The recent leak of the environmental chapter of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) — a massive free trade deal being negotiated by 14 countries, including Canada — only serves to strengthen the argument that such economic deals pose a threat to the environment.
That’s the message being sent by Canadian environment and trade activists following Wikileaks’ release of the secret draft chapter in early January.
The TPP has been in the works since 2010 and encompasses many of the largest economies on the Pacific rim, including Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the (Read more…)