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TPP will cause unnecessary suffering by making medicines unaffordable, MSF warns
The recently released text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership confirms that the deal contains dangerous provisions that would dismantle public health safeguards enshrined in international law and restrict access to price-lowering generic medicines for millions of people leading to unnecessary suffering
Removing viaducts benefits developers − not the average resident, seven in ten Metro Vancouverites say
A large majority (71%) of Metro Vancouver residents believe that the recent decision by Vancouver City Council to remove the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts only benefits developers, and not the average resident, a new poll has found. An even larger
TPP: Chapter By Chapter Analysis
After years of secret negotiations, the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership was finally released last night. Civil society is going through the text with a fine-toothed comb to uncover provisions that threaten the rights, freedoms and the well-being of
Bad deal for Canadian workers, great for foreign corporate giants − labour group slams TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, whose full text was made available to the public yesterday after years of secret negotiations, includes provisions to harmonize Canadian labour laws with those of countries with inferior labour standards, reduce the ability of our government to
Canada will be forced to accept unlimited number of TFWs under TPP
Canada will be forced to grant work permits to an unlimited number of temporary foreign workers who are nationals of the other member countries under the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the final text of the deal released
Calgary Imam likens Harper to Idi Amin
An Imam in Calgary likened the outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Uganda’s former brutal dictator Idi Amin yesterday, drawing fire from Canadians across the political spectrum. “Stephen Harper’s legacy as Prime Minister of Canada. ” Prof. Imam Syed B.
House prices and personal debt pose threat to Canada’s financial stability
Canada’s current regulatory framework focused on just keeping individual banks safe without looking at the overall economy will not be able to cope with a sudden correction of the housing market or personal debt levels, according to a paper released
Corporation linked to kicking teen off soccer team had part of licence revoked for transferring diseased salmon into open-net farms
A multinational aquaculture corporation linked to a 14-year-old girl being dismissed from a soccer team for refusing to stop criticizing the practice of salmon farming had part of its fish farm licence struck down by a judge because the company
Canada electing Trudeau caused the whale-watching tragedy, US evangelist claims
God caused the sinking of the a whale-watching vessel killing five Britons and an Australian off the coast of Tofino, BC, because Canada elected Justin Trudeau as the nation’s new Prime Minister, a popular US evangelist claims. “It’s a sign
Support for Bill C-51 hits all time low
The support for outgoing Conservative government’s controversial anti-terror legislation has fallen to an all time low, a new poll suggests. Only 16 per cent of Canadians want the incoming Liberal government to keep Bill C-51 as it is, while 26
