Learn more about how CETA threatens Canadian communities and how you can help stop this deal.
Tuesday, June 28 7 p.m.Italian Canadian Cultural Association 2629 Agricola Street, Halifax
Featuring
Maude Barlow - National Chairperson, Council of Canadians
Paul Moist - National President, Canadian Union of Public Employees
Mark Austin - Executive Director, Rural and Coastal Communities Network
Why CETA is a bad deal for Canada
Canada and the European Union are negotiating a new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). This is a big deal for Canada and so far, negotiations have been quietly taking place behind closed doors.
If CETA is signed it will:
• Threaten our democracy by putting corporate rights first
• Encourage privatization of Canada’s drinking water and wastewater services
• Threaten local job creation and “buy-local” policies
• Cause prescription drug costs to skyrocket by at least $2.8 billion per year
• Allow big corporations to ignore or challenge environmental regulation
Let’s work together to stop this deal!
Sponsors: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Nova Scotia; Council of Canadians; Canadian Union of Public Employees
"The Nova Scotia office of the CCPA opened its doors in 1999. It is small but mighty with only one paid staff person—the Director. I work with 50+ volunteer Research Associates and others who write, review, edit or otherwise ensure that progressive ideas are published. The CCPA-NS has gained credibility and visibility becoming a go-to organization for the media wanting a progressive perspective. With the help of its loyal supporters, organizational and individual members and donors, it will continue to raise debate and propose policy alternatives that will get us closer to a achieving a more economically and socially just, as well as environmentally sustainable province and Atlantic region."