NAFTA challenge launched over Quebec fracking ban - The Globe and Mail: "Energy firm Lone Pine Resources Inc. is taking on Quebec’s fracking moratorium, saying it violates the firm’s rights under the North American free-trade agreement and demanding more than $250-million in compensation."
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Y'see, that's the great thing about "free trade." We get sued for "lost profits" when we try to protect our drinking water.
And the Chinese deal Harper's pushing? Shhh. It's a secret. Everything about it is a secret. Even Diane Francis is shitting on it, for Chrissakes.
Guy's not only letting foreign corporations fuck us over, he's handing out souvenir bags at the door.
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, doesn't it.
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Since NAFTA, our manufacturing sector is dying and our resource economy is increasingly foreign owned. Our ability to control and regulate agriculture, public insurance (medical, pharma and auto), cultural goods and even water is constantly under threat. What exactly did we get in exchange? The 1% got richer through globalization is all I got.
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