Helloooo Helloo !!
You may have seen this already,,,it's been on the news for weeks !!!!
Please check out paragraph's 6 & 7,,,this deal goes all China's way,, if the Canadian Gov.
Signs it,,,, Then THEY, the Chinese ,, are in control of our resources,,,, and, if we cancel,,
It will cost more !
Let's vote to control our own destiny,, and cancel this lop-sided deal,,,
Solution ; Produce & refine the oil here,,, then sell the finished products !!
Good luck with this !! John,,
-------Original Message-------
Date: 29/11/2012 8:02:32 PM
Subject: One man is selling out our democracy
Hey Avaazers,
 Harper’s about to sign Canada up to a crazy deal that allows China's companies to sue us if we pass laws protecting our health and environment that effect their profits. But massive public opposition has thrown him, and if we crank up the pressure we can actually stop this disaster. Join the call now:  |
But Harper’s been thrown by the growing public opposition to his plan -- even among conservatives -- and we actually have a chance to kill this disaster. He’s already delayed signing the deal, and if we can crank up the pressure we can force him to back down.
We need to show just how many people oppose this thing if we’re going to win. Join the campaign now and forward this to everyone you know -- when we’re 50,000 strong, we’ll take our voices to Ottawa with a message Harper can’t ignore:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/one_
The treaty, known as the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA), is a bad deal for Canada: China keeps way more exemptions for national subsidies, protects more industries from Canada's investors and it creates a secret tribunal that's unlikely to do any good for Canada if China breaks the terms of the deal -- in the last 15 years, no country has successfully sued China under one of these agreements!
This is also a desperate attempt by Harper to ramp up exploitation of our natural resources. The treaty could drastically hamper our ability to legislate to protect our environment. Big business in China has already spent $13 billion on the tar sands and want a large stake in the Northern Gateway pipeline -- and this deal could mean any attempt to stop or regulate those projects could cost billions in Canadian taxpayer dollars.
Belgium signed a similar deal with China and it’s already being sued for billions. We can make sure this doesn’t happen here. For once, Harper’s been genuinely thrown by the depth of opposition to this deal, and we have to keep up the pressure. Sign now and share with everyone:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/one_
Together, we know we can beat the worst of Harper’s brutal agenda. Last year, more than 100,000 Canadian Avaazers came together to defeat an attempt to set up a “Fox News North” and protect balanced reporting in Canada. With thousands of Canadians already speaking out against this sovereignty fire-sale to China we can stop Harper and safeguard our democracy again.
With hope,
Jeremy, Emma, Ari, Ricken, Melanie and the rest of the Avaaz team
SOURCES
Canada-China investment deal allows for confidential lawsuits against Canada (Toronto Star):
http://www.thestar.com/
14 reasons why Canada-China investment deal needs more time, debate (Vancouver Observer):
http://www.vancouverobserver.
'Flawed' investment treaty with China on fast track to ratification (Canadian Business):
http://www.canadianbusiness.
Canadians are nervous about China trade pact. They should be (iPolitics):
http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/
China Treaty Uproar Signals Growing Rift Between Ottawa, Grassroots Conservatives (Dogwood Initiative):
http://dogwoodinitiative.org/
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