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In reply to the discussion: NAFTA's ISDS: Why Canada Is One of the Most Sued Countries in the World [View all]Monk06
(7,675 posts)59. Here is a more detailed report than Common Dreams which is both short and short on analyisis
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eridani
Oct 2015
OP
It will be interesting to see if that is true. This article from Japan indicates that it might not.
pampango
Oct 2015
#7
I get so frustrated and annoyed with the people that say that the U.S. has never lost
stillwaiting
Oct 2015
#6
Tell that to those in rural South Carolina or Tennessee working for a foreign auto company.
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#38
How, if people want a Toyota, they'd buy them whether built in Japan or Mexico. I'd rather
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#55
That's like claiming credit for feeding the horses because you let them out of the barn.
fasttense
Oct 2015
#42
"Countries that don't sign as many free trade agreements have better economies overall."
pampango
Oct 2015
#40
Sure, every country in the world -- including Denmark -- are corrupt for signing 2500 similar
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#18
It's true that huge corporations from all over the world have their tentacles into many countries
fasttense
Oct 2015
#43
Harper is no longer there, do you think it will pass? Nor was Harper there for NAFTA.
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#28
So all these countries that sign these agreements -- including Scandanavian -- are corrupt.
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#50
Well they all -- including Denmark -- must be corrupt if they are bowing to corporations.
Hoyt
Oct 2015
#54
I think 'eminent domain' should work in the opposite direction, too, i.e for.
Joe Chi Minh
Oct 2015
#15
http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/ (Economix explains the Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Babel_17
Oct 2015
#30
A flat ban on environmental poisons applies to both Canadiean and foreign companies
eridani
Oct 2015
#35
It will be interesting to see if the ISDS rules in the TPP are any better than in NAFTA.
pampango
Oct 2015
#41