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The MAI may have been scuttled but the forces that want to speed up the process of dismantling states 0061006e0064 public services 0061006e0064 “liberating” investors haven’t given up. This next year, they’ll shift their focus to the World Trade Organization (WTO), trying to gain there what they lost at the OECD.
April 26 to 30, a parliamentary committee is travelling across the country gathering input from Canadians. But parallel with these hearings, Speakers’ Corners are being set up to allow people to express first hand their demands that Canada use the WTO to work in the interests of citizens and communities rather than corporations.
For information on the Speakers’ Corners, contact:
Winnipeg Apr 26
Shirley Lord
CHO!CES
(204) 944-9408
Vancouver Apr 26, 27
Steve Staples
Council of Canadians
(604) 688-8846
Toronto Apr 27, 28
Catherine Goulet
Council of Canadians
(416) 304-0813
Edmonton Apr 28
Bill Moore-Kilgannon
Parkland Institute
(780) 492-0417
London Apr 29
Drew Whittaker
OXFAM Canada
(519) 432-2123
Saskatoon Apr 30
Cathy Holtslander
(306) 652-1275
Windsor Apr 30
Doug Hayes
Council of Canadians
(519) 735-8319
For more information on the WTO and the FTAA, check the following Web sites:
Council of Canadians www.canadians.org
Third World Network www.twnside.org
Public Citizen www.citizen.org