Read this story from the Vancouver Sun on the Harper Government’s decision to terminate a 34-year old relationship with the Canadian Environmental Network, which represents hundreds of grassroots environmental groups across the country. 

“The Canadian Environmental Network, which helped the government
engage the public in the creation of the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Agency as well as the adoption of the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act, was actually told by Environment Canada in May that the
government was expecting to renew funding of about $547,000 for the
year. But it will now be forced to lay off staff and temporarily
close its doors after being told Thursday in a letter that its
partnership with government would not be renewed. ‘If we had known this ahead of time, we would have planned for a transitional period,’ said network chairman Olivier Kolmel.” (October 14, 2011)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Tories+Canadian+Environmental+Network/5549609/story.html