CANADA WINS ITS FIRST NAFTA DECISION!

By Marc Batko




On June 14, 2007, Canada won its first NAFTA decision in the seven-year old UPS case. UPS sued Canada Post for 0 million and tried to stylize public service as a monopolistic infraction.

If UPS had won, that would have meant countries couldn’t provide public services. Corporations would have the legal power to undermine state sovereignty and convert public assets into private wealth.

The Canadian Postal Union rejoices in the decision while decrying NAFTA rules.

http://www.cupw.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/9659/la_id/1.htm

For a detailed analysis, see the article by Marc Lee published on

http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2007/06/14/context-on-the-canada-post-v-ups-nafta-ruling/

More information is available from the Council of Canadians.

www.canadians.org/media/documents/NAFTA_Ruling_IUST_06-07.pdf

Maybe health and hope come from outside the system, outside corporate greed and xenophobia, outside the US the land of reversible cups. As double standards and intimidation are false securities, the self-healing market and corporate beneficence are myths leading to loss of sovereignty and exploding inequality.