NAFTA-plus Ministerial: Civil society condemns closed-door talks in Ottawa

"It's unthinkable to start negotiating a "NAFTA-plus" without first addressing the social damage done by the current NAFTA. There should be an exhaustive review of the accord that would include civil society's inputs. It is undeniable that promises made by our governments on...

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Published inCanada NewsWire p. 1
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa PR Newswire Association LLC 27.06.2005
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Summary:"It's unthinkable to start negotiating a "NAFTA-plus" without first addressing the social damage done by the current NAFTA. There should be an exhaustive review of the accord that would include civil society's inputs. It is undeniable that promises made by our governments on the benefits of NAFTA for the citizens of the three countries have not been kept," said Rick Arnold, the coordinator for Common Frontiers. This lack of transparency ignores the fact that an increasing number of Canadian Members of Parliament are supporting a fundamental review of NAFTA, especially the chapters on investment and dispute resolution settlement (Chapters 11 and 19). On February 16, 2005, following testimony from RQIC and Common Frontiers, the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on International Trade requested that the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade undertake a thorough review of NAFTA.