Free Trade

Free trade agreements are an attack against democracy and human rights, says six organizations at the Peoples Social Forum

Michael Lessard — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:03:28 +0000

Coffee Industry Fails Farmers

mfirl2014 — Tue, 13 May 2014 18:47:25 +0000

Amidst the leaf rust Roya crisis, co-operatives and organic farming shine a light

MONTREAL—I begin each day with my usual routine: enjoying a morning cup of organic fair trade coffee and wondering how millions of small-scale coffee farmers across Latin America are getting through the current leaf rust crisis—or "Roya" as it’s called in Spanish.

People's Summit Opens in Toronto

Gwalgen Dent — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:24:26 +0000

Alternative to G8/20 has Open Agenda, Open Membership

Toronto - With one week to go until the the G20, an in-camera meeting between the worlds most powerful finance ministers and bankers behind a $5 million security fence, ordinary people from all over Canada and across the world are holding their own summit.

CHRY FM: Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:27:43 +0000

Interview with Jasmin Hristov

Interview of Jasmin Hristov by Candace Mooers originally broadcast on CHRY.

CHRy is the campus radio station of York University, broadcasting over FM on 105.5 MHz in Toronto, Ontario. It has come to serve as a community radio station for the residents of the Jane and Finch corridor in North Toronto.

http://www.chry.fm/

What's up with Port Metro Vancouver?

dawn — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:40:31 +0000

I'm writing a story about Port Metro Vancouver and the Gateway projects (Federal and Provincial), so I thought I'd test this working group as a way to work through some of the details. Below are some preliminary information sources in terms of understanding why this project is being rolled out.

Stephen Harper speaks on the "largest infrastructure development program in this country in over half a century."

WESTAC's Rolling Retreat Report lays out industry's blue skies scenario for the gateway project.

The BC Government's Pacific Gateway Strategy Action Plan Overview.

Projects underway by Seaport Consultants.

Info from the Corridor Initiative.

The work done by the Canada West Foundation, which Stephen Harper called "one of Canada’s premier research institutes."

Tracking them all

dawn — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:05:06 +0000

I'm interested to know if people are tracking particular free trade deals.