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Trade rules create barriers to high quality municipal services
At the just-finished annual meeting in Hamilton of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) delegates were undoubtedly talking about municipal strategies for water protection in…
June 2002: A U.S.-Financed Military Dictatorship
Pakistan has long, bloody history as terrorist arm of U.S. The United States’ choice of Pakistan as an ally in its “war on terrorism” provides…
From Global to Local
GATS Impacts on Canadian Municipalities Download 572.23 KB 50 pages
Trade rules may prevent municipalities from implementing Walkerton recommendations
Study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (OTTAWA) Municipalities may face unexpected barriers in implementing the Walkerton Inquiry recommendations to protect drinking water and agricultural lands…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2002, Volume 5, Number 2 Download 110.44 KB4 pages Inside this issue: The Ebb and Flow of Environmental Policy in BC by Dale Marshall…
Facing the Facts
A Guide to the GATS Debates Download 917.43 KB 113 pages Non-governmental organizations have lifted the veil of obscurity on the little-known General Agreement on…
WTO services treaty expanding into public services and domestic regulation, areas thought off-limits to international trade agreements
Unknown to most Canadians, senior government officials have just returned from a negotiating session in Geneva to expand the reach of the World Trade Organization’s…
WTO services treaty expanding into public services and domestic regulation
Report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Senior government officials have just returned from a negotiating session in Geneva to expand the reach of…
Lockstep in the Continental Ranks
Redrawing the American Perimeter after September 11th Download 115.59 KB 17 pages
December 2001: An Unpunished War Criminal
Book review THE TRIAL OF HENRY KISSINGER by Christopher Hitchens, Verso, 2001, $35 (Book Review) “Kissinger is a thug, a crook, a liar and a…
Globalization, trade deals and drugs
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Canadian government concessions to the big multinational pharmaceutical companies, including an extension of their monopoly on new drugs…
Globalization, Trade Deals and Drugs
Heads the Industry Wins, Tails Canada Loses Download 140.16 KB
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