Council of Canadians: The Many vs. The Money

September 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM -
September 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM

This September, the CEOs of BlackRock, Blackstone and other representatives of the global 1% are coming to Toronto, at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Carney.  They’ve been invited to discuss “investment opportunities.” In reality, they’re coming to carve up Canada. Everything from airports and water systems, pipelines and toll roads, ports and AI data centres, housing and mineral deposits from stolen Indigenous land is on the menu. Instead of a few elites vying for control over the future of our resources, what if we built our own infrastructure, strengthened our democratic institutions, and put control of our destiny back into public hands?  That’s why the Council of Canadians, 8th Fire Rising, and World BEYOND War are convening The Many vs. The Money, a counter-summit and day of action taking place in Toronto from September 12–13.

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We’ll kick things off with a keynote conference featuring journalist Naomi Klein (author of End Times Fascism) and U.S. scholar and activist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation) on Saturday, September 12 at 5pm. They will be joined by a special musical guest, folk singer Carsie Blanton. Then, on Sunday, September 13, the counter-summit will continue with an all-day teach-in, bringing together organizers, researchers and front-line activists from various movements (labour, Indigenous, tenants, climate, anti-war, migrant rights, Palestine solidarity, and others).