A private member’s bill tabled by New Democrat Mining Critic Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt) would amend the Investment Canada Act to prevent job-killing foreign takeovers of Canadian companies.
As it presently stands, when a foreign company proposes a takeover of a Canadian firm, the information it provides to Industry Canada is confidential, and cannot be disclosed [...]
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Prevent Job-Killing Foreign Takeovers
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010Free Trade Agreement
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Castlegar – BC Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko is concerned that the proposed Canada-Europeans Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be a bad deal for Canada. The agreement, which calls for more open labour mobility between Canada and Europe, will also open up government contracts to European countries.
“I am deeply concerned that we are [...]
Selling our Sovereignty in ‘Buy American’ Negotiations
Friday, February 26th, 2010With Parliament prorogued the Harper government has been busy wrapping up a last minute and lop-sided deal with the U.S. on how to handle the ‘Buy American’ provisions in their 2009 stimulus legislation. With just a few days left before the bidding was closed on the $275 billion U.S. stimulus fund, 98% which was already [...]