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Tri-National Campaign Launched in Opposition to the TPPA

Press Release – Washington Fair Trade Blaine, Wash. — Activists from Canada, Mexico and the United States are unveiling a new tri-national unity statement opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during a cross-border organizing summit on the U.S./Canada border on Saturday. On the eve …

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Canada Weighs In – Peter Clark on the TPP

Article – Gordon Campbell For a fresh perspective on the TPP, here is a comprehensive paper on the regional trade talks published late last week by Canadian trade specialist and trade lawyer Peter Clark, of the multinational legal firm Gray, Clark, Shih and Associates. Clark …

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DSC demands immediate withdrawal from TPPA negotiations

Press Release – Democrats for Social Credit “If you asked for a cup of coffee and were given something that was 17% coffee and 83% bleach, you wouldn’t be very happy,” says John Ring, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for New Zealand Democrats for Social Credit.

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TPPA Free Trade negotiations resume in Auckland, December 2

Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network “A hot-button issue to be discussed at the Trans-Pacific free trade talks next week is the US proposal for foreign investor rights to sue governments for damages if a law or policy harms their investments,” said Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener …

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No TPP deal unless dairy and Pharmac are in, says Key

Article – BusinessDesk Nov 26 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand won’t sign up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal unless it includes an agreement to progressively abolish tariffs on agricultural products exported to North America, Prime Minister John Key said …

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Business Forum Welcomes New Asian Trade Negotiation

Press Release – International Business Forum Media release, 21 November 2012 International Business Forum Welcomes New Asian Trade Negotiation The New Zealand International Business Forum has welcomed the announcement that the ten members of ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations) and six …

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Shane Taurima interviews Mike Moore and Mike Green

Press Release – TVNZ Sunday November 11, 2012 Shane Taurima interviews Mike Moore and Mike Green. Q+A, 9-10am Sundays on TV ONE and one hour later on TV ONE plus 1. Thanks to the support from NZ ON Air. Q+A is on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/NZQandA#!/NZQandA and …

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John Key at Japan New Zealand Business Council Conference

Speech – New Zealand Government Konnichiwa. Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here at your conference. I want to thank the members of the Japan New Zealand Business Council – on both sides of the Pacific – for all the good work you do in developing trade relations, and …

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Canada joins TPP talks, puts farm protection on the table

Article – BusinessDesk Oct. 10 (BusinessDesk) – Canada’s heavily protected markets, which have been a barrier to New Zealand’s agricultural exports, face an overhaul after the North American nation formally joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.

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