Saturday, June 13, 2015

Canada’s New Trade Deals Good for Canadian Corporations, Bad for African Democracy

By Yves Engler - bilaterals.org

Sometimes what is good for business can be bad for people. Most Canadians understand this and cherish their right to protest "bad deals" and to elect new governments willing to reverse so-called "business-friendly" policies. This is called democracy. Story here.

1 comment:

John Fefchak said...

The Conservatives are undermining African democracy in their haste to defend mining companies.

The Harperite government is very good at undermining democracy. They have had a lot of experience
doing that in Canada.

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