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EDC responds to ‘Free trade for dummies’ by Lawrence Solomon

Posted on February 8, 2001 by Other News Sources

(February 8, 2001) Lawrence Solomon’s column Free Trade for Dummies (Feb. 6) contains errors regarding Export Development Corporation (EDC). Continue reading →

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Free trade for dummies

Posted on February 6, 2001 by Other News Sources

(February 6, 2001) How dumb does Prime Minister Jean Chrétien think President George W. Bush can be? Very, very dumb, judging by the arguments over softwood lumber that our Cabinet ministers and trade officials had been floating prior to Mr. Chrétien’s meeting with Mr. Bush yesterday. Continue reading →

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CUPE-funded water report gets an F for objectivity

Posted on January 30, 2001 by Other News Sources

(January 30, 2001) Because the private sector has proven to be so successful in improving water quality while lowering costs to taxpayers, water utility privatizations have been sweeping the world. Europe, Asia, South America and North America are all increasingly turning to private operators to remedy decades of government neglect and compromised regulation. Continue reading →

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No water regulation without privatization

Posted on January 23, 2001 by Other News Sources

(January 23, 2001) The Mike Harris government, regaining its feet after reeling from the Walkerton tragedy, is considering various types of privatization to fund the improvements needed to set Ontario’s water system aright. Continue reading →