(Video) Quebec 2001: The Battle Against the F.T.A.A.

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In April of 2001, thirty-four heads of state convened the Summit of the Americas in Quebec amidst the largest security operation in Canadian history. Their mission: to create a hemisphere-wide trade agreement, the "Free Trade Area of the Americas."

As the leaders discussed the details of this secret agreement behind closed doors, more than 60,000 people mounted one of the largest protests in North American history. This is their story.

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