WHAT DO YOU THINK? Is the China-Canada FIPA investment agreement a sell-out for Canada? (There is another article which is pro-FIPA) Take the poll at the bottom of the page and vote for which journalist better presented their argument bit.ly/1pglF05 ) Here’s where the “sell-out” begins. Any exit by Canada from this FIPA would rely on the Chinese government’s agreement, which is highly unlikely. Canada holds a wealth of investment and business opportunities for China both in resource and technology sectors. The deal is said to be largely one-sided and offers little protection to Canadian investors in China. Here in Canada, it opens the door for legal actions from Chinese and state-owned investors against federal, provincial or municipal policies or actions that might interfere or impede with their business. The implications are staggering and open the door to large liabilities for Canadian taxpayers. The Canadian government undertook an unaccountable, undemocratic process to sign a one-sided and contentious agreement with the very government they accused of hacking into the National Research Council’s computers earlier this summer. It makes me wonder, who’s Stephen Harper really working for? Laila Yuile, Vancouver 24hrs vancouver.24hrs.ca/2014/09/14/whos-harper-working-for -D
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:38:01 +0000