Hearings into the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership kicked off in Vancouver with a stark warning from the Trade Justice Network about the deal’s many negative consequences, and an urgent call for a comprehensive, public and independent assessment of the pact. TJN co-chair Blair Redlin told members of the House of Commons Committee on International Trade there […]
Read MoreOTTAWA – 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 […]
Read MoreOttawa — 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 […]
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