Subject:  FYI - NCNDP  Blaikie & MAI (fwd)
Date:     Thu, 30 Apr 1998 060236 -0500 (CDT)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru@hotmail.com
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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 20:37:35
From: "Richard W. Woodley" 
To: rbeavers@llion.org
Subject: FYI - NCNDP:  Blaikie & MAI

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>Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 15:40:00 -0400
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>From: Wayne Harding 
>Subject: NCNDP:  Blaikie & MAI
>
>NEWS FROM CANADA=92S NDP  =09=09=09=09     APRIL 29, 1998=20
>(Aussi disponible en fran=E7ais.)
>
>PEOPLE HALT MAI:=20
>BILL BLAIKIE CALLS FOR DEBATE=20
>ON SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBALIZATION
>
>OTTAWA - New Democratic Party trade critic Bill Blaikie today congratulate=
d
>Canadians  on their work raising concerns about the Multilateral Agreement
>on Investment (MAI) after the ministers of the 29 OECD countries announced
>they ave decided not to sign or set a new deadline for the much criticized
>agreement.=20
>
> "The Canadian-led campaign against the MAI shows how people working
>together can change the course of globalization for the better.   Canadian=
s
>have sent out the message that we don't just want a global marketplace, we
>want a global community," Mr. Blaikie said. =20
>
>New Democrats, federal and provincial, have been the only political party =
to
>consistently oppose the terms of the MAI and offer alternatives for dealin=
g
>with globalization.=20
>
>"We've helped put the brakes on the MAI, now we need to map out the option=
s
>for ensuring the globalizing economy is environmentally sustainable and
>benefits working people, not just investors," the Member of Parliament for
>Winnipeg-Transcona said.  =20
>
>"The federal government should learn a lesson from the MAI and begin to
>engage Canadians on the possibilities for dealing with the dangers posed b=
y
>globalizing markets."=20
>
>"Urgently needed are measures to stabilize financial markets, enforce
>international environmental standards and core labour rights, and
>regulations to prevent tax evasion by multinational corporations," Mr.
>Blaikie said.
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