CETA
Excessive corporate rights in Canada-EU trade deal are unacceptable to broad section of European, Canadian and Quebec society
Feb 6, 2013 01:26 PM CUPE is joining more than 70 civil society groups from Europe, Canada and Quebec to demand that Canada and the EU stop negotiating an excessive and controversial investor rights chapter in the proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). more »
Water services excluded from Canada-EU trade deal but municipal governments have been ignored: leaked documents
Nov 27, 2012 10:37 AM The Council of Canadians and CUPE are welcoming the exclusion of water services from the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, according to leaked documents. But the groups are disappointed that municipal governments, and possibly their water utilities, will be fully covered by the agreement's unnecessarily restrictive procurement rules, considering the more than 40 municipal resolutions asking to be excluded from CETA. more »
Legal opinion urges provinces to put brakes on secret CETA talks
Jul 10, 2012 10:10 AM Canada’s premiers are being warned that the proposed Canada-EU trade deal will limit provincial and territorial powers, fundamentally reshaping the constitutional landscape. The warning comes in a new legal analysis urging full public disclosure of the deal’s details before it is signed. more »
VIDEO: Canada’s communities are not for sale!
Jul 18, 2012 12:43 PM In 2011-2012, CUPE and the Council of Canadians organized a 16-city tour to sound the alarm about a new trade deal being negotiated between Canada and the European Union. Canada’s communities are not for sale! documents the tour, highlighting key concerns about the proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). more »
Municipal opposition grows to Canada-EU trade pact
Mar 12, 2012 10:38 AM As the Harper government pushes to wrap up trade talks with the European Union, there is growing concern in Canadian municipalities representing nearly four million citizens about the dangers of the new deal. Canadian trade negotiators are in Brussels this week and next for an 11th round of talks on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Twenty-four communities, including Toronto, have expressed concern about CETA restrictions on local government powers. more »
CETA Watch: Toronto calls for protection from Canada-EU trade deal
Mar 7, 2012 08:54 AM In a decisive 36-5 vote, Toronto city council has passed a motion asking to be shielded from the terms and conditions of a trade deal being negotiated between Canada and the European Union. Amongst other requests, the Toronto motion calls on the Ontario government to negotiate a permanent exemption from the trade deal for the city. more »
Briefing note details threat to water services from leaked CETA documents
Jan 26, 2012 04:37 PM The Council of Canadians and Canadian Union of Public Employees have released a briefing note on recently leaked documents related to ongoing Canada-European Union trade negotiations. more »
- Confidential document outlines numerous gains for the EU at Canada’s expense 06/12/13
- Canada-EU trade deal puts profit before the public good 01/10/13
- Harper-Merkel and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement 08/17/12
- CUPE to premiers: national issues need national solutions 07/25/12
- Hey, Premiers! Invest in things that make a difference for all Canadians 07/18/12
- New concerns about CETA as talks resume in Brussels 07/16/12
- CUPE Nova Scotia issues warning to Dexter, first ministers about proposed Canada-EU trade deal 07/13/12
- Video: Canada's communities are not for sale -- Charlottetown event 06/18/12
- Victoria calls for protection from Canada-EU trade deal 05/11/12
- New tool debunks CETA myths 04/27/12