University of Calgary and Queen's University professors rip the "bullying" by the Australian swagwoman exploiting Canada's foolishness in signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership
I follow an Australian on YouTube and she was discussing « Gina » one day and she makes a lot of her wealth from suing. She found the perfect target in Alberta. Our Premier is as dumb as a box of rocks.
it was probably the whole reason for applying for permission to mine the coal. Apply, get refused, sue for 'lost profits' and not have to spend millions on opening a mine.
Exactly! Make sure your environmental mitigation plan is total shit so that you’re sure to get denied. You don’t need mining engineers or geologists. You just need a shit ton of lawyers.
Corporate Canada wrote the playbook on Investor State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms, just like the infamous Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreements for the now disappeared, disgraced SNC Lavalin.
Barrick Gold alone, has gained $Billions from Pakistan via this corporate "investor/state racketeering" that rips off the average citizen, like you and me.
Transnational Corporations run our governments along with powerful diaspora groups.
If it takes $2B at this point to protect our water…..
Preferably the ucp pays out of their personal pockets
Can a state who loses an ISDS be like how oil companies handle landowner rent & municipal taxes (Not pay)?
I follow an Australian on YouTube and she was discussing « Gina » one day and she makes a lot of her wealth from suing. She found the perfect target in Alberta. Our Premier is as dumb as a box of rocks.
it was probably the whole reason for applying for permission to mine the coal. Apply, get refused, sue for 'lost profits' and not have to spend millions on opening a mine.
Exactly! Make sure your environmental mitigation plan is total shit so that you’re sure to get denied. You don’t need mining engineers or geologists. You just need a shit ton of lawyers.
Blowback!
Corporate Canada wrote the playbook on Investor State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms, just like the infamous Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreements for the now disappeared, disgraced SNC Lavalin.
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Barrick Gold alone, has gained $Billions from Pakistan via this corporate "investor/state racketeering" that rips off the average citizen, like you and me.
Transnational Corporations run our governments along with powerful diaspora groups.