Canadian investors have exploited a controversial mechanism in international investment treaties to challenge public interest regulations in 24 different countries, according to a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Canadian investors have exploited a controversial mechanism in international investment treaties to challenge public interest regulations in 24 different countries, according…
For Immediate Release Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard August 5, 2015 Phone: 406-252-2516; [email protected] Congress, Farm Groups Fall Prey to Canada and Mexico’s Great COOL Hoax [Press release from R-CALF USA | August 5, 2015] Billings, Mont. – Data compiled by attorneys for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) reveal that accusations…
The latest round of negotiations to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “trade” agreement ended without a deal being completed. The negotiators will try again as soon as the end of August. [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog | Dave Johnson | August 3, 3015] TPP is the largest “trade” agreement in history, covering…
Dairy cows at a farm in Granby, Quebec. Canada’s refusal to accept more dairy imports is a sticking point in Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. WASHINGTON — Tokyo was ready to extend major concessions on American truck tariffs but was blocked by Mexico, which wanted less competition for its own trucks in the United States market. [Reposted…
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Trade ministers from a dozen Pacific Rim nations failed to reach a deal on a new trade agreement that would cover nearly 40 percent of the global economy, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said Friday. [Reposted from The Washington Times | Audrey McAvoy | August 1, 2015] Froman, reading from a…
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is warning U.S. officials negotiating a massive trans-Pacific trade agreement for President Obama not to target tobacco growers in a final deal. [Reposted from The Hill | Bernie Becker and Vickie Needham | July 31, 2015] McConnell said singling out the tobacco industry would set a dangerous precedent for…
SINGAPORE — Days after negotiators failed to wrap up an Asia trade agreement, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed confidence on Tuesday that the pact would be completed, calling it vital for the economic well-being of the region. [Reposted from The New York Times | Michael R. Gordon | August 4, 2015] “We made progress,…
WASHINGTON – The latest ministerial meeting for a proposed 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership ended without a final deal being reached, although the delegates said significant progress was made. [Reposted from the Latin American Herald Tribune | August 3, 2015] On Friday, the New York Times said talks among the trade ministers had become bogged down on…
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Trade negotiators from the United States and 11 other Pacific nations failed to reach final agreement on Friday, with difficult talks on the largest regional trade agreement ever deadlocking over protections for drug companies and access to agriculture markets on both sides of the Pacific. [Reposted from The New York Times | …
