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Trade - 2011

[15-Dec-11] Canada-EU Trade Deal: Council of Canadians adds Hamilton, Ontario to interactive map of municipalities seeking exemption from CETA

[08-Dec-11] Border deal a real danger for safety of Canadians say privacy groups and civil liberties advocates

[29-Nov-11] PSAC and Council of Canadians granted intervener status in Canadian Wheat Board case

[28-Nov-11] Toronto councillors encouraged to take city out of Canada-EU trade deal: Council of Canadians

[22-Nov-11] MPs not getting a full picture on Canada-EU trade deal, committee told

[15-Nov-11] Conservative free trade agenda low on jobs, environmental protection

[01-Nov-11] Council of Canadians and PSAC seek intervener status in Canadian Wheat Board legal challenge

[20-Oct-11] European parliament urged to ignore Canadian lobbying, protect fuel quality directive from Canada-EU trade deal

[04-Oct-11] Tar sands value in EU fuel quality policy despite Canadian lobbying is a positive step, says Council of Canadians

[21-Sept-11] Canada-US border initiative would have allowed US police to make arrests during last year's G20 summit, warns Council of Canadians

[14-Sep-11] Harper should let US procurement deal expire and choose 'Buy Canadian'

[01-Sep-11] Council of Canadians welcomes CETA critic to Harper's communications team

[29-Aug-11] Consultations not a carte blanche for Harper-Obama perimeter deal: Council of Canadians

[29-Aug-11] Canadian civil society welcomes RCMP raid on Blackfire Exploration's offices

[15-Jul-11] Time to open up the Canada-EU free trade deal, say groups in Europe following 8th round of negotiations

[07-Jul-11] Tar Sands campaigners challenge Canada-EU trade talks in Brussels

[15-Jun-11] Maude Barlow meets with 25 European ambassadors to raise Canada-EU trade concerns

[08-Jun-11] Council of Canadians welcomes European Parliament’s concerns about Canada-EU trade deal

[06-Jun-11] Council of Canadians protests Canada-EU free trade talks outside the Conference of Montreal

[03-Jun-11] Harper is gambling away municipal rights with EU trade deal, Council of Canadians tells FCM delegates

[27-May-11] Dow Agrosciences used and abused NAFTA in pesticide spat, says Council of Canadians

[19-May-11] Stop trading rights to curry favour with US, says Council of Canadians

[29-Apr-11] On Eve of Election, Harper's EU Trade Agenda Challenged in Party Survey

[27-Apr-11] Elections 2011 - Canada's Free Trade agenda: Dissing democracy and rewarding despots

[21-Apr-11] Another Doha Round Deadline Failure: Why Yesterday's Solution to Yesterday's Agenda is No Longer In Demand in Today's Global Economy

[14-Apr-11] International Call for G-20 Action on WTO Financial Deregulation

[12-Apr-11] Canada-EU trade negotiations go ahead this week in further contempt of Parliament

[08-Apr-11] Canadian lobbying against EU climate policy must end, says joint letter ahead of trade talks

[06-Apr-11] Election postpones Canada-EU trade offers; now is the time to debate the deal, says Council of Canadians

[04-Apr-11] Canada must cease its lobbying against EU climate policy, says Council of Canadians

[31-Mar-11] Atlantic Canada should reject Harper's false trade promises

[28-Mar-11] Canada-European Union trade talks must be put on hold during election campaign, says Council of Canadians

[14-Mar-11] First Anniversary Update on Complaint filed with RCMP over Canadian Mining Company’s Apparent Involvement in Mexican Corruption Case

[08-Mar-11] AbitibiBowater NAFTA settlement has privatized Canadian water, trade committee hears

[03-Mar-11] Council of Canadians opposes LSE takeover of TMX at public hearings

[24-Feb-11] Canada-EU trade deal will hurt climate policy regardless of EU decision on tar sands

[31-Jan-11] Tar Sands protest at the Canadian High Commission marks Minister’s visit

[17-Jan-11] Stop Tar Sands Trade Talks

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MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
March 7, 2011

Council of Canadians to address Parliament on water impacts of recent AbitibiBowater NAFTA settlement

Ottawa – Trade lawyer and Council of Canadians board member Steven Shrybman will address Standing Committee on International Trade hearings this week on the impact of the recent AbitibiBowater NAFTA investment settlement on water and water management. The company's $130-million lawsuit against the Newfoundland and federal governments included a claim for water and timber rights that AbitibiBowater cannot legally own. The Harper government's settlement creates a dangerous precedent for future NAFTA investment challenges to provincial and federal conservation measures, and opens the doors for more private claims to public water sources, Mr. Shrybman will tell the committee.

WHO: Steven Shrybman, Council of Canadians board member, and trade and public interest lawyer with Sack Golblatt Mitchell LLP
WHEN: Tuesday, March 8, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: La Promenade Bldg, 151 Sparks Street, Rm 268

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For interviews or more information:

Dylan Penner, media officer, Council of Canadians, Tel.: 613-795-8685, dpenner@canadians.org

       
 

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