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Canada-China Foreign Investment and Protection Agreement (FIPA)
October 18, 2012 - 6:42pm
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Open letter to Stephen Harper: Fourteen reasons the Canada-China FIPA needs a full public review
By Gus Van Harten | October 18, 2012
China Investment Treaty: Expert Sounds Alarms in Letter to Harper (thetyee.ca)
China Trade Deal a '31-Year Ball and Chain' on Canada (thetyee.ca)
By Andrew Nikiforuk
I posted Chinese companies can sue BC for changing course on Northern Gateway, says policy expert five days ago in this thread
Canada-China FIPPA agreement may be unconstitutional, treaty law expert says
International investment law expert and Canadian citizen Gus Van Harten says provinces have a strong case for challenging the treaty on constitutional grounds.
Text: Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the People's Republic of China for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
Stand up against the sellout to China! (elizabethmaymp.ca)
BC Premier Urged to Consider Fast Legal Action Against China Treaty (thetyee.ca)
Canada-China Investment Treaty (elizabethmaymp.ca)
Oral Questions: Canada-China Investment Agreement (elizabethmaymp.ca)
Canada-China Investment Deal (dondavies.ca)
(Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement – FIPA)
Speak out against an undemocratic Canada-China trade deal (davidsuzuki.org)
5 things to know about the Canada-China investment treaty (cbc.ca)
First Nations to Harper government: Honour constitutional duty to consult on Canada-China FIPPA (rabble.ca)
http://leadnow.ca/stop-fipa
Leadnow petition (Quebec):
Harper wants to handcuff Québec to the Canada-China FIPA for 31 years, but our province’s constitutional powers could stop him for good.
Canada-China FIPA to be voted on in the House of Commons on April 22 (rabble.ca)
Conservatives and Liberals defeat NDP FIPA motion (ipolitics.ca)
Fight the Canada-China FIPA! Support the Hupacasath First Nation! (greenparty.ca)
Good on the NDP for voting against this corporate rights agreement. I hope they vote against all future ones as well.