The Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) was signed by B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein in 2006. It has been hailed as an economic union that will be used as a model for the rest of Canada as the deal is open for other territories and provinces to join. The Yukon and Manitoba have declined to sign the agreement. Saskatchewan has also been reluctant to join because of perceived threats to its Crown Corporations and tax incentive programs. Recently, Premier Brad Wall has been discussing a deal with Alberta that would be similar to TILMA. Many provinces and states are also pursuing similar agreements. TILMA goes beyond other trade deals, with some describing it as more extreme and far-reaching than NAFTA. Much like the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) and plans to create a North American Union, TILMA remains one of those best kept secrets.
TILMA Expands On NAFTA
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But what it increasingly sounds like is (yet another) way to split up the country, what with interprovincial agreements such as TILMA, between selected provinces. What this federal government should be doing is coordinating such agreements, having in mind a trans-Canada free trade agreement among all the provinces and territories, augmented by the provition of a huge budget increase for communications and transportation.
But this governement believes in provincial autonomy and smaller government. At least that is what it says. But hasn't the fed just INCREASED it's cabinet to 38 members? That's some "decrease".....