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Seven Ways TPP Favours Mega-rich Foreign Investors, Not Canadians
Seven Ways TPP Favours Mega-rich Foreign Investors, Not Canadians And why there’s still time for Trudeau to reject it. The Trudeau government still has options to push for renegotiation or to decline either to sign or to ratify the TPP on Canada’s behalf. Protest photo by arindambanerjee via Shutterstock. The Harper government agreed to the text of the […]
Why Transcanada’s $15 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. is a Bad Omen for Trans-Pacific Partnership
WHY TRANSCANADA’S $15 BILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST U.S. IS A BAD OMEN FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP The latest expression of our corporate-controlled economic structure revealed itself last week when TransCanada, the Canadian-based energy giant that hoped to build the Keystone XL pipeline, filed a $15 billion lawsuit against the United States government for rejecting the pipeline’s construction, […]
Surprise! Corporate America Is Throwing Down for the TPP
Surprise! Corporate America Is Throwing Down for the TPP Flurry of big business endorsements is likely aimed at building congressional momentum for mega-deal Both the National Association of Manufacturers and the Business Roundtable endorsed the Trans-Pacific Partnership this week. (Photo: Lane Oatey/Getty Images) American big business has now officially endorsed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), giving […]
More Corporate Cronyism and Shadiness Revealed in Newly Released Obamatrade Report
More Corporate Cronyism and Shadiness Revealed in Newly Released Obamatrade Report The good news is that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently admitted that the TPP, aka Obamatrade, has very little chance of passing Congress before next year’s Presidential election. The bad news is the main reason for this is because the RINOs in charge don’t think […]
TPP a Gift to Plutocrats? Canada’s Trade Minister Wrote the Book on Them
TPP a Gift to Plutocrats? Canada’s Trade Minister Wrote the Book on Them As journalist, Chrystia Freeland chronicled global wealth dividers. Chrystia Freeland’s financial journalist credentials made her a star candidate for the Liberals. Photo: Joseph Morris. Creative commons licensed. Canada’s new trade minister has sitting on her desk the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal some […]
Democracy Sold Out to Greed
Democracy Sold Out to Greed While the “free Western media” cheers, the Western “democratic” governments sell out the peoples of the Western world to corporate tyranny John Massaria has turned my interview with Julian Charles into a video. The video helps me to bring home that “Western democracy” is a sham, a total lie. Every […]
€100,000 Reward for Europe’s Most Wanted Secret
€100,000 Reward for Europe’s Most Wanted Secret
WTO Ruling on Dolphin-Safe Tuna Labeling Illustrates Supremacy of Trade Agreements
WTO Ruling on Dolphin-Safe Tuna Labeling Illustrates Supremacy of Trade Agreements International trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) need to be carefully examined piece by piece because they can take precedence over a country’s own laws. Case in point: the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday ruled that dolphin-safe tuna labeling rules — required […]
Ultimate Weapon in Existential Struggle: Using the TPP for Hostile Takeover of Mexican Agriculture
Ultimate Weapon in Existential Struggle: Using the TPP for Hostile Takeover of Mexican Agriculture Resisting Monsanto, the world’s largest, most influential GMO giant, is an almost impossible task. The corporation boasts more back channels and revolving doors with national governments and regulators than just about any other company on the planet, not to mention a […]
Pacific Trade Deal Will Test Trudeau’s Resolve
Pacific Trade Deal Will Test Trudeau’s Resolve As chorus of critics sound alarm, this is PM’s chance to show us he’s listening. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau renewed his promise to listen to labour’s TPP concerns this week. Justin Trudeau has proven to be much more bold in his first couple of weeks than almost anyone […]
Former BlackBerry Chief on TPP: ‘We’ve Been Outfoxed’
Former BlackBerry Chief on TPP: ‘We’ve Been Outfoxed’ Jim Balsillie says treaty could cost Canada billions and become our worst-ever policy move. Canada’s innovation sector could suffer billions in losses if the Trans-Pacific Partnership is ratified, warns Jim Balsillie, former co-chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion Ltd. Jim Balsillie warns that provisions tucked into […]
Breaking: Trans-Pacific Partnership Ignores Climate, Asks Countries to Volunteer to Protect the Environment
Breaking: Trans-Pacific Partnership Ignores Climate, Asks Countries to Volunteer to Protect the Environment In March, the White House was touting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on its blog stating: “Through TPP, the Obama administration is doubling down on its commitment to use every tool possible to address the most pressing environmental challenges.” Reviewing the environment section of the just-released TPP, one […]
Trans-Pacific Partnership text has been released
Trans-Pacific Partnership text has been released Canada has entered into side letters with U.S., Japan, Malaysia as part of deal New Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen with Canadian Governor General David Johnston, right, will be challenged early by how they respond to a critical economic agreement that was negotiated […]
Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor
Trade deals boosting climate change: the food factor The climate talks in Paris in December this year are viewed as a last chance for the world’s governments to commit to binding targets that might halt our march towards catastrophe. But in the countdown to Paris, many of these same governments have signed or are pushing […]
Global Corporatocracy’s Unborn Baby Just Got A Lot Bigger
Global Corporatocracy’s Unborn Baby Just Got A Lot Bigger The Trans-Pacific Partnership is not yet fully alive: the agreement has been signed but still needs to be ratified by the governments of its signatory nations. Nonetheless, the corporatocracy’s unborn baby is growing at a startling rate. Last week, the agreement boasted a grand total of 12 […]
