Section: The Council of Canadians (Canada)
Dutch referendum could derail CETA ratification
November 5, 2016 – 7:34am The States General is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It meets at the Binnenhof complex in downtown The Hague. A referendum in the Netherlands has the potential to derail the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...
Trudeau to deploy military to Latvia, concerns raised about “collision course” with Russia
July 9, 2016 – 4:53pm Canadian soldiers in Latvia. Source: Canadian Armed Forces. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Warsaw on July 8-9, has announced that Canada will send 450 soldiers to Latvia, as well as armoured vehicles, up to six CF-18s and naval frigates to the Baltic...
Trudeau to sign FTA with Ukraine, interested in promoting Canadian investment in fracking
July 8, 2016 – 12:13pm An anti-fracking protest in Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sign a ‘free trade’ agreement – that includes the controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provision – with Ukraine when he visits Kyiv next week. CBC reports, “A preliminary agreement was negotiated...
