CANADA -NO LONGER STRONG AND FREE?
An open letter to Justin Trudeau and
all my fellow Canadians;
My fellow citizens of this great
country Canada, I write to you in earnest in regards to Canada and
its involvement in the TPP. The TPP will destroy this nation as we
know it, this is not a right wing or left wing question, its not
about the jobs as they would have you believe. Its simply about
limiting your right to clean air, water, food etc so that a handful
of the worlds Corporate powers may control these resources and act
with impunity as they pillage not only our country but our planet. We
as citizens do not have much time to ensure that it is crushed
completely.
This agreement is so dangerous to our
national sovereignty that it will ensure our Federal Government is
powerless to stand up for the rights of its citizens in the future.
The TPP enshrines foreign corporations rights over-top of that of our
people. The TPP has a negative impact in so many areas I can only
touch on a few to stay brief with these being very critical.
The Council of Canadians will be
displaying a copy of the TPP and holding an open house Forum at the
Okanagan College on May 31st at 7pm, I suggest any of you
who care about your health, your freedom, and your finances be there.
See what the Council of Canadians has
to say about the TPP at http://canadians.org/tpp.
For those who may think that there is
nothing that can be done and that resistance is pointless I must
point out that this is how our country got to this place, we let it
happen.
Opposition to the TPP is so widespread
that it is beyond comprehensible that it got this far, no wonder the
Harper govt was so deceptive regarding the subject, Will Mr. Trudeau
be any different? Is the TPP bad for Canada there are many studies
that conclude yes it is bad, don't simply take my word for it see the
Huffington Posts take among many others.
Before we go further let me be clear I
am not against capitalism or business, I am however opposed to laws
that clearly block the Corporations that created the laws from
prosecution for a wide range of crimes. I am against Corporations
creating the laws. Canada has the resources and talent be far
stronger economically then it currently is, however unfortunately our
politicians and bureaucrats have been busy selling our interests
behind our back to these corporations for a quick buck instead of
building a nation and a future for our children. See
www.waterwarcrimes.com
for a glimpse into what the CBC will never tell you.
Our regulators and courts systems are
fairly corrupt as it is, if we hand over Supreme Court powers to a
tribunal made up of advisors and lawyers that represent the circle of
Corporations that control the TPP and let them judge themselves we
will see the end of the Rule of Law and Justice not just in Canada
but in all the Nations under the TPP. What happened to the original
concept of 'free-market' and 'free-trade'? Why are we letting these
Corporations hold us hostage with the threat of losing jobs, jobs
which most likely be nothing more then jobs at Home Depot or
McDonald's.
Lets not forget that Canada holds
resources that EVERY nation on earth dearly needs, we do not need to
feel pressured into joining this deal simply so we wont be “left
out”. The flow of capital to Canada wont dry up if we don't sign
this deal, we hold all the chips!
In a real democratic society that
operates under the rule of law with a free-marketplace Corporations
would not be propped up and protected from prosecution for their
crimes simply because they are deemed to big to fail. Corporations
who lost billions of dollars as a result of their foolish business
practices would not see politicians making excuses for these
Corporations and handing them billions in bailouts. They would be allowed to fail, that's the natural cycle of free market economics.
Just as in nature new growth will
replace the old, new businesses will emerge and help provide the jobs
that are needed to keep the country working. This is the natural
process of a Free Market. Yes it will suck if one of these big
companies fails and yes a lot of people could be without a job for
some time however this does not mean we should let them hold us
hostage and give them cash incentives (bail-outs) just to stay
another five years in Canada. If we were good stewards of our money
like Norway and its sovereign wealth funds established with revenue
from the oil and gas industry we would not have to fear the loss of
jobs as much as we currently do.
http://www.ibtimes.com/norways-sovereign-wealth-fund-top-15-around-world-1402003
We would have money to fall back on in
the hard times, many will tell you this is Socialism that borders on
Communism and cry foul.
They are either fearful or greedy and
should be ignored, it is only prudent that the rulers of a wise
nations government whatever type that may be should invest in a fund
that builds sovereign wealth and uses it for the good of the people
of the nation. Such wealth funds would ensure that Canada has all the
money it needs to pay for the costs of healthcare, education,
infrastructure, in addition they would provide a financial padding
that could enable them to ensure that a sudden prolonged massive drop
in the oil sector is simply another wave roll with. It is good to see
that parties on both sides of the political spectrum in Norway have
risen above their petty quarrels when it comes to building the
sovereign wealth fund in order to do what is best for the future
generations in that nation and lay out sound investment policies. I
wonder if we could ever do the same here?
Let us not forget that the original
purpose of a Corporation including the reason it is immortal is so
that their would be a vehicle that could help grow peoples economic
well-being for the good of future generations. Corporations exist to
serve people, people do not exist to serve corporations however the
role has been reversed by the greedy.
The TPP is not a Free-Trade agreement,
it is a Corporate Constitution that is designed to over-ride our
current Canadian Constitution with the rights to make a profit over
and above the well-being of human life being enshrined in law. The
common mantra is 'jobs' and that these corporations are to big to
fail and so vital to our life that we must do everything in our power
to prop them up whether it be the Financial Industry bail-outs we saw
in 2008 or the current push for the TPP that would give these
corporations ultimate power. As far as Canada and Canadians are
concerned the TPP does nothing for OUR CANADIAN corporations, it
actually limits their rights to make a profit beyond a set amount and
on the technology and innovation side it takes away and/or limits
Canadians rights to hold patents and intellectual property including
musical copy-writes while ensuring the foreign (US) Corporations
involved in the TPP retain the loins share of the rights.
Let me be clear I am not against
capitalism or business, I am however opposed to laws that clearly
block the Corporations that created the laws from prosecution for a
wide range of crimes.
FOOD:
It severely limits our protection of
all industries including the Food and Beverage industry. Canada
enjoys some of the highest consumer protection laws especially in
regards to the critical aspect of food. Under the TPP these will be
stripped away so we can be fed unlabelled poison. It will be cheap
though!
In addition local farmers and
agricultural producers will suffer as we are flooded with cheap but
deregulated/unregulated food.
HEALTHCARE:
Under the TPP companies like Turing
Pharmaceuticals in the US who recently announced a %5000 percent
price hike on an age old AIDS drug they recently purchased would have
legal protection from our governments highest courts to protect their
profits. Under the TPP it is possible generic competitors are banned
ensuring only the wealthy and privileged have access to the drug at
its high prices. Turing Pharmaceuticals did recant its price hike
recently in light of mass protest but then decided it would only take
%50 off of its massive %5000 price hike! In Canada our healthcare
system would simply be completely drained by our own governments
agreement being legally forced to pay high prices for certain drugs.
How sick are you off watching dug commercials who's side effects
often include things as serious as death, heart attacks and strokes
etc. The list of side effects is often worse then the symptom they
claim to treat and success rates are not in line with the risk
presented. Often there are viable alternative in the natural world
but since you cant patent them to make a killer profit they are
shunned by big Pharma. Notice they always talk treatment never a
cure. Do they really need more legal protection?! The Healthcare
system has become a business where finding a way for Corporations to
make profit has taken precedent over human life and actually curing
any disease. In a healthy, free and democratic society the healthcare
system should be sustained by taxes not by being a self funded
centre of revenue such as we are currently moving to. The lie is that
privatization will be more efficient and maximize dollar value, the
truth is it means that as a society we have accepted that our worth
is based on how much money we make which is another lie. I do not
believe that these are the values we hold has a nation regardless of
where you come from or what you believe, whether you are a
Conservative, Liberal, New Democrat, Green or simply don't care about
these issues they still impact your life (or lack their of) in a
profound way.
LEGAL PROTECTION OF CITIZENS AND
RIGHTS:
Our rights are being denied and eroded
every day in this country by our Government. They are negotiating
deals that will pay themselves very well now while giving up our
sovereignty and rights quietly in the name of jobs, economy and
security. The actions of a government that would sign such an
agreement as the TPP are criminal with Breach of Trust by a public
official being one of the Criminal Code offences. An agreement that
will only block access to our own resources and the development of
them by our own children rather then foreign corporations with no
interest in local well being is simply theft in disguise. There is a
reason Mr. Harper worked so hard to advance the TPP in secret while
he was in office, he knows that if the truth is ever revealed before
it is completed that the nation will not buy it. Pressure your new
Prime Minister your MP's the Bureaucrats, talk to everyone you can
and ensure that this is squashed before we no longer have the right
to fight back as it might hinder a Foreign Corporation in its effort
to make a profit bigger then most nations tax revenue.
We have the talent, and the resources
lets build a real future for our children not a life relegated to
Home Depot jobs, McDonald's and Wal-Mart wages and a hollowed out
economy where we as citizens are simply free to choose between Pepsi
and Coke and call it Democracy.
Is it time to consider Criminal and/or
Civil Charges against the Politicians, the Corporations and the
lobbyists who are currently in the middle of committing one of the
biggest robberies in the world?
It will be to late to charge them
after the crime because part of the crime is to make themselves
legally immune from prosecution for the crime they are currently
committing.
Regards
Christopher Burke
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