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Canada’s Capital Bucks Free Tradevieuxcmaq, Jeudi, Mai 10, 2001 - 11:00
david creighton (dcr8on@yahoo.com)
Ottawa City Councl has endorsed a Resolution on International Trade Agreements and their effects on municipal democracy. On Wednesday [9 May] the City of Ottawa became the twentieth municipality in Canada to pass a resolution against the FTAA, GATS, and similar trade and investment agreements. Ottawa is Canada’s fourth largest city and the nation’s Capital. Shoehorned between a contentious bilingualism debate and consideration of the new megacity’s first budget, the resolution passed easily, 17 to 2 votes, in spite of representation from Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Pierre Pettigrew. Dissenting Councilor Wendy Stewart quoted a letter from the Minister assuring Councilors that “municipalities will retain the right to legislate in areas where we have jurisdiction, |
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