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Re: Millions spent on snake housing, opinion column, by Chris Vander Doelen, Dec. 21.

Chris Vander Doelen is concerned about the public money that the McGuinty government plans to spend to attempt to mitigate the damage that the Windsor-Essex Parkway would cause to at least eight species at risk.... Read more »

Out of Equilibrium

The Impact of EU-Canada Free Trade on the Real Economy

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

October 27, 2010

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Canada already has a large bilateral trade deficit with the EU—$15 billion in goods and close to $4 billion in services, and loses some 70,000 jobs as a result. This study finds a free trade agreement would make that imbalance worse.... Read more »

Trade with Europe would be a good idea if it meant more good jobs and better social services. But like all “free trade” agreements, the CETA (Can-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) is not about that. It’s about boosting corporate rights, lowering environmental standards, and weakening public services and procurement.   As currently written, the CETA will threaten many aspects of our lives, from our public services, to our jobs, our environment, our food, our culture, our telecommunications, our water and resources, indigenous people's right and even our democratic rights!  Read on:

http://fileserver.cfsadmin.org/file/tradejustice/107062cf31075064c01a3e6cd712eb3d3f56f5a5.pdf

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