Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule Part one
July 2, 2008 by Stop the Propaganda
Filed under Deep Integration, SPP, TILMA
QUOTE from Video: “This 10 minute video is a summary of the top ten reasons to oppose the two worst trade agreements in Canadian history, TILMA (the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement) and the SPP (the Security and Prosperity Partnership).”
READ MORE HERE [ Source: Council of Canadians Nanaimo, YouTube.com ]
Government Trounces Democracy with Campbell’s Closure of TILMA Bill 32: Citizen’s Group Outraged
June 29, 2008 by The Council of Canadians - Media Releases
Filed under Deep Integration, TILMA
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Despite significant public outcry, Bill 32 went into effect without any vote in the Legislature today. The enabling legislation sets the private courts system Trade Investment and Labour Mobility (TILMA) into motion, ceding the right to corporations to sue local governments and other entities for regulations deemed to impede profits.
TILMA makes pariahs out of Alberta and B.C.
June 29, 2008 by rabble.ca news
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Under TILMA, provincial, local and government agency policies designed to protect the environment or the health of communities are, incredibly, not exempt from potential corporate lawsuits claiming they are veiled barriers to trade or investment.