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Section: The Council of Canadians (Canada)

      Dutch referendum could derail CETA ratification
      Nov05

      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
      Jul10

      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
      Jul08

      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...