Trade Justice Network
@tjn-canada.bsky.social
Canada-wide network of civil society, environmental, labour & social justice organizations aiming to raise awareness about free trade deals & their implications
Big business wants to bring back full Investor-State Dispute Settlment (ISDS) if CUSMA is renegotiated. We can't let them www.citizen.org/article/the-... #canlab #cdnpoli
The Big Business Push to Resurrect NAFTA's Corporate Courts - Public Citizen
As the mandatory six-year review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) commences, some of the most powerful corporations in the United…
www.citizen.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Big business wants to bring back full Investor-State Dispute Settlment (ISDS) if CUSMA is renegotiated. We can't let them www.citizen.org/article/the-... #canlab #cdnpoli
Trump’s Trade War: Responses from Canadian and Mexican Labour #cdnpoli #canlab tradejustice.ca/post/canadam...
Trump’s Trade War: Responses from Canadian and Mexican Labour
Canadian and Mexican labour movements respond to Donald Trump's trade war and CUSMA threats
tradejustice.ca
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump’s Trade War: Responses from Canadian and Mexican Labour #cdnpoli #canlab tradejustice.ca/post/canadam...
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No industry actor wants to field the capital to build a new pipeline. Why is the federal government pretending it's a viable option? By @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli #cdnecon #climatecrisis
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The Alberta-Canada MOU is an early Christmas present for the oil and gas industry - CCPA
A detailed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal and Alberta governments, released late November, looks like a political game-changer but is most likely an economic loser. The short-te...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
No industry actor wants to field the capital to build a new pipeline. Why is the federal government pretending it's a viable option? By @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli #cdnecon #climatecrisis
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"CFIUS-like programs in Mexico and Canada would advance U.S. national security interests and 'allow for closer coordination between the USMCA countries with respect to shared threats from investments...'"
No thank you.
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No thank you.
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House members want USMCA partners to set up CFIUS-like review mechanisms | InsideTrade.com
“Mexico's weak investment standards have created a backdoor for China to move products into the United States tariff-free and allow CCP-aligned entities to gain a foothold in industries vital to our n...
insidetrade.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"CFIUS-like programs in Mexico and Canada would advance U.S. national security interests and 'allow for closer coordination between the USMCA countries with respect to shared threats from investments...'"
No thank you.
insidetrade.com/trade/house-...
No thank you.
insidetrade.com/trade/house-...
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“I want this to be understood: Chevron is not the victim, Chevron is the perpetrator”
"That three private arbitrators can directly challenge a nation’s judicial & legal sovereignty is deeply concerning," Robert Howse, a professor of international law at NYU School of Law
#Chevron #Texaco #Ecuador
"That three private arbitrators can directly challenge a nation’s judicial & legal sovereignty is deeply concerning," Robert Howse, a professor of international law at NYU School of Law
#Chevron #Texaco #Ecuador
ISDS in action and why the world needs to ditch it - In Shocking Role Reversal, Ecuador Ordered to Pay Chevron $220 Million #canlab #cdnpoli www.truthdig.com/articles/ecu...
In Shocking Role Reversal, Ecuador Ordered to Pay Chevron $220 Million - Truthdig
Indigenous communities that have lived with toxic pollution from oil operations for decades are now being forced to pay the company's owners.
www.truthdig.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump administration pressure is getting countries to change their digital policies even without signed trade agreements with the US #canlab #cdnpoli digitalpolicyalert.org/report/react...
Is US Pressure Against Foreign Digital Policy Working?
An Investigation of US Tariff Deal Priorities and Government Responses, including an Annex with Annotated Tariff Deal Texts.
digitalpolicyalert.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trump administration pressure is getting countries to change their digital policies even without signed trade agreements with the US #canlab #cdnpoli digitalpolicyalert.org/report/react...
ISDS in action and why the world needs to ditch it - In Shocking Role Reversal, Ecuador Ordered to Pay Chevron $220 Million #canlab #cdnpoli www.truthdig.com/articles/ecu...
In Shocking Role Reversal, Ecuador Ordered to Pay Chevron $220 Million - Truthdig
Indigenous communities that have lived with toxic pollution from oil operations for decades are now being forced to pay the company's owners.
www.truthdig.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
ISDS in action and why the world needs to ditch it - In Shocking Role Reversal, Ecuador Ordered to Pay Chevron $220 Million #canlab #cdnpoli www.truthdig.com/articles/ecu...
Politico is reporting the Carney government will table a bill to implement the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The deal is lacking on human rights, labour rights and environmental protection #cdnpoli #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Indonesia-Canada CEPA is not the rules-based trade we need - CCPA
As the Trumpocalypse lays waste to what was left of the rules-based international trading order, countries are under pressure to diversify their trade relationships. In that sense alone, the Canada-In...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Politico is reporting the Carney government will table a bill to implement the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The deal is lacking on human rights, labour rights and environmental protection #cdnpoli #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Read TJN Coordinator @gerardditrolio.bsky.social on the Canada-UAE deal and its serious problems jacobin.com/2025/12/cana... #canlab #cdnpoli
Canada’s “Diversification” Trade Deal Is a Gift to Autocrats
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is touting a trade deal with the UAE. Behind the talk of investment and partnership lies a trade agenda that weakens rights protections, boosts natural gas, and rei...
jacobin.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Read TJN Coordinator @gerardditrolio.bsky.social on the Canada-UAE deal and its serious problems jacobin.com/2025/12/cana... #canlab #cdnpoli
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Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is touting a trade deal with the UAE. Behind the talk of investment and partnership lies a trade agenda that weakens rights protections, boosts natural gas, and reinforces one of the world’s most repressive states.
Canada’s “Diversification” Trade Deal Is a Gift to Autocrats
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is touting a trade deal with the UAE. Behind the talk of investment and partnership lies a trade agenda that weakens rights protections, boosts natural gas, and reinforces one of the world’s most repressive states.
jacobin.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is touting a trade deal with the UAE. Behind the talk of investment and partnership lies a trade agenda that weakens rights protections, boosts natural gas, and reinforces one of the world’s most repressive states.
Webinar : Unpacking the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) youtu.be/gD6OeN4Ad6E?... #canlab #cdnpoli
Webinar : Unpacking the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA)
YouTube video by Sahita Institute
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December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Webinar : Unpacking the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) youtu.be/gD6OeN4Ad6E?... #canlab #cdnpoli
Read Trade Justice Network's submission to the public consultations hosted by Global Affairs Canada on CUSMA #canlab #cdnpoli tradejustice.ca/post/cusmasu...
Trade Justice Network CUSMA Consultations Submission 2025
Trade Justice Network made a submission to Global Affairs Canada about the CUSMA review in 2026
tradejustice.ca
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Read Trade Justice Network's submission to the public consultations hosted by Global Affairs Canada on CUSMA #canlab #cdnpoli tradejustice.ca/post/cusmasu...
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The federal government’s budget signals an abandonment of previous government’s climate commitments. By @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #climatecrisis www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Will the feds’ climate climb down placate petro-province premiers? - CCPA
Perhaps lost in yesterday’s federal budget news dominated by job cuts and military spending is the extent to which the federal government is also abandoning the climate commitments of the previous gov...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The federal government’s budget signals an abandonment of previous government’s climate commitments. By @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #climatecrisis www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Last year's CUSMA consultation submissions to the Canadian government saw 80% them be made by business. We need to change that number. Make your voice heard for a progressive and just trade deal! tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco... #canlab #cdnpoli
CUSMA Consultations Submissions 2025 - Make Your Voice Heard!
The Government of Canada is holding more CUSMA consultations this fall. It is important that more civil society voices are heard and make submissions.
tradejustice.ca
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Last year's CUSMA consultation submissions to the Canadian government saw 80% them be made by business. We need to change that number. Make your voice heard for a progressive and just trade deal! tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco... #canlab #cdnpoli
Last year's CUSMA consultation submissions to the Canadian government saw 80% them be made by business. We need to change that number. Make your voice heard for a progressive and just trade deal! tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco... #canlab #cdnpoli
CUSMA Consultations Submissions 2025 - Make Your Voice Heard!
The Government of Canada is holding more CUSMA consultations this fall. It is important that more civil society voices are heard and make submissions.
tradejustice.ca
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Last year's CUSMA consultation submissions to the Canadian government saw 80% them be made by business. We need to change that number. Make your voice heard for a progressive and just trade deal! tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco... #canlab #cdnpoli
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In last year's CUSMA consultations, 80% of submissions came from business. We need more Indigenous, union, environmental, and civil society voices to be heard by the Government of Canada. Make a submission before November 3 and be heard! #canlab #cdnpoli #cusma #usmca tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco...
CUSMA Consultations Submissions 2025 - Make Your Voice Heard!
The Government of Canada is holding more CUSMA consultations this fall. It is important that more civil society voices are heard and make submissions.
tradejustice.ca
October 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In last year's CUSMA consultations, 80% of submissions came from business. We need more Indigenous, union, environmental, and civil society voices to be heard by the Government of Canada. Make a submission before November 3 and be heard! #canlab #cdnpoli #cusma #usmca tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco...
In last year's CUSMA consultations, 80% of submissions came from business. We need more Indigenous, union, environmental, and civil society voices to be heard by the Government of Canada. Make a submission before November 3 and be heard! #canlab #cdnpoli #cusma #usmca tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco...
CUSMA Consultations Submissions 2025 - Make Your Voice Heard!
The Government of Canada is holding more CUSMA consultations this fall. It is important that more civil society voices are heard and make submissions.
tradejustice.ca
October 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In last year's CUSMA consultations, 80% of submissions came from business. We need more Indigenous, union, environmental, and civil society voices to be heard by the Government of Canada. Make a submission before November 3 and be heard! #canlab #cdnpoli #cusma #usmca tradejustice.ca/post/cusmaco...
Windmill Farms is one of the largest mushroom producing companies in Canada and has expanded into the US. Windmill Farms is financed by Instar Asset Management, a Canadian private equity firm. Tell them to recognize to recognize the union! #canlab #cdnpoli act.seiu.org/a/windmill_i...
Sign the petition and boycott the hell out of Windmill mushrooms
Tell Instar, the private equity company that owns Windmill mushrooms, to recognize the union their workers elected. Sign the petition today and boycott the hell out of Windmill mushrooms! #BoycottWind...
act.seiu.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Windmill Farms is one of the largest mushroom producing companies in Canada and has expanded into the US. Windmill Farms is financed by Instar Asset Management, a Canadian private equity firm. Tell them to recognize to recognize the union! #canlab #cdnpoli act.seiu.org/a/windmill_i...
No deal is better than a bad deal. Ottawa must stop chasing tariff relief at the expense of Canadian workers, resources and sovereignty troymedia.com/politicslaw/... #canlab #cdnpoli
Is Ottawa selling out Canada to Trump?
Stuart Trew and Marc Lee • Critical industries and sovereignty may be the price for tariff relief
troymedia.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
No deal is better than a bad deal. Ottawa must stop chasing tariff relief at the expense of Canadian workers, resources and sovereignty troymedia.com/politicslaw/... #canlab #cdnpoli
