NAFTA | USMCA
North America Free Trade Agreement | US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Taylor & Francis | 17-Oct-2016
The TPP threatens to extend the most draconian feature of the contemporary free trade model: private corporation’s ability to sue sovereign nations.
The Globe and Mail | 14-Oct-2016
A company that planned a huge offshore wind farm in Lake Ontario says it has been awarded more than $25-million in damages, because the Ontario government cancelled its project.
Mongabay | 13-Sep-2016
International trade agreement provisions once meant to protect investors today can challenge a nation’s sovereignty and invalidate environmental laws.
BuzzFeed | 9-Sep-2016
A secretive global legal system gives corporations leverage over the countries where they operate. Everyone said the United States didn’t have anything to worry about, because American laws are fair to begin with. Everyone was wrong.
BuzzFeed | 30-Aug-2016
Imaginez un super tribunal mondial et privé, qui donne aux entreprises le pouvoir de forcer les pays du monde entier à faire ce qu’elles veulent.
BuzzFeed | 30-Aug-2016
A parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else, helps executives convicted of crimes escape punishment.
Métro | 27-Jun-2016
La société TransCanada réclame au gouvernement américain plus de 15 milliards $ en dédommagement pour son refus d’autoriser le projet d’oléoduc Keystone XL.
Financial Post | 27-Jun-2016
TransCanada Corp. made good on its threat to challenge the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, filing a request for arbitration under NAFTA to recoup US$15 billion in damages from the U.S. government.
ISDS Blog | 24-Jun-2016
The claimant in this case was Mesa Power Group LLC, a U.S. corporation that oversees and develops renewable energy projects, notably in the wind sector.
Huffington Post | 14-Jun-2016
Northern Dynasty is prepared to file a claim for “arbitration” under NAFTA, seeking compensation for the failure of the Pebble Mine project to move forward to federal permitting.
