Aug 29, 2018
If we lose the NAFTA fight, maybe we'll take on capitalism
Brent Patterson
The fight against climate change now names the need for system change. The same should be true for the fight against neoliberal trade policy.
corporate rights deals
Sep 20, 2017
For farmers and working people, cancelling NAFTA could be the best way forward
As U.S. President Donald Trump rambles and rumbles about cancelling NAFTA, what if we called the bully's bluff? The result would no doubt be much better than any of his suggestions for change.
Aug 24, 2017
How a Canadian mining company is plundering $4.4 billion from the people of Romania
Vlad Bunea
The actions of mining company Gabriel Resources in Romania is a case study of how global capitalism extracts wealth from poor countries.
Aug 17, 2017
Canada's vague, unimaginative and not all that progressive priorities for NAFTA renegotiations
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Stuart Trew
In a series of speeches on Monday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland outlined six broad priorities for Canada in the impending renegotiation of NAFTA.
Aug 10, 2017
Can NAFTA be fixed? Six modest proposals
Scott Sinclair
Stuart Trew
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
The NAFTA renegotiation drama is taking centre stage -- and it looks more like a summer rerun than the transformative spectacle we were promised.
Jul 7, 2017
Trudeau's concessions in Canada-EU deal will hit cities hardest
The ability of governments to favour Canadian suppliers of goods and services was protected in NAFTA and all of the many bilateral agreements signed by Canada under Stephen Harper. Until CETA.
Oct 26, 2016
Not Rex: Hail Wallonia!
The Canada-EU trade agreement has met its Waterloo in Wallonia. Turns out CETA, which the Harper regime said was a done deal, may indeed be done.
Sep 1, 2016
Why is Trudeau following Harper's lead and giving special protections to powerful corporations?
Rather than accepting half-hearted revisions of Harper's corporate-embracing policies, the Trudeau government should refuse to sign any trade deal with sweeping privileges for foreign investors.
Aug 11, 2016
Christy Clark holds fast to market fundamentalism as LNG dreams crumble
Harjap Grewal
Christy Clark's fracking and liquified natural gas dreams are being faced with a strong dose of reality, yet her government continues to champion the free market.
Jul 15, 2016
Canadian media is failing citizens with its reporting on corporate rights deals
The Trudeau government is set on ratifying two massive investment agreements -- yet very few Canadians are informed about these deals because of our mainstream media's irresponsible reporting.
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