jointlettertradeclimate_ministerfreeland-60f4e518c66118e3.pdf

A joint letter from 47 Canadian labour, trade justice, and climate organizations to Minister Chrystia Freeland calling for a trade model that aligns with climate objectives and human rights, specifically during the 2018 NAFTA renegotiations.

• The signatories argue that Canada's existing trade model undermines economic sustainability, the environment, and the rights of workers, women, and Indigenous peoples by prioritizing corporate profits over public interests.
• The letter identifies several negative trends attributed to NAFTA since 1994, including increased economic inequality, environmental degradation, the erosion of agricultural systems, and the weakening of public interest regulations regarding food safety, consumer protection, and public health.
• The organizations propose 12 principles for an alternative trade model, which include the elimination of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms like NAFTA Chapter 11 and CETA’s Investor Court System to ensure the public interest is not hampered.
• To meet climate commitments, the signatories demand the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies and the removal of energy proportionality rules in a new NAFTA agreement, asserting that these rules block Canada's ability to reduce fossil fuel production.
• The proposed model requires that trade agreements include enforceable environmental and labour standards, protect public services (such as health care, education, and water) from trade rules, and incorporate gender impact assessments.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2018). jointlettertradeclimate_ministerfreeland-60f4e518c66118e3.pdf. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/JointLetterTradeClimate_MinisterFreeland.pdf#new_tab

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. jointlettertradeclimate_ministerfreeland-60f4e518c66118e3.pdf. 2018. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/JointLetterTradeClimate_MinisterFreeland.pdf#new_tab.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2018jointlettertradeclimateministerfreeland60f4e518c66118e3pdf, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{jointlettertradeclimate\_ministerfreeland-60f4e518c66118e3.pdf}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2018}, month = may, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/JointLetterTradeClimate_MinisterFreeland.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }