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Maybe it is more debate in Canada and in other European countries but here in Sweden it is very quiet and almost no debate about CETA, the trade agreement between EU and Canada. Even if it is a very controversial agreement that is accused of pushing multinational corporations’ interests at the expense of people and the environment.
It is also strange that politicians are trying to get through a so much controversial agreement. That even if they don’t care about their citizens’ concern they at least should understand it makes it harder to pass the agreement. Especially since other agreement like ACTA have failed because of public opposition of their pro-business agenda.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/30/ttip-trade-deal-agreements-ceta-eu-canada
https://stop-ttip.org/what-is-the-problem-ttip-ceta/faqs/
It is also strange that politicians are trying to get through a so much controversial agreement. That even if they don’t care about their citizens’ concern they at least should understand it makes it harder to pass the agreement. Especially since other agreement like ACTA have failed because of public opposition of their pro-business agenda.
So why have so few people heard of Ceta? Largely because Canadians and Europeans think they’re quite alike. They don’t fear the takeover of their economy in the way they do when signing a trade deal with the US. But this is a big mistake, because these trade deals are not about Europeans versus Americans or Canadians. They are about big business versus citizens.
If you needed proof that modern trade agreements are actually nothing more than an excuse to hand big business power at our expense, you need look no further than Ceta. No wonder the public outcry is growing, and opposition to TTIP is spilling over to the Canadian deal.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/30/ttip-trade-deal-agreements-ceta-eu-canada
https://stop-ttip.org/what-is-the-problem-ttip-ceta/faqs/