South of Border, Hot Debate Involves BC Coal Port Plans
Expansion for Asia export puts BC in middle of climate, jobs fight in Washington state.
Tag Archives: Trade
Oil industry interests ‘written all over’ Canada-China pact
Environmental, labour and democracy activists have thrown their weight behind a lawsuit by Hupacasath First Nation, which hopes to halt a major Canada-China trade pact through the courts.
Union support, affidavits boost lawsuit’s efforts to halt Canada-China investment deal
Unions, citizen groups, and environmentalists have joined a growing chorus alarmed about a secretive investment deal with China, voicing their support yesterday for a First Nation’s lawsuit seeking to halt the agreement.
Photo: City calls on Port Metro Vancouver to delay coal export expansion
Mayor Gregor Robertson has called for more consultation regarding coal transports through Metro Vancouver, citing the impact of coal on climate change and of coal dust on human health, agriculture and marine life.
Canada-EU free trade: ‘Cooking up a deal without much input — let us see a draft!’ say city leaders
Top Tories fanned out across Canada today touting support for CETA, the “most ambitious trade deal in history.” The Left Coast Post asked Vancouver councillor Tim Stevenson what’s the deal.
Canada-EU free trade: water privatization not happening, authorities insist
Part Two in a series on the secretive CETA free trade deal. Critics fear the agreement opens up Canada’s water to multinational corporations.
Canada-EU free trade agreement called corporate Trojan horse
With NDP and Liberals criticizing Canada’s secretive CETA agreement, this launches a series on its impact on Canada’s water, democracy, jobs and health.
The future of Canada’s health care at stake: Maude Barlow warns of privatization and high-cost drugs
It’s more than just a simple funding formula: changes proposed by the Harper government could change Canadian health care in fundamental ways, warns Council of Canadians’ Maude Barlow.
Civil liberties, privacy groups cry foul as PM hails historic border deal
Today’s sweeping U.S.-Canada border deal locks out terrorists, widens gates for trade, PM says.
Buy Nothing Day looks at deeper issues
Last Friday was Buy Nothing Day, a day to take a break from shopping at to reflect on consumer culture. But Buy Nothing Day goes deeper than that
David P Ball 