Canada-EU (CETA)
Canada and the European Union began negotiating the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in 2009. It is a “next generation” free trade and investment pact that is better understood as a corporate power grab. CETA is a way to further deregulate and privatize the Canadian economy while increasing corporate power and undermining Canadian and European efforts to address the climate crisis.
CETA, Energy East and LNG implications with Repsol purchase of Talisman
Spain's Repsol SA has just bought Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc., the fifth largest oil and gas producer in Canada, for ...
Barlow denounces CETA for promoting mining injustice
The Canada-European Union 'free trade' agreement will likely mean more environmentally-unsustainable mining, freshwater destruction and violations of Indigenous title rights ...
Newfoundland & Labrador premier threatens to withdraw support for CETA
There is a new tension in finalizing the Canada-European Union 'free trade' agreement.
The Globe and Mail reports, "Newfoundland is ...
Butler says CETA would undermine pharmacare
The Globe and Mail editorial board commented earlier this week on two reports about provincial drug plans for seniors.
According ...
Mulcair says EU shouldn’t support CETA if investor-state provision included
Mulcair met with Canada's ambassador to France (former Conservative MP) Lawrence Cannon while in France yesterday.
NDP leader ...
National Assembly, Senate in France adopt resolutions opposing CETA investment rules
Both houses of the French Parliament last week adopted resolutions opposing the investment protection rules in the proposed Canada-EU ...
Opposition to CETA remains strong in Germany
Today, the Globe and Mail reports, "Germany has dropped its objection to the controversial investor protections in the Canada-Europe free-trade ...
Could a corporation use CETA investor-state to challenge the consequences of its criminal actions?
This past March, the Harper government adopted federal procurement 'Integrity Framework' regulations that state that companies convicted in Canada or ...
