CUPE’s National President applauds Saskatchewan’s provincial government for deciding to stay out of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement.
The agreement - only BC and Alberta have signed on to date - gives corporations the right to sue a provincial or municipal government or school board over anything it did that might influence the market.
TILMA tribunals - conducted in private - would be able to award up to $5 million in damages per violation.
For more information see:
- Saskatchewan announces agenda for internal trade (Government of Saskatchewan)
- Sask. won’t join Alberta-B.C. trade deal (cbc.ca)
- Candian Centre for Policy Alternatives on TILMA
- CUPE on TILMA