The Council of Canadians - Winnipeg Chapter

http://www.canadians.org/trade/issues/EU/index.html Canada and the European Union are negotiating a new Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) which they hope to sign by the end of this year. But it would be more accurate to call it a privatization and deregulation pact. Under CETA, large multinational corporations could take o...ver delivery of vital public services - like water and waste disposal - whether local governments like it or not. Local governments who choose to "buy local" or to exclude for-profit European corporations from bidding on public service contracts could have their right to do so overruled by an unaccountable trade tribunal for violating CETA. CETA is also a major threat to farmers and food security, putting at risk the right to save and re-use seeds and challenging farm support programs for Canadian farmers. This event was part of a cross-country tour organized by the Council of Canadians and CUPE. The Winnipeg event was co-sponsored by the Manitoba Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Send a message to the federal government using the CUPE Action Alert. http://cupe.ca/action/halt-ceta-negotiations Send a message to your provincial and federal politicians. http://canadians.org/action/2011/democracy-CETA.html Text CETA to 123411 and get the latest news and actions. Ask your school boards and city council to pass a resolution. http://www.canadians.org/action/2011/CETA-schools.html Tweet CETA alerts with the hashtag #CETA and #cdnpoli Download and share "CETA is a bad deal for municipalities!" handbill http://canadians.org/trade/documents/CETA/CETA-handbills.pdf CCPA - http://www.policyalternatives.ca CUPE - http://cupe.ca

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