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Investor vs. State
A system that empowers corporations to sue governments for compensation whenever they feel a policy or decision has interfered with their expected profits sounds like…
The implications for Canada of a fast-tracked Trans-Pacific Partnership
As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations slouch toward an agreement, supporters have cranked the volume on their praise for what is sometimes called the “NAFTA…
The TPP and Canada
Download 138.09 KB4 pages This 4-page fact sheet provides readers with background on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a 12-country trade and investment treaty negotiation that…
Le PTP et le Canada
Download 149.75 KB5 pages Cette fiche d’information fournit des renseignements sur le Partenariat Transpacifique (PTP), un accord de commerce et d’investissement que douze pays négocient…
NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Disputes to January 1, 2015
Download 1.32 MB 41 pages This study documents the 77 known NAFTA investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims up to January 1 2015. These include 35…
Making Sense of the CETA
An analysis of the final text of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Download 3.57 MB 128 pages This report demonstrates in detail…
Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the TTIP and CETA
Submission to the European Commission’s Public Consultation Download 337.99 KB20 pages One of the most controversial elements of modern trade treaties is the investor-state dispute…
Why workers should unite against Canada’s next-generation trade deals
(This article was first published by Rabble.ca as part of the Up! Canadian Labour Rising series.) The Harper government has made new trade and investment agreements…
TISA versus Public Services
The Trade in Services Agreement and the Corporate Agenda Download 604.48 KB26 pages This study examines the adverse impacts on public services and public interest…
Korea Free Trade Agreement: What’s in it For Canada?
There is little question that economic power has shifted from Europe and North America to Asia. But it does not follow that the neoliberal philosophy…
CETA trade deal still shrouded in tight secrecy
After nearly five years of negotiations, the details of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) remain shrouded in secrecy. In October, Prime…
Keeping green energy local and public
The Ontario Green Energy Act was a creative effort to reduce the impacts of climate change and revitalize a faltering provincial economy. Though the Ontario…
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