As the United States continues to threaten invasion and to impose sanctions on Venezuela, representatives of 60 countries assembled in Caracas from September 16 to 19.
Trudeau government claims it is pushing for a progressive NAFTA but it is a smokescreen to hide the real nature of these re-negotiation talks: a further expansion of corporate power.
The Liberals say they will defend workers’ rights, but what are they doing to defend manufacturing and auto jobs which are sliding south, like the 400 CAMI jobs, faster every day?
As long as the major parties can spend tens of millions of dollars to get elected, campaigns will remain primarily an exercise in advertising, rather than in democratic debate and discussions.
Site C is a wildly speculative economic gamble, a violation of First Nations treaty rights, and an attack on the people and environment of northern BC.