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The Federal government is once again trying to put Canada up for sale; our public services, environmental protection, jobs, food security and culture are all at risk. Free trade agreements have made a significant impact on all our lives yet, there is often little that we know in advance about pending trade deals.
Right now in fact, the Federal government is in discussion with the European Union for a new free trade deal that threatens public services, jobs, food, culture and much more.
To help all of us better understand the proposed European Union free trade agreement, CUPE Ontario is working with the Trade Justice Coalition to let the public know what’s at risk. Two public forums, one in Ottawa, April 19, and then in Toronto on April 21, have been oganised and all members are encouraged to attend.
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**** COMMUNITY EVENT ON TRADE DEALS AND THE EUROPEAN AGENDA *****
To help us understand the European Union’s free trade agenda, and to present the public with a strong critique of the free trade agreement proposed with Europe three people from the trade justice movement in Europe have been invited to speak.
JOIN THE DEMAND FOR TRADE JUSTICE NOW!
In TORONTO – Wednesday April 21 – 7-9pm
Location: 33 St.George St, at the International Student Centre (Pendarvis Room) University of Toronto
Featuring European voices against a Canada-Europe free trade agreement:
Gérard Choplin, coordinator with Via Campesina Europe, will speak about the effects of trade liberalization on food, farming and seeds.
Frédéric Viale with Attac-France will describe Europe’s trade agenda and how aggressively the European Commission pursues public policy changes abroad through free trade deals.
Rolv Hanssen of Public Services International will speak about the privatization agenda of European service corporations, and the Canada-EU union resistance to the current free trade negotiations.
Presented by the Trade Justice Network – which is comprised of a number of environmental and civil society organisation as well as trade unions that have come together to challenge the scope and process of the Canada-European Union free trade negotiations, and to highlight the need for a more sustainable, equitable and socially just international trade regime.
For more info on the Network email: [email protected] or contact Maureen Giuliani, [email protected]
