Archive for the ‘sovereignty’ Category

Free Trade Agreement

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Castlegar – 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, 2010

With 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 [...]