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TradeMajority of Canadians want Canada-EU trade deal text released nowThe Council of Canadians has found that 77 percent of Canadians want the draft text of a sweeping new Canada-European Union trade deal made public before the October 14 federal election vote, in a poll conducted by Strategic Communications. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reportedly decided not to release the draft text and internal study of the trade deal that is said to exceed NAFTA in scope, despite talks on the deal that will take place in Montreal just three days after the election. The poll also shows that 67 per cent of Conservative voters believe that the draft text should be released right away. More »
Governments 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.
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