Search results for “site/ceta”

  • "<aProvince of British Columbia / Flickr” style=”border-radius:0px;–objectFit:cover;–imagePosX:50%;–imagePosY:50%” decoding=”async” srcset=”https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/policynote-sep2017-challenging-site-c-300×134.jpg 300w, https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/policynote-sep2017-challenging-site-c-768×342.jpg 768w, https://www.policyalternatives.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/policynote-sep2017-challenging-site-c.jpg 900w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” />

    Challenging Site C: The BC Utilities Commission preliminary report

    The BC Utilities Commission preliminary report demonstrates why independent review of mega-projects like Site C is so essential, even with the short timeframe imposed by the BC government (the final report is due November 1). The previous government’s deliberate exemption of Site C from BCUC review is scandalous in subverting…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Wallonia’s inspiring stand on CETA

    Today the regional government of Wallonia in Belgium rebuffed Canada’s last-minute efforts to salvage a deeply flawed and increasingly unpopular transatlantic free trade agreement. By standing firm under incredible pressure (and a considerable amount of bullying), First Minister Paul Magnette gave a voice to millions of citizens who feel the…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Why 38 Ontario municipalities oppose the Canada – EU trade deal

    To date, 38 municipalities have passed motions expressing concern about the closed door negotiations for a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) going on between the EU and Canada. The municipalities of Alnwick/Haldimand, Asphodel-Norwood, Cambridge, Brant, Essex, Drummond/North Elmsley, French River, Hamilton, London, Mississauga, Trent Hills, New Tecumseth, Niagara Falls,…

  • Futureshock: CETA and democratic governance

    Our content is fiercely open source and we never paywall our website. The support of our community makes this possible.

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Flimsy CETA declaration leaves public services, water policy vulnerable in Canada-EU deal

    After a year of large public demonstrations against Canada-EU free trade, which have—refreshingly—given some European politicians cold feet, the Canadian government and European Commission have been scrambling to make CETA more palatable to EU member states before an important October 18 vote on the deal. Their main weapon is a joint…

  • The WAC Bennett dam impounds the world’s seventh-largest reservoir. In 2012 a BC Hydro employee speculated a fracking operation may have caused a sudden change in the reservoir’s water levels. Photo: Jayce Hawkins.

    Peace River Frack-Up

    Part 1 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River dams Read Part 2 of the report View timeline BC Hydro has known for well over a decade that its Peace Canyon dam is built on weak, unstable rock and that an earthquake triggered by…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the TTIP and CETA

    Submission to the European Commission’s Public Consultation Download 337.99 KB20 pages One of the most controversial elements of modern trade treaties is the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism, which allows foreign investors to bypass domestic courts and directly challenge government measures before unaccountable arbitration tribunals. ISDS is slated to be a…

  • CETA and Canada’s Auto Industry

    Making a bad situation worse Download 551.22 KB 40 pages Despite its challenges over the last decade the auto industry is still a crucial contributor to the national GDP, exports, productivity, an important source of well-paying work and Canada’s second largest export, after petroleum. This study is the second in…

  • A natural gas industry disposal well operation near BC's Hydro's Peace Canyon Dam. BC Hydro fears any re-sumption of pumping operations at the well site could trigger an earthquake with potentially devastating conse-quences for the dam and the safety of people living downstream. Photo © Garth Lenz.

    The Well from Hell

    Part 2 of a report on how fracking poses risks to BC Hydro’s Peace River Dams Read Part 1 of the report View timeline BC Hydro was so worried that its Peace Canyon dam could be badly damaged if an earthquake was triggered at a nearby natural gas industry disposal…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    CETA investment reforms come up short

    Our content is fiercely open source and we never paywall our website. The support of our community makes this possible.

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    CETA: A Bad Trade for Women

    Our content is fiercely open source and we never paywall our website. The support of our community makes this possible.

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    CETA and Pharmaceuticals

    Impact of the trade agreement between Europe and Canada on the costs of patented drugs Download 148.17 KB 7 pages This study finds that the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada will further tilt the balance towards the protection of brand-name drug manufacturers and their profits…