of ground water reserves. The Council of Canadians will frequently advocate on behalf of unions, such as the British Columbia Teachers' Federation, involved in labour disputes. Civil disobedience On November 20, 2014 Brigette DePape, a Vancouver-based organizer with the Council of Canadians, was arrested with over 14 others by the RCMP at Burnaby Mountain while protesting against Texas-based Kinder Morgan over the company's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The protestors were arrested for "civil contempt” of a court order permitting the company's pipeline survey work. All charges were subsequently dismissed. References Further reading Archival holdings Council of Canadians - Canadian Political Parties and Political Interest Groups - Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries External links Council of Canadians official website Political and economic think tanks based in Canada Government watchdog groups in Canada Organizations based in Ottawa Protectionism Organizations established in 1985 Canadian nationalism 1985 establishments in Canada Left-wing nationalism