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Good on Gillard - Aussies reject investor-state in free trade agreements.
By Janet M Eaton
The following announcement that Julia Gillard's Australian government has rejected investor-State dispute settlement in trade agreements [1] is good news for those who care about good government, democratic legislation and process, fairness, poverty reduction, the environment, and the planet not to mention a sustainable economy. For indeed the investor state mechanism in Free Trade Agreements [FTAs] has been widely discredited on many fronts. [For more on Investor state, sometimes referred to as investor privileges, see here.
There has been a very contentious debate in the US on this matter. Obama campaigned on reviewing NAFTA Ch 11 [investor state] and other harmful aspects of Free Trade Agreements in general. Since then over 100 Congress persons and many progressive NGOs are supporting the TRADE [Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and
Employment ] Act tabled by Representative Michael Michaud [D- Maine] and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) - [For more see: http://www.citizen.org/trade/tradeact/
Public Citizen, other progressive NGO's and many Democrats have been campaigning hard to encourage the Obama administration to reject the old guard form of free trade and investment agreement which has... Read more »
Minister Flaherty: Stop Funding The Chrysotile Institute
Dear Minister Flaherty:
We request that, in the budget you are presently preparing, your government stop funding to the Institute. The institute is registered as a lobby group for the asbestos industry and promotes the use of asbestos.
READ THE FULL LETTER HERE
Activist Chats with John Bennett and Janet Eaton, Trade and Environment
John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada, interviews Janet Eaton, Trade and Environment campaigner.
Pt. 1: The environmental impacts of trade agreements like NAFTA >>>
Pt. 2: The climate change movement in South America>>>
Pt. 3: The differences in Mexico's commitments to NAFTA vs Canada's commitments>>>
Pt. 4: The Common Frontiers coalition >>>
Pt. 5: The Blackfire mining case and the real impacts of free trade on people and communities>>>
Canada Columbia Free Trade Agreement CCFTA Why Oppose ?
A educational power point presentation by Janet M Eaton, Trade and Environment Campaigner.
Please see power point file attached below.
NAFTA Growing Resistance and Calls for Renegotiation and Oversight
A power point presentation by Janet Eaton, Trade and Environment Campaigner.
Please see power point file attached below.
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