NAFTA Must Be Renegotiated - A Proposal From North American Civil Society Networ

Posted on Wednesday, January 30 at 18:01 by N Say
Similarly, a Canadian Parliamentary Sub-Committee on International Trade recommended that the Permanent Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade undertake a comprehensive review of NAFTA Chapter 11 on Investment and Chapter 19 on trade disputes. ... The revision of the terms of this treaty must have as its objective the establishment of economic relations based on social justice and sovereignty within a paradigm of sustainable development. In this brief declaration we cannot mention all the necessary revisions. Here we only point to ten priorities for the required renegotiation of NAFTA. ... http://www.newswire.ca/fr/releases/archive/January2008/30/c5621.html

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  1. Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:51 pm
    " 7. Environment
    . . .
    Explicitly prohibits the exports of fresh water by whatever means and the privatization of water as a public service."

    Some excellent proposals. But this is IMHO, the linchpin.

    Too bad that Canadian Military suppliers won't be treated the same as US ones, when it comes to opposite countries. but, it's a start.

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