Publications
July 13, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear that he thinks the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a bad deal for the United States. He has called Canada and Mexico to the table to renegotiate the deal. President Trump wants to put “America First” in NAFTA, or walk away from the deal.
July 13, 2017
The “proportionality clause” of NAFTA obligates Canada to maintain a fixed share of energy exports to the U.S. The more Canada exports, the more Canada is obliged to export.
July 13, 2017
In NAFTA, water is defined as a “tradeable good.” It is also referenced as a “service” or “investment.”
Removing water as an “investment” and excluding NAFTA’s ISDS provisions would make it much harder for foreign corporations to use trade treaties to fight domestic or international rules that protect water. Canada has already been sued for laws protecting water
June 27, 2017
In this issue you will find hard-hitting information and analysis about social justice issues, updates from Council of Canadians chapters across the country, and learn more about what your donations are doing to protect water and public health care, fight for climate justice, fair trade and strengthened democracy in Canada.
June 2, 2017
The Council of Canadians' submission to Global Affairs Canada's consultations on the Canada-China free trade agreement. Submitted by Sujata Dey, Council of Canadians Trade Campaigner.
May 4, 2017
In Water for Sale Maude Barlow explores how modern free trade and investment agreements impede the ability of people and their governments to maintain environmental laws and regulations to protect their water. She also shows how trade agreements advance the privatization and commodification of water.
April 27, 2017
Let us work together to pressure Liberal MPs to make a national pharmacare program part of the legislative agenda.
A Prescription for Better Medicine: How universal pharmacare would give Canada an economic advantage
April 27, 2017
This report will show how universal pharmacare would save businesses money, improve the competitiveness of Canada’s labour market, and bring down labour costs in Canada as drug benefits would no longer be a part of labour negotiations.
March 9, 2017
More and more Canadians are feeling the impact of inequality in their daily lives. That's why we're urging the federal government to table a budget that makes good on its promises to reduce income inequality and drive inclusive growth.
February 10, 2017
The bottled water industry has worked hard to undermine our faith in public water despite the fact that Canada has one of the best public drinking water systems in the world.