Nearly half of all Canadians don't know about these secretiv

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Nearly half of all Canadians don't know about these secretive new rules.

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On February 4th, 2016, the Trudeau Liberals signed an international trade deal known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). This agreement was secretly negotiated for years by the Harper government. It will create more economic inequality, cost thousands of Canadian jobs, raise the price of medicine and threaten internet freedoms.

Perhaps most shockingly, the TPP will allow corporations and the super wealthy to sue the Canadian government if our laws put public health, safety and economic interests ahead of corporate profits. Under the TPP these cases would be decided in secret private courts that exist outside our own court systems.

Canada is already the most-sued country using similar provisions in the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement. These lawsuits cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and the TPP will only make this worse. Read the true stories about some of these court cases here.

The government has promised to hold more public consultations and a full Parliamentary debate on the TPP before passing it in parliament. The problem is “almost half of Canadians still say they don’t know enough about the deal. ”This means that educating the public about the true implications of this secret trade deal is a critical task right now.

The TPP is like a vampire - a vile creature that cannot survive in the light of day.


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5 corporations sued taxpayers:
[ http://www.suecanada.ca/testimonials ]

1) This fracking company is suing Canadian taxpayers for $250 million - 2013
[ http://www.suecanada.ca/lone-pine ]
Daniel J. Mahooney, MBA Quotes:
I’m from Lone Pine Resources Inc. When the government of Canada tried to introduce rules like a fracking moratorium we were shocked! Our company deserves to frack under the Saint Lawrence River because we have the right to mine hard, business hard and sue hard whenever and wherever we want! The government suddenly tried to introduced cry-baby rules they like to call ‘environmental regulations’ to ‘protect citizens’. Boo hoo Canada. Canada thought that they could just spring regulations on a company that stop us from making business-millions. Not if we have anything to say about it!
We are suing the crap out of the government for $250 million. The case is still in process, but I feel confident that myself and other shareholders will get the money we rightly deserve from the secret trade tribunal process and ultimately from the ‘little babies’ called Canadian taxpayers.
Call Ken early, after this TPP deal is ratified, EVERYONE is going to want him to sue the Canadian government for them! He is simply one of the best in the biz.
Read more about this story in
The Huffington Post. - January, 2014
[ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ilana-solo ... 32696.html ]

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2) The people of El Salvador said “No” to mining, so this Canadian mining corporation is suing them for $301 million
[ http://www.suecanada.ca/canada_can_sue_ ... ntries_too ]
In 2008 El Salvador stopped issuing new mining permits after pollution caused a clean water crisis. 97% of their water supply was unfit for human consumption.
We here at Pacific Rim Mining Corp. are a good old Canadian company that never had an actual licence to conduct anything more than preliminary mining exploration. We really wanted to though. So we filed a lawsuit against the El Salvadorian government for $301 million. That’s nearly 2% of El Salvador’s GDP and about as much they spend on health, education and security in a 3 year period.
If you need to take advantage of a small country, call Ken Powell. He is the kind of dude who will not let his conscience get in the way of the work he needs to do to get you a win and the payout your company deserves.
Read more about this story in
The Guardian – May 2015
[ http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable- ... free-trade ]
The Argentina Independent – September 2015
[ http://www.argentinaindependent.com/cur ... gold-mine/ ]
Rabble.ca – May 2015
[ http://rabble.ca/news/2015/05/how-can-c ... 01-million ]


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3) This logging company sued Canadian taxpayers for $130 million and won.
[ http://www.suecanada.ca/abitibibowater_inc ]
Jarvis J. Jarverson Quotes:
Hi there, I’m from AbitibiBowater Inc. When we closed our last mill in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2008, the provincial government wanted us to return the timber and water rights to the Crown and expropriate some of our lands and assets associated with water and hydroelectric rights. They wanted to pay us fair market value for our assets. Can you imagine? Who goes into business to get fair market value? Suckers, that’s who!
We sued under a NAFTA claim and the government decided to settle without going to court. Our $130 million settlement is the largest NAFTA-related settlement to date! Some would call this a ’constitutional train wreck in slow motion’ but we called it ‘champagne-time’!
If you want to win big in court, call Ken Powell, Attorney-At-Law. He will go to bat for you and get you the money you deserve from Canadian taxpayers!
Read more about this story in
The Globe and Mail – August 2010
[ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-o ... le1378193/ ]

The Centre for Policy Alternatives – March 2011
[ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publi ... -precedent ]


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4) These folks protected their drinking water, so a cement company sued them for $15 million - and won.
[ http://www.suecanada.ca/st_marys_cement ]
Herbert H. Herbington Sr Quotes:
I’m from St. Marys Cement. Citizens in Ontario where not letting us put in a quarry. We obviously need to make cement, it’s right in the name of our company! The people were all worried about wetlands, streams and the groundwater being drinkable. Pfft! The provincial government issued a zoning order that would have stopped the quarry, except we pushed back saying that the zoning order was unfair and discriminatory to us. We ended up settling in 2013 for $15 million from the taxpaying public.
If your corporation is being hurt by unfair environmental regulations, then call Ken! He will fight tooth and nail for you to get the millions you deserve.
Read more about this story from
The Council of Canadians – August 2011
[ http://canadians.org/fr/node/7512 ]

The Huffington Post – January 2015
[ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/14 ... 71460.html ]

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5) These oil companies didn't like the rules, so they sued Canadian taxpayers for 17.3 million - and won.
[ http://www.suecanada.ca/exxon ]
Hello! Here at ExxonMobil we were ready to start offshore drilling in Newfoundland and Labrador. Then we found there was a set of regulations that forced us invest in research and development in Newfoundland and Labrador, as part of a local benefits package. We prefer benefits to be localized to the region known as "our pockets" and so we teamed up with another oil company and sued the Canadian government for $17.3 million dollars. We won!
If you don't want to follow the rules, call Ken Powell, Attorney-At-Law. He will go to bat for you and get you the money you deserve from Canadian taxpayers!
Read more about this story at
CBC News: "ExxonMobil's NAFTA win over oil R&D called 'corporate bullying'. – March 2015
[ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundl ... -1.2984879 ]