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from the which-way-tot-he-chicken-coop dept.
Jim Balsillie of BlackBerry fame has come out against the TPP.
From the CBC article:
Jim Balsillie warns that provisions tucked into the Trans-Pacific Partnership could cost Canada hundreds of billions of dollars — and eventually make signing it the worst public policy decision in the country's history.
After poring over the treaty's final text, the businessman who helped build Research In Motion into a $20-billion global player said the deal contains "troubling" rules on intellectual property that threaten to make Canada a "permanent underclass" in the economy of selling ideas.
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And unlike legislation passed in Parliament, he noted treaties like this one set rules that must be followed forever. This deal, he added, also features "iron-clad" dispute mechanisms.
"I'm worried and I don't know how we can get out of this," said Balsillie, who's also helping guide the creation of a lobby group that would press for the needs of Canada's innovation sector.
"I think our trade negotiators have profoundly failed Canadians and our future innovators. I really lament it."
(Score: 2) by SubiculumHammer on Tuesday November 10 2015, @03:42PM
When does this come up for a vote?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 10 2015, @04:06PM
It doesn't. Welcome to modern democracy.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 11 2015, @01:30AM
I've seen|heard several things that say they won't get serious about this until Spring 2016.
We should also note here that this is actually a treaty.
The Constitution says that THE HOUSE of Representatives HAS NO ROLE in ratifying treaties.
The Constitution says that a 2/3 majority of the Senate is required to approve a treaty.
This a-simple-majority-of-both-houses to get this approved is unconstitutional bullshit.
-- gewg_