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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesAs ACTA talks resume, new leak confirms fears about threat to online free expression2010-06-29 Reporters without Borders Reporters Without Borders urges ACTA negotiators not to sacrifice Internet free speech and access to online information to the desire to combat piracy and the counterfeiting of copyrighted works Historic organic trade agreement will benefit Canadian producers and companies2009-06-22 Organic Trade Association in Canada The Organic Trade Association in Canada (OTA) has responded in support of a historic, world-first "organic equivalency agreement" between Canada and the United States, allowing organic products to be ... Science for Peace objects to Free Trade Agreement with Colombia2010-05-26 Science for Peace Science for Peace is appalled that the Liberals dropped their objections on human rights grounds to the Canada-Colombia FTA. The USA, Norway, and Belgium have delayed approval of trade agreements beca... Sources Select ResourcesAll Rights Reserved: Now We Know the Final TTP is Everything We FearedMalcolm, Jeremy Article 2015 CounterPunch The release by Wikileaks of what is believed to be the current and essentially final version of the intellectual property (IP) chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) confirms our worst fears a... Connexions Library: Economy, Poverty, Work FocusWebsite Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on the economy and economics. Earning a Profit from Global WarmingDolack, Peter Article 2015 CounterPunch As evidence mounts that a warming world is hurtling toward the point of no return, the plan of the world's governments is to make adjustments to the ability of corporations to profit from polluting. S... Goodbye to democracy if TTIP is passedDolack, Pete Article 2016 The Ecologist The leaked chapters of the EU-US TTIP 'free trade' deal reveal a shredding of health, environmental and other protections for consumers and citizens. It's a wet dream for corporate monopolists and pro... Here's how much corporations paid US senators to fast-track the TPP billGibson, Robert; Channing, Taylor Article 2015 The Guardian Documenting the corruption of the U.S. political system. Leaked TTIP papers reveal 100% corporate selloutTickell, Oliver Article 2016 The Ecologist Secret documents leaked to Greenpeace from the EU-US TTIP negotiations show that environmental protection, climate change mitigation, consumer protection, public health and sustainability are sacrific... The Lie MachineThe Media and the TTIP Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2014 Counterpunch I have come to the conclusion that the West is a vast lie machine for the secret agendas of vested interests. Consider, for example, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Transpa... NAFTA's Chapter 11 Makes Canada Most-Sued Country Under Free Trade TribunalsFreeman, Sunny Article 2015 Huffington Post According to a new study, Canada is the most-sued country under the North American Free Trade Agreement and a majority of the disputes involve investors challenging the country's environmental laws. Netizen Report: Rights at Risk Under Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Roberts Biddle, Ellery; Myers West, Sarah Article 2015 Global Voices Advocacy The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement may soon become reality after years of high-level trade deliberations that have been held almost entirely behind closed doors. OceanaGold vs El Salvador: Foreshadowing 'Trade' Under the TPP? Gies, Heahter Article 2015 TeleSUR The Central American country of El Salvador could be forced to pay US$301 million to Canadian-Australian mining multinational OceanaGold as the two face off in a World Bank investor-state tribunal wit... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 8, 2015Elections Diemer, Ulli (editor); Richwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 connexions Elections are the topic of the week, with items related to the October 19 Canadian federal election, and also to broader issues of parliamentary democracy, voting and whether voting can bring about ch... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 7, 2015Corporate rights treaties Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Connexions Our focus is on the corporate rights treaties that are misleadingly sold as trade agreements. In particular, the spotlight is on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiated in secret, and now scheduled ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 22, 2017Secrecy and Power Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Connexions Secrecy is a weapon the powerful use against their enemies: us. This issue of Other Voices explores the relationship of secrecy and power. Paris Climate Agreement Threatened by Trade DealsNelson, Joyce Article 2015 CounterPunch Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. has galvanized discussion about climate change and raised hopes for the upcoming December COP21 Paris climate change talks. Those talks are intended to lead to a multil... Salvadorans Warn Canadians about World Bank's Kangaroo CourtGuerra, Rene Article 2015 TeleSUR In anticipation of an imminent ruling from the World Bank's little known investor-state arbitration tribunal that could force El Salvador to pay Canadian mining firm OceanaGold US$301 million, a Salva... Secrecy and PowerIntroduction to the July 22, 2017 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2017 Connexions It is one of the essential attributes of power that it insists on secrecy. Or, more precisely, those who wield power over others routinely claim that the details of what they do, and why they do it, a... TIPPAdvancing American Imperialism Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2016 CounterPunch Greenpeace has done that part of the world whose representatives are so corrupt or so stupid as to sign on to the Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic "partnerships" a great service. Greenpeace secured an... TISA 'free trade' deal to force draconian social, environmental, financial deregulationDolack, Pete Article 2016 The Ecologist A leaked text from the 'Trade In Services Agreement' negotiations shows that TISA is set to unleash a massive wave of deregulation affecting social, environmental and financial standards, and force th... TPP a Gift to Plutocrats? Canada's Trade Minister Wrote the Book on ThemNuttall, Jeremy J. Article 2015 The Tyee Canada's new trade minister has sitting on her desk the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal some say will accelerate the gap between rich and poor by protecting corporations' interests over tho... TPP: Big Pharma's Big DealNelson, Joyce Article 2015 CounterPunch We still don't know all the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal tentatively agreed to on Oct. 5 by negotiators from 12 Pacific Rim countries, but already critics are slamming it ... TPP is "Worst Trade Agreement" for Medicine Access, Says Doctors Without BordersYakupitiyage,Tharanga Article 2015 Interpress News Service The TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership] will…go down in history as the worst trade agreement for access to medicines in developing countries, said Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in... TPP Trade Pact Would Give Wall Street a Trump Card to Block RegulationsDayen, David Article 2015 The Intercept Banks and other financial institutions would be able to use provisions in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership to block new regulations that cut into their profits, according to the text of the trad... Trade agreements and the corporate war on democracyIntroduction to the November 7, 2015 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2015 Connexions The Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiated in secret, and now scheduled to be rubber-stamped by national governments on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, is best understood as a major milestone in the long-... Transpacific Partnership and MonsantoChicherio, Barbara Article 2013 The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has the potential to become the biggest regional Free Trade Agreement in history, both in economic size and the ability to quietly add more countries in addition to... TTIP is on the rocks. Let's defeat these toxic trade deals!Taylor, Guy; Dearden, Nick Article 2016 The Ecologist The TTIP EU-US trade deal has finally hit the rocks with massive popular opposition on both sides of the Atlantic gaining serious political traction. There's now a good chance that TTIP will be defeat... TTIP will legalize cancer-causing chemicals banned by EU, trade union warnsArticle 2015 RT Britain could be flooded with harmful chemicals currently banned in the European Union if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal is signed next week, a trade union has warned. Users Have Been Betrayed in the Final TPP Deal -- Help Us Tell Washington How You FeelMalcolm, Jeremy Article 2015 Electronic Frontier Foundation Trade negotiators from the U.S. and its 11 Pacific Rim partners announced their agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) today, concluding the final round of closed negotiations in A... We're not having it! $15bn KXL lawsuit shows what's wrong with 'trade deals'Cossar-Gilbert, Sam Article 2016 Ecologist TransCanada has just made a big mistake by bringing its $15 billion lawsuit against the US government for refusing the Keystone XL pipeline, writes Sam Cossar-Gilbert. The move has exposed the real na... Wikileaks releases 'largest trove of docs exposing secret TiSA trade dealArticle 2015 RT WikiLeaks has published 17 secret documents related to a controversial trade agreement currently being negotiated behind closed doors between the US, EU and over 20 WTO members. 'Worse Than We Thought': TPP A Total Corporate Power Grab NightmareArticle 2015 Common Dreams On issues ranging from climate change to food safety, from open Internet to access to medicines, the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) is a disaster. Sources BookshelfBeyond BankstersResisting the New Feudalism Nelson, Joyce Book 2016 Beyond Banksters explores how the powers of the Bank of Canada were appropriated in the 1970s, resulting in billions of dollars in public debt. From Milton Friedman to Justin Trudeau's Canada Infrastr... Private Profits vs Public PolicyThe Pharmaceutical Industry and the Canadian State Lexchin, Joel Book 2016 According to Joel Lexchin, "Given the central role that medicines play in keeping us healthy, it is essential that we understand the policy environment that governs drug development, from the initial ... |
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