Trade
CETA 2011 tour wraps up in December with London and Charlottetown dates
Nov 24, 2011 03:31 PM CUPE and the Council of Canadian’s cross-country townhall meetings on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement will wrap up this December after stops in 16 cities. The final CETA 2011 tour dates are Dec. 1 in London, Ontario and Dec. 8 in Charlottetown, PEI. more »
Government procurement must be excluded from proposed free trade with the European Union
Oct 5, 2011 09:06 AM Participants in the study session on proposed free trade between Canada and the European Union (CETA) ended the session with a recommendation that CUPE-Quebec leaders take appropriate measures “for the Quebec government to demand the exclusion of government procurement” from the proposed agreement. more »
Free trade with the European Union—more questions than answers, SCFP-Quebec
Oct 3, 2011 01:21 PM Since 2009, Canada has been negotiating an economic accord with the European Union with a view to concluding an agreement by the end of 2011. CETA, which is unknown to the general public, is aimed primarily at Crown corporations and government procurement by central and sub-central governments, such as Canada’s provinces and municipalities. more »
- Victoria calls for protection from Canada-EU trade deal 05/11/12
- New tool debunks CETA myths 04/27/12
- Atlantic mayors, B.C. communities join growing CETA opposition 04/17/12
- Local opposition to CETA continues to grow 04/13/12
- Canada-EU trade deal doesn’t protect public health care 04/11/12
- A tale of two CETAs: Dissenting voices tell real story in parliamentary report 03/14/12
- Canada European trade deal poses huge threat to Nova Scotia governments at all levels - CUPE 03/07/12
- Canada European trade deal poses greatest threat to Newfoundland and Labrador- CUPE NL 03/05/12
- Canada shows EU private firms our water is on offer: Moist and Barlow 02/02/12
- New leaked Canada-EU trade documents show Canada “open for business” for water privatization, say CUPE, Council of Canadians 01/26/12