Friday Afternoon Harper Special – Let’s Give China Control over Investments!

The word in Ottawa today is that Stephen Harper will quietly ratify the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) before the weekend.

The agreement will give China’s state-controlled companies the same protection under the law as private Canadian companies. In effect, it will give China access to, and control over, some of Canada’s natural resources for the next 31 years. It will also:

• allow foreign corporations the right to sue Canadian governments for legislating in the public interest and protecting our environment.
• allow disputes to be heard by unaccountable tribunals with no public access.

On April 22, 2013 NDP Trade Critic Don Davies put forward a motion in the House asking for the government not to ratify the agreement.

You can see the results here. Conservatives and Liberals voted together in favour of the agreement.

Sign the NDP’s petition against the agreement.

Because Canadians deserve better.