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Débat des chefs fédéraux : les accords commerciaux du Canada requièrent une analyse indépendante, pas seulement l’appui des multinationales, d’après le Réseau pour le commerce juste

OTTAWA – À deux jours du débat des chefs en anglais sur le thème de l’économie, le Réseau pour le commerce juste (www.tradejustice.ca), une coalition de syndicats canadiens, de groupes environnementalistes et de groupes de citoyens, demande aux chefs de partis fédéraux de confier au directeur parlementaire du budget (DPB) le mandat de réaliser […]

Federal leaders’ debate: Canada’s trade deals need independent analysis, not corporate cheerleading, says Trade Justice Network

Ottawa — On the cusp of Thursday’s federal election debate on the economy, the Trade Justice Network, (www.tradejustice.ca), a coalition of Canadian unions, environmental groups and citizens’ groups, is calling on federal leaders to mandate the Parliamentary Budget Officer to do real fact-based analysis before they sign “free trade” deals that are destructive to Canadian […]

Why Stephen Harper’s ‘trade’ deals are losing their cachet: Walkom

Stephen Harper’s marquee trade and investment deals are in trouble. The already-signed Canada-European Union pact, known as CETA, has hit a buzz saw in Europe. The as yet unfinished Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would link Canada to 11 other nations, including Japan and the United States, faces stiff headwinds in Washington. A new book by lawyer […]

The E.U. Needs to Stop Dangerous Trade Deals | Council of Canadians & CUPE

By Maude Barlow and Paul Moist As the EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement vote was postponed in the European Parliament on June 10th, the European Union is on the precipice of a major decision. Lurking in the background is another key decision about the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). We […]

April 19, 2010 – Trade Justice Network releases secret draft of Canada-European Union free trade agreement, makes demands of Canadian and European governments

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — 04/19/10 — As the third round of Canada-European Union free trade negotiations commence the newly formed Trade Justice Network today publicly released the draft text of the proposed Canada-European Union Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) – the most significant bilateral trade negotiation since the NAFTA. The network is raising serious concerns about the agreement’s […]