People, Trade & the Environment Digest
2003-12-12 Tools & Information for Activists 0KB View this publication 486
View ArticleFree Trade Doesn't Work: What Should Replace it and Why
Further to the first Activist Chat Video with John Bennett and Janet Eaton whichhighlights issues around economic globalization and free trade, theneed to renegotiate NAFTA and alternatives being...
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Invitation to Can-EU FTA discussions in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal
Dear Friends,If you are concerned with how sweeping free trade negotiations between Canada and the European Union may affect public services, labour rights, environmental policy, culture, economic...
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New Trade Justice Network to Release Controversial Details of Canada- Europe...
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/New-Trade-Justice-Network-Release-Controversial-Details-Canada-Europe-Free-Trade-Talks-1149021.htmApr 16, 2010 10:41 ETOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 16,...
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New Trade Justice Network to Release Controversial Details of Canada- Europe...
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/New-Trade-Justice-Network-Release-Controversial-Details-Canada-Europe-Free-Trade-Talks-1149021.htmApr 16, 2010 10:41 ETOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 16,...
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Can-EU FTA (CETA) Impacts Environment, Ecosystems and Climate Change
Trade & Environment Fact Sheet By Janet Eaton, Sierra Club Canada for the Trade Justice Network, April 19, 2010 (http://www.tradejustice.ca) The Canada-E.U. Comprehensive Economic and Trade...
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New CCPA report says CETA threatens procurement and public services
Negotiating from Weakness Canada-EU trade treaty threatens Canadian purchasing policies and public services The third round of negotiations for the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...
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Can-EU FTA (CETA) compromises food sovereignty
http://www.tradejustice.ca/Food-Sovereignty?bl=yFood Sovereignty Fact SheetTrade Justice NetworkThe Canada-E.U. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations are based on commitments to place...
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CETA and Water Services Update (COC)
Here is a very good overview by Council of Canadians' Campaign and Communications Director, Brent Patterson on what has been written so farabout Water Services and the CETA agreement.read more
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Free Trade with Europe (Toronto Star Editorial )
“Such proposals are all hugely controversial — or they would be if anyone were paying attention. The problem is that the Canada/EU negotiations are taking place below the Canadian radar screen. Helena...
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CETA New Study: Out of Equlibrium Impact of CETA on the Real Economy
Out of Equilibrium The Impact of EU-Canada Free Trade on the Real Economy Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives October 27, 2010 by Jim Stanford About this Publication Canada already has a large...
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Defenders of endangered species condemn NAFTA review process; call it a ‘sham’
Sierra Club Canada Media Release, January 17, 2011 OTTAWA — An international coalition of environmental groups has condemned a NAFTA review process after it was made known that the Commission on...
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CETA New Report: Keep Europe Out of the Tar Sands!
Published by The Council of Canadians, Friends of the Earth Europe, Indigenous Environmental Network, UK Tar Sands Network, January 2011 Canada’s tar sands are attracting global concern and criticism....
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$130 million NAFTA payout sets troubling precedent for provinces
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/130-million- nafta-payout-sets-troubling-precedent by Scott Sinclairread more
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European Environmentalists say Canada-EU Trade Pact bad for Climate Change
http://ictsd.org/i/news/biores/100097/ 7th February 2011 International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Environmentalists say Canada-EU Trade Pact bad for Climate Change...
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Corporate Accountability: G.E.'s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/business/economy/25tax.html New York Times March 24, 2011 General Electric, the nation's largest corporation, had a very good year in 2010.The company reported...
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Asbestos Action Alert
Dear Friend, We are asking you to show solidarity with asbestos victims in the Third World and support the campaign to demand the Canadian government ban asbestos mining and exports. Asbestos kills...
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#BlackOutSpeakOut Ottawa Teach-in May 30th
Dear Friends,It has been a busy few weeks here in Ottawa and across the country. People everywhere are talking about devastating changes to environmental law and regulation (Canadian Environmental...
View ArticleUPDATE: #BlackOutSpeakOut Events
Media Release, May 29, 2012 #BlackOutSpeakOut UpdateWe are just a week away from #BlackOutSpeakOut day (June 4th). I can tell you the campaign momentum is building! The list of participating...
View ArticleSierra Club Canada - Submission to the Senate Committee on Energy (Re: C-38)
May 31, 2012 Submission to the Senate Committee on EnergyRe: Bill C-38John Bennett, Executive DirectorSierra Club CanadaThursday, May 31 201 read more
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