Tpp

[cottonpicken]

Just read canada will be forced to accept an unlimited amount of foreign workers and any spouces. Does anybody know if this is correct?

Kind of sounds important.

[grassfarmer]

If it fits the corporate agenda it could well be in there. That's what these deals are about after all - nothing to do with what is good for the average Canadian.

[Hopalong]

Sounds far fetched.
What is your source, cotton?

[sumdumguy]

They can all move in with Harpoon.

[cottonpicken]

http://thinkpol.ca/2015/11/05/canada-will-be-forced-to-accept-unlimited-number-of-tfws-under-tpp/

[Rareearth]

Hum... What is better for the economy, country, communities
Refugees or foreign workers?

I'm really not that cold or dis compassionate but...

[sawfly]

i tried to read and understand some of the text of parts the agreement.
good luck try it

i think what it means is that if you have the most money and can hire the most lawyers.
it will mean what ever you want.

if lawyers can even understand it.

so even if a politician pretends
they know what it means
their lying.

basically the politicians do not have a clue what they are signing.

[sawfly]

cotton just read your link.
i should have done that first.

if true, it just goes to show that this stuff.
is not on the agenda of any political party, even conservatives.


it only serves big money? big capitol.
more globalization,
states or country's are meaningless.

all it is , is freedom to move their
capitol,where ever , when ever, under protection of state law.

move the cheapest workers to where ever they have their plant. what ever country.

the little bit i read was about the state, not doing anything to impair the profitability of corporations.

does that mean in 10-15 years when every seed on the planet is controlled by 4 corporations.

and the govt. / people decided it was costing too much , for food , and wanted to breed their own public varieties.
that would impair corporations profitability.
would it be illegal?

it just begs the question.
who actually makes the laws or the deals our govt. signs ?

does any one on here really believe that Gerry Ritz , or any other cabinet minister for that matter. actually understands what we signed up for.
no way.
go read some of it, and come back and tell us what it means.

[farmaholic]

For crying out loud **** the laws. Change them. Grow a set and stand up for whats best for the country and its citizens. Until corporations have their own armies they can go **** themselves if tbey think they are more powerful than the citizens of the nation as a whole.

[farmaholic]

Is there really international law that places people before corps. Are trade agreements being signed in front of some sort of international court or between countries only. NAFTA, TTIP, and now TPP can all pack sand if they get in the way of our Countries sovereignty and abilty to protect it's citizens. Is there really anything Canada doesn't have or could produce on its own without being held hostage buy some Asshole Corp protected by some trade deal?