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TradeGovernments and big business have spent the last 15 years telling us that free trade is good for us. But Canadians know better.
What’s been a bonanza for big corporations and private investors has been bad news for the rest of us — and for the public good. Our resources and the environment are under threat. Our public services such as health care are being cut and privatized. Our jobs and the promise of a living wage are being steadily eroded. The World Trade Organization (WTO), the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) all have influence on our economy, our society, our lives. Free trade agreements, negotiated in secret, represent a charter of rights for large corporations and they clearly undermine the ability of countries and citizens to govern themselves. On the global stage, the Canadian government has become an important ally to the United States in pushing the flawed free trade model on unwilling countries around the world. But we believe that a better Canada, and a better world, is possible.
In this section, you’ll find out how to promote fair trade in Canada, on the world stage, and in your community. Or contact us at inquiries@canadians.org or |
[28-Sept-07] CEP and Council of Canadians say NAFTA lawsuit threatens sovereignty New Hampshire Legislature Tells Federal Officials: Don’t Make Trade Commitments Affecting Our State Unless We Authorize It, NH AFL-CIO, June 4, 2007 [06-June-07] Council of Canadians supports vote to exclude water from NAFTA Mr. Hardball Goes to the World Bank, Foreign Policy in Focus, Sarah Anderson, May 30, 2007 [01-May-07] Maude Barlow addresses Parliament on the Security and Prosperity Partnership [29-Mar-07] Citizens not fooled by TILMA: Demands grow for shelving April 1 implementation Free Trade’s Big Lie: NAFTA has failed to create quality jobs or close the income gap Courting TILMA: U.S. investors eye Alberta and B.C.’s interprovincial trade agreement [14-Feb-07] Trade agreement could terminate B.C.'s climate plan New Chapter 11 affidavit by Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. TILMA 'radical' shift in business Court upholds corporate rights under NAFTA - Read the November 30, 2006 decision and analysis. WTO on the Ropes Revisiting NAFTA: Still not working for North America's workers Open letter to Trade Ministers to the WTO - Multilateral Trading System: time for a new approach
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