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Supreme Court flattens spurious “free the beer” campaign
Photo by Camera Eye Photography (Flickr Creative Commons) The Supreme Court gave Canadians cause to celebrate this April in its R v Comeau decision. However, because of the way the…
The Risks of Rushing CETA
A briefing note on Bill C-30, implementing legislation for the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Download 127.42 KB7 pages The implementing legislation for the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade…
Comment l’AECG Canada-Union Européenne va miner la démocratie
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Nobody’s Poster Child
Why the “Canadian Model” Cannot Be Used to Promote Financial Liberalization at the World Trade Organization Download 205.98 KB10 pages Despite the 2008 financial meltdown, the World Trade Organization continues…
First, Do No Harm: The Doha Round and Climate Change
Download 225.82 KB22 pages Can World Trade Organization negotiations on environmental goods and services play a positive role in reducing climate change? This green justification for the WTO’s current round…
September 2008: The WTO Doha Round Breakdown
Developing nations are blamed, but they blame the U.S. The World Trade Organization’s meeting in Geneva in July, as it opened, was described by WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy as a…
Financial Instability and the GATS Negotiations
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There They Go Again
GATS Negotiators Work to Limit Domestic Regulation Download 129.21 KB5 pages…
FastFacts: The BC/Alberta Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement
A Model of What Not to Do on Inter-provincial Trade Download 461.07 KB 2 pages…
Asking for Trouble
The Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Download 512.41 KB 42 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Asking for Trouble (TILMA) Behind the Numbers: The Myth of Interprovincial Trade Barriers & TILMA’s Alleged…
February 2007: Inter-Provincial Trade Deal Worse Than NAFTA
TILMA is a radical, regressive experiment in deregulation The Harper government is pressuring provincial governments to adopt the Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility (TILMA) agreement already signed by the British…
How the GATS Undermines the Right to Regulate
Lessons from the US-Gambling Case Download 187.85 KB15 pages…
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