 continue to plague the...

A new economic analysis finds that the Break Free From Plastic Pollution (BFFPP) Act (S.984, H.R.2238) risks crippling American manufacturing, drastically slashing U.S. jobs and making America dependent on overseas countries for countless essential...

Besides causing much illness and death, the SARS-CoV-2 virus with its COVID-19 disease has been a major ally of those seeking to impose a radical collectivist ideology and to expand their control of our lives at any cost, writes Marilyn Singleton,...

The Presidents of the Métis Nation British Columbia, Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation?Saskatchewan and Métis Nation of Ontario are calling for Clément Chartier to immediately remove himself from any and all public involvement with MNC and the...

So what does Canada's Prime Minister do with some down time in Cornwall, England? Plenty for an outdoors guy like Justin Trudeau. Cornwall is known for sandy beaches (over 300 of them!), seaside villages & resorts, wild moorland and towering cliffs,...

The ties that bind Canada and Hong Kong run deep. The first Hong Kongers arrived here over 150 years ago, and in the years since, Hong Kongers have made incredible contributions to this country. At this difficult moment, Canada continues to stand...

Soon after President Biden was sworn into office earlier this year, he signed the "Memorandum on Protecting Women's Health at Home and Abroad," which rescinded the Global Gage Rule (GGR). The executive order is a U.S. government policy that, when...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is firmly denouncing Arizona's widely reported plan to use a Holocaust era poisonous gas to execute prisoners. No one in Arizona has been executed since 1999, but the state's attorney recently requested that two of the...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is calling on the federal government to present a plan to reopen the borders gradually. The lack of predictability is costing the Canadian economy millions of dollars in revenues and endangers thousands of...

To expand American Jewish Committee's (AJC's) reach to audiences in the Middle East, the global advocacy organization launched AJC Farsi today, with Persian-language social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. "The intersection of my...

Children of Abraham: An Introduction to Judaism for Muslims, the highly acclaimed book by Rabbi Dr. Reuven Firestone of Hebrew Union College, first published by American Jewish Committee (AJC) in 2001, will be updated and distributed in multiple...

As businesses across the country struggle to find qualified talent, PrideStaff is pleased to announce that their Bend office has added a G.A. Rogers & Associates division to its existing operations. A natural extension of PrideStaff's staffing and...