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Burgess COMMENTARY |
Yes, Ceta is a gold-standard trade deal – for North America’s corporations The Canada–European Union deal, spun as a victory for EU workers, is TTIP via the back door. Shame on Europe’s social democrats if they endorse it Ceta signing ceremony with Justin Trudeau Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk The rebranding of Ceta as a progressive, “gold standard” agreement is hardly an antidote to the frightening resurgence of rightwing nationalism that preys on the inequalities and insecurities created by the type of globalisation that is codified and enforced in Ceta’s two-dozen chapters. It is precisely that type of self-serving spin that fuels public cynicism and anger at liberal elites. If one of the lessons of the Brexit vote is that too many citizens feel they are losing control over their lives and economic futures, then sleepwalking into a trade deal that will cede even more democratic authority to the corporate sector is playing with fire. • This piece was co-authored by Scott Sinclair, a senior research fellow at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives The transatlantic trade deal TTIP may be dead, but something even worse is coming George Monbiot George Monbiot Read more |
Stuart Trew ... This piece was co-authored by Scott Sinclair, a senior research fellow at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Monday 13 February 2017 09.00 EST |
The text being discussed is available at https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/13/ceta-north-america-canada-european-union-trade-eu-ttip and |
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